Piranha 3DD (2012)

After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.

Director:

John Gulager

Writers:

Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan,

Stars:

Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Hasselhoff

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danielle Panabaker	...	Maddy
Matt Bush	...	Barry
Katrina Bowden	...	Shelby
Jean-Luc Bilodeau	...	Josh
David Koechner	...	Chet
Chris Zylka	...	Kyle
Adrian Martinez	...	Big Dave
Paul James Jordan	...	Travis
Meagan Tandy	...	Ashley
David Hasselhoff	...	Himself
Christopher Lloyd	...	Mr. Goodman
Paul Scheer	...	Andrew
Gary Busey	...	Clayton
Clu Gulager	...	Mo
Sierra Fisk	...	Bethany

Storyline

Having awoken from their spring break extravaganza at Lake Victoria, the swarm heads upstream where they look to make a meal out of Big Wet, a local water park where when it comes to fun, nobody does it wetter! Though they came to get wet, get loaded and get some, the staff and patrons get more than they bargained for when they must face the fiercest, most bloodthirsty piranhas yet. Lead by the strong-willed, studious Maddy and her friends, Barry and Kyle, the trio must dive in and take on these man-eating creatures using every ounce of their being but can they be stopped?

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Plot Keywords:

piranha | water park | trident | sequel | slow motion scene | 

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Taglines:

Twice the Teeth. Twice the Terror.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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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 Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Piranha 2

Filming Locations:

Kure Beach, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$182,237 (USA) (1 June 2012)

Gross:

$370,904 (USA) (15 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Mark Canton Productions, Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several people makes cameos as Lifeguards such as Cody Kennedy, Katie Garner, Tabitha Taylor and more.

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Goofs

Big Dave is shown pouring what is supposed to be liquid chlorine into the water circulation system, and then igniting it with his marijuana cigarette. First, the chlorine used in pools and water parks comes in solid form (pellets or discs). And second, chlorine gas is not flammable.

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Quotes

Deputy Fallon: I hate the water.
Andrew: I hate the fish!

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Crazy Credits

There is a scene after the credits where a lifeguard gets strangled by her whistle after she tries to go save someone.

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Connections

References SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Love Hunter"
Written by John Gulager
Performed by David Hasselhoff
Courtesy of The Weinstein Company

User Reviews

End of Piranha franchise

Piranha 3DD – TRASH IT (C-) When Piranha's remake was released in 2010, it surprised everyone as it was pretty good and even still it holds whooping 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. When sequel was announced there was hope it'll be good but when its first promo was released everyone knew it's more like Straight-to-DVD sort of movie. To no Surprise Piranha 3DD, with tons of double Ds is a disastrous. It starts okay with all clichéd unfamous tween stars but end terribly. There is no sense or humor to anything. Bad production, performance and screenplay tank the future of Piranhas. Danielle Panabaker alone couldn't save mediocre performances by other tweens Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Chris Zylka, Matt Bush, Meagan Tandy, Katrina Bowden and Paul James Jordan. Piranha 3DD starts mediocre (C) and ends dreadfully (D). Overall rating (C-)