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Piranha (1978)

R 94 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   3 August 1978 (USA)
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When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director:

Joe Dante

Writers:

Richard Robinson (story), John Sayles (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich and Kevin McCarthy
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bradford Dillman Bradford Dillman ...
Heather Menzies-Urich Heather Menzies-Urich ...
Maggie McKeown (as Heather Menzies)
Kevin McCarthy ...
Keenan Wynn ...
Dick Miller ...
Barbara Steele ...
Belinda Balaski ...
Melody Thomas Scott ...
Laura Dickinson (as Melody Thomas)
Bruce Gordon Bruce Gordon ...
Barry Brown ...
Paul Bartel Paul Bartel ...
Shannon Collins Shannon Collins ...
Shawn Nelson Shawn Nelson ...
Richard Deacon Richard Deacon ...
Janie Squire Janie Squire ...
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Storyline

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal. Written by Concorde - New Horizons (with permission).  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Piranha | Fish | River | Water | U.S. Army  | See more »

Taglines:

Lost River Lake was a thriving resort - until they discovered... See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Piraña See more »

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

SEK 1,585,673 (Sweden)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Eric Braeden was originally cast as Paul Grogan, but he pulled out to pursue another project. He had already shot some underwater swimming footage which is used in the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The position of the plane ticket in Earl's hand as he gives it to Maggie. See more »

Quotes

Reporter: Terror, horror, death. Film at eleven.
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Crazy Credits

The FBI warning at the end of the credits ends with the phrase "So There."
Producer Jon Davison used the same joke for the FBI warning in his later
picture "Airplane." See more »

Connections

References Plane Crazy (1928) See more »