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Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

There's something in the water.

20105.41h 28m

Overview

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

Directed by Alexandre Aja
Written by Josh Stolberg
Produced by Mark Canton, Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $83.2M

Top Cast

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Julie Forester

Jerry O'Connell

Jerry O'Connell

Derrick Jones

Steven R. McQueen

Steven R. McQueen

Jake Forester

Jessica Szohr

Jessica Szohr

Kelly Driscoll

Kelly Brook

Kelly Brook

Danni

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Deputy Fallon

Christopher Lloyd

Christopher Lloyd

Mr. Goodman

Dina Meyer

Dina Meyer

Paula Montellano

Riley Steele

Riley Steele

Crystal

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Novak Radzinsky

Themes & Keywords

gravefilm in filmscuba divingcreaturepiranhaspring breakaftercreditsstingerghoulish

About Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D is a comedy, horror film released in 2010 exploring themes of grave, film in film, scuba diving, creature, piranha, spring break. Directed by Alexandre Aja, it stars Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Steven R. McQueen. Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

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