Piranha
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1978
1h 34m
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English
Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
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When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Piranha
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Cast
Paul Grogan
Maggie McKeown
Dr. Robert Hoak
Jack
Buck Gardner
Dr. Mengers
Betsy
Laura Dickinson
Colonel Waxman
Trooper
Mr. Dumont
Suzie Grogan
Whitney
Earl Lyon
Barbara Randolph
David
Jailer
TV Pitchman
Boy in Canoe
Father in Canoe
Soldier
Girl
Water-skier
Man in Boat
Screaming Woman
Directed By: Joe Dante
Written By: John Sayles (Story), Richard Robinson (Story)
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mooney240
one year ago
**Piranha is bad 70s creature feature gold! It's so bad it's great and a fun ride as long as you expect a total cheesefest.**
Piranha is cheesy 70s/80s creature films at their very best! It has everything - evil military generals, obligatory lake celebrations, scientific experimentation gone wron More
Piranha is cheesy 70s/80s creature films at their very best! It has everything - evil military generals, obligatory lake celebrations, scientific experimentation gone wron More
Kamurai
4 years ago
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for fans of Jaws or any other version of this movie.
There is a 1995 remake of this movie that I would probably watch instead if I wanted to watch this gain.
Not-trigger warning: There is a surprising LACK of gore in this movie.
Th More
There is a 1995 remake of this movie that I would probably watch instead if I wanted to watch this gain.
Not-trigger warning: There is a surprising LACK of gore in this movie.
Th More
CinemaSerf
4 months ago
"People eat fish, fish don't eat people"! Well, that might be the theory but when a meddlesome couple accidentally release a swimming pool's worth of genetically modified fish into a river, we discover that that mantra isn't strictly true! It's only because "Dr. Hoak" (Kevin McCarthy) is at the faci More
Gimly
6 years ago
Not a terrible film, but there was a remake in the 90s with the exact same story featuring better acting and better effects, so you can probably skip straight ahead to that one. Now I know that if I had been around when that remake came out, I'd probably be the first in line to complain "Why'd you e More
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