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Piranha

Piranha

1978Movie⏱️ 1h 34mR🏆 #5442 Top Rated
ComedyHorrorSci-FiThriller
5.9
IMDB Rating
27,618 votes

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Director
Joe Dante
Writers
John Sayles, Richard Robinson
Stars
Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies-Urich, Kevin McCarthy
Release Date
August 3, 1978
Language
English
Country
Japan, United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 195
Reviews
📋 17.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Bradford Dillman
Bradford Dillman
as Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies-Urich
Heather Menzies-Urich
as Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
as Dr. Robert Hoak
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
as Jack
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
as Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
as Dr. Mengers
Belinda Balaski
Belinda Balaski
as Betsy
Melody Thomas Scott
Melody Thomas Scott
as Laura Dickinson
Bruce Gordon
Bruce Gordon
as Colonel Waxman
Barry Brown
Barry Brown
as Trooper

💰 Box Office

$321
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Seguin, Texas, USA
Production
New World Pictures, Chako Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

piranhaunderwater scenekiller fishswimmingflashing breasts

🎯 Categories

B-HorrorComedyHorrorSci-FiThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A Great Campy Horror Movie
by naickerayush2023-10-23
5/10

"The ultimate underwater horror movie. Well at first Piranha does seem to live up to other horror films but it does have various goofy and campy moments. The beginning is quite fine whilst the film does show a bit of nudity. However, during the middle of the film viewers will be on the edge of their seats, wanting to find out how these small killer fish might cause relentless horror and unspeakable doom. Given its popularity and its mediocre writing I'd rather be not wanting to watch its sequels rather than only watching this movie. In the end, while the movie may be an edge of your seat r..."

💡 Did You Know?

Universal Studios attempted to sue New World for spoofing Jaws (1975) , but Steven Spielberg saw the movie in advance and loved it. After that, Universal dropped the lawsuit.

📖 Synopsis

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.