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Piranha (2010)

R 88 min  -  Comedy | Horror  -   20 August 2010 (USA)
5.8
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After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.

Director:

Alexandre Aja
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Elisabeth Shue ...
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Storyline

Lake Victoria's annual Spring party by 50,000 young revelers is about to turn into a feeding frenzy with prehistoric hunger-pains. With knee-trembler's above the waves and tremors below, released from their dormant sleep, thousands upon thousands of flesh-eating nippers are released into the lake with whetted appetites and razor-sharp teeth. With a motley crew of strangers thrown together to defend these shores, it is now up to them to prevent the largest eat-out in human, and piranha, history. Written by Cinema_Fan  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Lake | Fish | Sheriff | Piranha | Party  | See more »

Taglines:

Sea, Sex and Blood [French Poster] See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Piranha 3D See more »

Filming Locations:

Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,106,872 (USA) (22 August 2010) (2470 Screens)

Gross:

$83,188,165 (Worldwide) (14 June 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The brand of tequila they have on the Wild Wild Girls boat is Havasu Tequila. This is most visible during the body shots scene. Lake Havasu is where this was filmed. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: The ski rope attached to the 'sinking' boat was being held tight by the ski boat applying constant forward throttle. More than one person on the rope at a time would obviously make the rope sag, and it did, especially with 4 on it at once, enough that the first person was killed by the piranhas who could reach her. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Matt Boyd: Oh boy, that's a fast fish.
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Crazy Credits

After the credits a severed partially skeletal head is shown sinking to the lake floor. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Special Collector's Edition: El soltero (#3.8)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Show Me The Way To Go Home"
Written by Irving King and Hal Swain
Performed by Mitch Miller & The Gang
Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »