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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

Writers:

Pete Goldfinger (as Peter Goldfinger), Josh Stolberg
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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
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Storyline

After a sudden underwater earthquake, that releases thousands of prehistoric piranha just in time for spring break. As the spring breakers party at Lake Victoria the piranhas attack and local police, friends and family must work together to stop it. Written by Lachlan Reck

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This summer, how fast can you swim? See more »


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18A | See all certifications »

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Trivia

Richard Dreyfuss: Richard Dreyfuss, Jaws (1975) star, appears as fisherman Matt Boyd at the start of the film. Dreyfuss was paid a reported fifty thousand dollars for his cameo in the film. He donated his entire salary to charity. Boyd is dressed like Hooper, the character Dreyfuss played in Steven Spielberg's movie. See more »

Goofs

When Jake saw the tube empty, he swam to it. Shortly, when he was back on the boat, he is completely dry, including his shorts. 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

References The Hills (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

Make It Take It
Written by Amanda Blank, Mario Andreoni, Alex Epton, Tyler Pope and Santigold (as Santi White)
Performed by Amanda Blank
Courtesy of Downtown Records
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Stylish, and creepy
27 November 2019 | by jaredloveSee all my reviews

For one, the only other films with fish that scared me was jaws, this one is like jaws had babies and went mad. this film is definatly a modern day horror classic, and stands out around many other films, around this era 3/4


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2010 (Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

Piranha 3D See more »

Filming Locations:

Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA

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Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,106,872, 22 August 2010

Gross USA:

$25,003,155

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$83,188,165
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Dolby Digital | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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