Piranha II: The Spawning

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1982

1h 24m

English

Horror

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3.6

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A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.

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Piranha II: The Spawning

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1982

1h 24m

English

Horror

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Cast

Anne Kimbrough

Tyler Sherman

Police Chief Steve Kimbrough

Chris Kimbrough

Raoul, Hotel Manager

Allison Dumont

Jai

Loretta

Mal the Cook

Beverly

Leo Bell

Mrs. Wilson

Myrna Benotti

Ralph Benotti

Ron 'Ronny', the Lifeguard

Cindy

Mr. Dumont

Gabby

Frank

Nurse April

Aaron

Waiter

Randy

Randy's Wife

Randy's Son

Directed By: James Cameron

Written By: James Cameron (Screenplay), Charles H. Eglee (Screenplay), + 1 more

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NotoriousX says...

2 years ago

Piranha II is another sequel that can't hold a candle to the original. Not even being directed by James Cameron can't help it. It's got nothing that excites much at all. The story leaves a lot to be desired, the acting isn't up to par, and the even the kills are rather unimaginative. I did, however, like the flying Piranha. Those were actually kinda neat. Unless you want to watch all four, stick with the original Piranha and 3D.

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Narate says...

2 years ago

>"The bastards fly!" You can tell James Cameron had his love for certain color grading even back then. The look is still pretty good and there are some cool scenes. That being said, the movie in general is not good.

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Masada says...

3 years ago

Credited as directed by Cameron, most of the work done on this movie was by Assonitis. Cameron did however provide the work on the "special effects' and clearly rubber fish (whose designs would later return in a more well known franchise). The movie has the flair of a small Italian man screaming "More fish!" at his crew. Plagued with tonal horrors and incredibly obnoxious side characters, this movie is an absolute delight in being as bad as it is. It's completely devoid of any vision or creativity and reeks of dictatorial leadership in making it. As a result, it creates a framework that barely holds on to its hinges.

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jekyl6669 says...

6 years ago

Yes this movie is completely ridiculous. Yes, it's kinda sleazy in parts. Yes it has some laughable effects. But damnit it, if it isn't a total blast! So much fun watching the flying fish frenzy. I also get endless kicks out of the fact that this is James Cameron's first movie, even though he tries to deny it.

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Gimly

6 years ago

You've finally got a fix for "Hey you can beat this villain by just staying out of the water" and then they **barely ever use it**. Sure, it makes no sense that the piranha can fly, but seeing as they can, you may as well have used that ability to the max. But 99% of the victims are still water-boun More

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