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Piranha II: The Spawning

Original title: Piranha Part Two: The Spawning
  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
8.8K
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Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)
HorrorSci-FiThriller
A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighte... Read allA scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
8.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,042
39
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    • Directors
      • James Cameron
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(uncredited)
      • Miller Drake(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Charles H. Eglee(screenplay by)
      • James Cameron(screenplay)
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tricia O'Neil
      • Steve Marachuk
      • Lance Henriksen
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • James Cameron
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(uncredited)
      • Miller Drake(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Charles H. Eglee(screenplay by)
      • James Cameron(screenplay)
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Tricia O'Neil
      • Steve Marachuk
      • Lance Henriksen
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    • 98User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 15Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tricia O'Neil
    Tricia O'Neil
    • Anne Kimbrough
    Steve Marachuk
    Steve Marachuk
    • Tyler Sherman
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Police Chief Steve Kimbrough
    • (as Lance Henricksen)
    Ricky Paull Goldin
    Ricky Paull Goldin
    • Chris Kimbrough
    • (as Ricky G. Paull)
    Ted Richert
    • Raoul, Hotel Manager
    Leslie Graves
    Leslie Graves
    • Allison Dumont
    Carole Davis
    Carole Davis
    • Jai
    Connie Lynn Hadden
    • Loretta
    Arnie Ross
    • Mal the Cook
    Tracey Berg
    Tracey Berg
    • Beverly
    • (as Tracy Berg)
    Albert Sanders
    • Leo Bell, D.D.S.
    Anne Pollack
    • Mrs. Wilson
    Hildy Magnasun
    • Myrna Benotti
    Phil Colby
    Phil Colby
    • Ralph Benotti
    Lee Krug
    • Ron 'Ronny', the Lifeguard
    Sally Ricca
    • Cindy
    Ward White
    • Mr. Dumont
    Ancile Gloudon
    Ancile Gloudon
    • Gabby
    • (as Ancil Gloudon)
    • Directors
      • James Cameron
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(uncredited)
      • Miller Drake(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Charles H. Eglee(screenplay by)
      • James Cameron(screenplay)
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      In an interview, James Cameron said this movie gets better halfway through when seen at the drive-in with a six pack of beer.
    • Goofs
      Obvious dummy when Ann goes into the wreck and the supposedly dead diver floats down on top of her.
    • Quotes

      Tyler Sherman: Hey, come here. Do you go to asshole school or something?

    • Alternate versions
      The original, 1988 laserdisc featured James Cameron's much better "director's cut", missing nearly 20 minutes of footage, and having many scene re-edited and reordered.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: Piranha II: The Spawning (1998)

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    Top review
    on par with the original
    This follow-up pretty much matches the first film for pacing and thrills, which isn't saying much. Seeing how the fishies are introduced in the opening scene (to devour a pair of underwater lovemakers!) but then disappear for 20 minutes to set up the bland characters. Despite what other IMDBers have said, I thought the cast looked fine. O'Neill is cute, the two cruel babes on the boat were NICE, and the busty, though never glimpsed, sea captain's daughter was good. She does the "dirty deed" with some dude in a waterfall, but the scene is so dark that you cant see squat. And there's actually a survivor so to speak of all these performers: veteran actor Henricksen, who went on to bigger and better, and is till working these days. As for the action, I liked the idea of the flying munchers. Though laughable, it gave them an extra dynamic to exploit on the victims. But even with that inventive idea, the effect of them taking flight is extremely cheap looking. Whenever they chew someone, its always done in close up, as if some stagehand was trying to stay out of the shot as he held the fish against the actors face/neck. I do have to give credit for the scene involving the nurse. If you don't get a jolt when that little sucker pops out of the dead body, I'd be surprised. As for superstar director Cameron, his first offering is what you'd expect out of a low budget horror film; cheaply made, dark and badly photographed nonsense. And that early "Titanic" influence is evident in a number of scenes that take place in the hulls of a sunken ship. But he manages to make you jump here and there, and I enjoyed the opening credits, that featured some good, creepy violin music and creatively done wavy, water-like effects as the names came on screen. As most have said, this may go into a lot of peoples "so bad, its funny" file, but it entertained me as much as the first film did, which was very little.
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    • Release date
      • November 5, 1982 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United States
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Spawning
    • Filming locations
      • Jamaica
    • Production companies
      • Brouwersgracht Investments
      • Chako Film Company
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    • Budget
      • $145,786 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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