Remake of the classic film tale of nature biting back. When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Paul Grogan
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| Alexandra Paul | ... |
Maggie McNamara
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| Monte Markham | ... |
J.R. Randolph
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| Darleen Carr | ... |
Dr. Leticia Baines
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| Mila Kunis | ... |
Susie Grogan
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| Soleil Moon Frye | ... |
Laura
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| Kehli O'Byrne | ... |
Gina Green
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| James Karen | ... |
Governor
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Drancy Jackson | ... |
Jimmy
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Billie Worley | ... |
Whitney
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| Shannon Farrara | ... |
Darlene
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| Kaz Garas | ... |
Sheriff Carl
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Richard Israel | ... |
Dave
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Lorissa McComas | ... |
Barbara
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| Leland Orser | ... |
Terry Wechsler
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James Brodhead | ... |
Jack
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Chelsea Madison-Ciu | ... |
Betsy
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| David Parry | ... |
Trooper
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Ben Slack | ... |
Earl Lyon
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Aaron Priceman | ... |
Camp Counselor
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| Lincoln Kilpatrick | ... |
Father
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| Joey Aresco | ... |
Actor
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| Don Pedro Colley | ... |
Leonard
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John Nelson | ... |
Sailboat Man
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Tracy Shakespeare | ... |
Sailboat Woman
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| Gabriel Bologna | ... |
Medic
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Kevin Contreras | ... |
Newscaster #1
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| Christopher Murphy | ... |
Newscaster #2
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Rob Kerchner | ... |
Newscaster #3
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Joshua D. Comen | ... |
Water Skier
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Cinda-Lin James | ... |
Ski Boat Woman #1
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Ellen G. Statham | ... |
Ski Boat Woman #2
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| Athena Ashburn | ... |
Lori (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Scott P. Levy | ||
Written by
| Richard Robinson | ... | (story) |
| John Sayles | ... | (original screenplay) |
| John Sayles | ... | (story) |
| Alex Simon | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Roger Corman | ... | executive producer |
| Mike Elliott | ... | producer |
| Hisako Tsukuba | ... | producer (as Chako van Leeuwen) |
Music by
| Christopher Lennertz | ||
Cinematography by
| Christopher Baffa | ||
Editing by
| John Gilbert | ||
| Robert L. Goodman | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Dexter N. Adriano | ... | assistant film editor |
| Kelley Baker | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mitch Buroker | ... | post-production coordinator (as Mitchell Buroker) |
| Bob Fredrickson | ... | color timer |
| Spurgeon Johns | ... | post-production assistant |
| Skip Kimball | ... | telecine colorist |
| Michael Kuge | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Bob Putynkowski | ... | color timer |
| Jim Towne | ... | post-production runner |
| Kristin Windell | ... | post-production assistant |
Casting By
| Jan Glaser | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Cowan | ||
| Nava | ... | supervising production designer |
Costume Design by
| Tami Mor | ||
| Rina Ramon | ||
Makeup Department
| Patty Beigel | ... | additional makeup artist |
| John Carl Buechler | ... | special makeup & creature effects designer |
| Beth Klein | ... | key makeup artist |
| Julie Lawrence | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Peter Diamond | ... | unit production manager |
| Jan Kikumoto | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Athena Alexander | ... | second assistant director |
| Tia Ardran | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
| Jana Ludwigova | ... | second second assistant director |
| Kenneth W. Soons | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Patrick J. Statham | ... | second unit director |
| Tony Steinberg | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Craig Ayers | ... | carpenter |
| Yael Bendavid | ... | scenic artist |
| Danielle Berman | ... | supervising set decorator |
| Lori Brown | ... | carpenter |
| Gerard Burke-Kennedy | ... | carpenter |
| Laura Capitano | ... | scenic artist |
| William A. Carrizal Jr. | ... | scenic artist |
| Cormack Cowan | ... | art department assistant |
| Robert Cowan | ... | underwater set designer |
| Ivan Escalante | ... | carpenter |
| Françoise Fasan | ... | key scenic artist |
| Joe Garcia | ... | stagehand |
| Jennifer M. Gentile | ... | sculptor |
| Seth Gleason | ... | carpenter |
| Russell Hartlieb | ... | scenic artist |
| Todd Hilyard | ... | carpenter |
| William Jackson Jr. | ... | carpenter |
| Augustine Kofie | ... | scenic artist (as Angie Kofie Bryant) |
| Joseph Lacasse | ... | scenic artist |
| Donald Lehoux | ... | carpenter |
| Spanky Lofland | ... | carpenter |
| Damian Lunt | ... | carpenter |
| Samuel Mangen | ... | carpenter |
| Bruce McCarthy | ... | carpenter |
| Christy McGeachy | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Shane Middleton | ... | construction coordinator |
| Darryl Moffett | ... | carpenter |
| Casildo Munoz | ... | stagehand |
| Jeff Pamula | ... | set dresser |
| Paul Pastorelli | ... | art swing gang |
| Bruce Reiss | ... | carpenter |
| Heather Shira | ... | scenic artist (as Lesli Heather Shira) |
| Terrell Smith | ... | property master |
| Noe G. Vasquez | ... | stagehand |
| Michael Vatovec | ... | scenic artist |
| Alex Watt | ... | lead man |
| Tim Wincott | ... | scenic artist |
Sound Department
| Joe Barnett | ... | dialogue mixer |
| Robert E. Borge | ... | stereo sound consultant |
| Thomas P. Boyle | ... | production sound mixer |
| Denise Brady | ... | dialogue editor |
| Lorita de la Cerna | ... | foley recordist |
| Dominique Decaudain | ... | foley walker |
| Jeff Enden | ... | boom operator |
| Glenn Gaines | ... | boom operator: second unit |
| Karla Hennessey | ... | sound post-production coordinator |
| Kevin Jackson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mark Linden | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jennifer Nash | ... | foley recordist |
| Elizabeth Rainey | ... | foley walker |
| Yuri Reese | ... | adr editor / adr mixer |
| Buck Robinson | ... | production sound mixer |
| Dov Schwarz | ... | dialogue editor |
| Byron Short | ... | sound effects editor |
| William Smith | ... | post-production sound supervisor / re-recording mixer (as Bill Smith) |
| Raymond E. Spiess III | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Ray Spiess | ... | supervising dialogue editor |
| Christopher M. Taylor | ... | sound mixer: second unit |
| Daniel W. Victor Jr. | ... | stereo sound consultant |
| Jeffrey R. Whitcher | ... | supervising sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Greg Landerer | ... | special effects (as Greg C. Landerer) |
| Richard Landerer | ... | special effects assistant |
| Lee Alan McConnell | ... | special effects assistant (as L.A. McConnell) |
| Brad Hardin | ... | creature effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Dan Friedman | ... | underwater computer compositor |
| Kevin Hollinger | ... | underwater computer compositor |
| Roger Lunt | ... | digital effects supervisor |
| Amy McCleary | ... | underwater computer compositor |
| Craig Weller | ... | underwater computer compositor |
Stunts
| Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci | ... | stunts |
| Gregg Brazzel | ... | stunts |
| Thomas Dewier | ... | stunts |
| Cinda-Lin James | ... | stunts (as Cynda James) |
| Cole S. McKay | ... | stunts |
| Carl Milinac | ... | stunts |
| Jon Conrad Pochron | ... | stunts (as Jon Pochran) |
| Jerry Spicer | ... | stunts |
| Ellen G. Statham | ... | stunts |
| Patrick J. Statham | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Chip Bailey | ... | underwater assistant camera |
| Tanya Bastone | ... | camera loader |
| Steve Bentley | ... | grip |
| Julie Bick | ... | grip |
| Joel Bystrom | ... | electrician |
| Steve Charnow | ... | electrician |
| Jerry Cohen | ... | grip |
| Douglas Cooley | ... | grip |
| Kiely Cronin | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Deana Dawn | ... | second assistant camera |
| Frank Engel | ... | still photographer: second unit |
| Javier Ferrer | ... | electrician |
| Tony Gavin | ... | best boy grip |
| Dimitry Gelman | ... | electrician |
| Carlo Gustaff | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Sean T. Hannan | ... | gaffer |
| R. Dana Harlow | ... | grip |
| Carey Hendricks | ... | still photographer |
| Diamantina Jannon | ... | camera loader |
| Scott Johnston | ... | first assistant camera |
| Aaron Kirsch | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| David L. Long | ... | electrician |
| Kenji Luster | ... | steadicam operator |
| Laurence Manly | ... | cinematographer: second unit |
| John Moroney | ... | underwater still photographer |
| Gary Morris | ... | electrician |
| Barry Norwood | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Gerry O'Malley | ... | steadicam operator |
| Anthony Q. Palmer | ... | electrician |
| Vince Palomino | ... | key grip |
| Marc Salter | ... | best boy electric |
| John Scivoletto | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Chuckie Travers | ... | grip |
| Clayton Tripp | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Carlo Tustoff | ... | underwater camera operator |
| Mark Venezia | ... | grip |
| Rogers Weed | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Slade Barnett | ... | casting apprentice |
| Susanne Bieger | ... | casting apprentice |
| Barbara Blosveren | ... | extras casting coordinator |
| Michelle Coons | ... | casting apprentice |
| Paul Darrigo | ... | casting apprentice |
| Jorge García | ... | casting apprentice |
| Krista Kirkwood | ... | casting apprentice |
| Matt Lind | ... | casting apprentice |
| Jesus Putnam | ... | casting apprentice |
| Karen Stauss | ... | casting apprentice |
| Kris Taber | ... | casting apprentice |
| Jerry Whitworth | ... | casting assistant |
Location Management
| Deven Chierighino | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Paul Di Franco | ... | music supervisor |
| Alexandra Patsavas | ... | assistant music supervisor |
| Ted Plank | ... | music coordinator |
| Jeff Vaughn | ... | score mixer |
| David De Palo | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Blair Gawthrop | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Corey Brown | ... | driver |
| Milo Brown | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Gary Burch | ... | driver: insert car |
| Brad Daugherty | ... | driver |
| Daryl Dorosy | ... | driver |
| Skeeter Haffner | ... | transportation captain |
| Carrie E. Higgins | ... | driver |
| Ron Klein | ... | driver |
| Jim Meech | ... | driver |
| Carol Sonheim | ... | driver |
| Clint Wise | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Shariff Ali | ... | production assistant |
| Kate M. Applewhite | ... | production secretary |
| Todd Barron | ... | production assistant |
| Tanya Bastone | ... | craft service |
| Robert Bonilla | ... | stage best boy |
| Marissa Borsetto | ... | production assistant |
| Ellen Cooper | ... | underwater mechanical effects |
| Tim Cooper | ... | underwater mechanical effects |
| James Costello | ... | production secretary |
| Sara Dickerman | ... | assistant to producer |
| Matt DiFranco | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Terilyn Ford | ... | craft service |
| George M. Geminiano | ... | stage manager |
| Jennifer Hill | ... | production assistant (as Jennifer M. Hill) |
| Ron Klein | ... | boat captain |
| Alain Leonard | ... | production assistant |
| Marta M. Mobley | ... | production coordinator |
| Luis Muñoz | ... | assistant stage manager |
| Wendy Palmer | ... | production assistant |
| Cheryl Parnell | ... | production executive |
| David Riggs | ... | production assistant |
| Darin Spillman | ... | assistant to producer |
| Caroline Stephenson | ... | key production assistant |
| Thomas E. Tray | ... | production assistant |
| Martin Weiss | ... | underwater mechanical effects |
| Jim Wynorski | ... | piranha wrangler |
| Warren Mandigo | ... | set lifeguard (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Showtime Networks (1995) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Beam Entertainment (Japan) (DVD) (DVD producer)
- Concorde Pictures (1995) (United States)
- Concorde-New Horizons (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Creative Axa Co. Ltd. (Japan) (DVD)
- Highlight Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
- New Concorde Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services (payroll services)
- American Humane Association (animal activity monitoring)
- Animal Actors of Hollywood (provided the dog)
- Coley Sound Productions (post-production facilities)
- Cut To: Catering (catering)
- HCX 3000 (digital effects)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under jurisdiction of)
- Magic Film Works (negative cutting)
- P.A.S. (payroll services)
- Red Castle (score recording facility)
- Sounds Great! (walla group)
- Stewart Motion Picture Services (titles and opticals)
- TBS Casting (background casting)
- Ultravision (camera equipment and underwater camera housing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The private investigator Maggie McNamara from Lyon Investigation is hired by the wealthy J.R. Randolph to find his niece that has disappeared with her boyfriend. Maggie seeks out the lonely environmentalist Paul Grogan to help her to look for the teenager. They head to an abandoned army facility and Maggie decides to drain the pools to see whether the body of the girl is there. They are assaulted by a woman with a crowbar but they subdue her. However she escapes and soon they learn that the woman is Dr. Leticia Baines, who is researching a hybrid species of piranha that is capable to survive in fresh and sea waters for military purpose. Further, Maggie has release the piranhas on the river and they are heading to the Lost River Lake Resort. Maggie and Paul inform the corrupt local Sheriff but Randolph tells him to lock them up since he does not want to jeopardize the party he has promoted to his resort. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | Lost River Lake was a thriving resort... Until they discovered... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mila Kunis's film debut. See more » |
| Goofs | At 53:45 of the movie, Paul and Maggie, in the Sheriff's car, driving to where the kids are in the river, turn off a dirt road to a black top road. At 56:41, Paul and Maggie, still driving to where the kids are, turn off the blacktop road onto the same dirt road, but from the opposite direction. At 1:01, Paul, now driving alone, turns off the dirt road yet again to the highway. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Actors Who Appeared in Horror Movies Before Fame (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Killer Mutant Piranha See more » |
| Quotes |
Whitney:
They're eating the guests, sir. See more » |