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, Ving Rhames, David Hasselhoff

2 wins & 5 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:

female full frontal nudity | shaved vagina | female frontal nudity | female nudity | female in swimsuit | 

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Taglines:

Twice the Teeth. Twice the Terror.

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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 Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2012 (UK)

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

John Gulager wrote the two songs David Hasselhoff sings in this movie.

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Goofs

The orientation of the cinder block Barry uses to keep himself underwater while rescuing Maddy changes. When he first goes in the water it is horizontal (with him holding both ends). When he gets to the bottom of the pool he is holding it vertically (holding only one end). And when he gets to Maddy it is horizontal again (holding both ends).

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Quotes

Maddy: Chet, tell me you did not fire our lifeguards and replace them with... strippers.
Chet: Water-certified strippers.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits are first interrupted by a "clip" from Hasselhoff "music video" Fish Hunter, then by some bloopers, then by a "clip" from "Making of" the Hasselhoff "music video", then by outtakes, and finally, the proper Stinger.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Piranha 3DD (2012)

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Soundtracks

Very Busy People
Written by Eric Victorino, Giovanni Giusti
Performed by The Limousines
Courtesy of Dangerbird Records

User Reviews

Good for a laugh, familiar faces

This was more enjoyable than I thought. The acting was not as bad as some of the reviewers say, and for a film that doesn't take itself seriously, neither should you. I actually didn't mind the movie being short, after all it was always hard to stretch the storyline more than an hour.

The whole movie was more like a spoof, and somehow I felt Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames and of course The Hoff all added to the fun. The Hoff in particular was great. His role really suited him. He also had a bit more screen time than I would've thought.

I didn't see this in 3D, and I'm not sure if that would've changed my rating. There was a fair bit of gratuitous nudity, but I suppose the gratuitous gore balances that out.

So if you find gratuitous blood, body parts and boobs (and screaming) hilarious, this movie is worth a look over a beer and popcorn. And if you don't like it, it will be over before you know it.