Piranha (2010)

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

Writers:

Pete Goldfinger, Josh Stolberg

Stars:

Richard Dreyfuss, Ving Rhames, Elisabeth Shue

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Matt Boyd
Ving Rhames	...	Deputy Fallon
Elisabeth Shue	...	Julie Forester
Christopher Lloyd	...	Mr. Carl Goodman
Eli Roth	...	Wet T-Shirt Host
Jerry O'Connell	...	Derrick Jones
Steven R. McQueen	...	Jake Forester
Jessica Szohr	...	Kelly
Kelly Brook	...	Danni
Riley Steele	...	Crystal
Adam Scott	...	Novak
Ricardo Chavira	...	Sam
Dina Meyer	...	Paula
Paul Scheer	...	Andrew
Brooklynn Proulx	...	Laura Forester

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.

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Plot Keywords:

lake | fish | sheriff | piranha | teenager | 

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Taglines:

Two million years of evolution. One perfect killer.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Piranha 3D

Filming Locations:

Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,487,119 (UK) (20 August 2010)

Gross:

$25,003,072 (USA) (12 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I), Aja / Levasseur Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Dreyfuss:  The Jaws star as fisherman Matt Boyd who appears at the start of this movie. Reportedly, Dreyfuss was paid $50,000 for his cameo in the film. He donated all of the money to charity. In addition, Dreyfuss appears dressed like Matt Hooper, his role in the Steven Spielberg's masterpiece.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, the Sheriff (Elisabeth Shue) falls into the water while investigating the missing boater. Shortly after that she is seen wearing a completely dry uniform.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

The Dimension Films logo is shown to be just below the surface of water

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Connections

Featured in Don't Scream, Just Swim: Behind-the-Scenes of 'Piranha 3D' (2011)

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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

User Reviews

Great fun, but not for everyone

Splatter flicks of the 1970s and 80s tend to have a real fun factor to them, as opposed to darker gore films like the 'Saw' franchise. Once in a while a group of filmmakers will attempt to homage those films, some succeeding and others not. Peter Jackson blew us away with his 'Dead Alive,' which piles on the blood, guts, and goo to the point of being hysterical. There have been some pretty graphic Horror films since, but who knew that the remake of the 1978 Joe Dante cult classic would rival Jackson's over-the-top gorefest? We're not talking about great art here people, but pure and simple trashy Horror fun like we haven't seen on the big screen in some time.

Pros: The cast does it's best with the minimal material they have. Lots of gorgeous underwater and above water photography. Apart from one section of the film, the pace just zips along. Fantastic special and visual effects. Ample amounts of blood and gore. Also some great gore gags. Made with a real sense of fun. Occasionally pretty funny. The massacre sequence is actually pretty terrifying and stomach churning.

Cons: With a movie like this you don't expect brilliant writing, but it still could have been better. Plot is almost non-existent. There's a section of the film which includes divers going into an underwater cavern and the filming of a "Girls Gone Wild" style video above that really drags. Goes by so fast and is so short that there's no room for any real tension, which would have given the film some extra oomph.

Final thoughts: This film seems to have come at the right time. Not a bad way to end the summer. Sure it's all pretty mindless, maybe too much so, but who doesn't enjoy a good 90 minutes of pure bloody goofy fun now and again?

My rating: 3.5/5