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Piranha

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1978
1h 34m
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English
Horror, Science Fiction
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5.7
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71
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When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Piranha

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1978
1h 34m
English
Horror, Science Fiction
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When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Cast

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Bradford Dillman
Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies
Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Robert Hoak
Keenan Wynn
Dick Miller
Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele
Dr. Mengers
Belinda Balaski
Melody Thomas Scott
Laura Dickinson
Bruce Gordon
Colonel Waxman
Barry Brown
Paul Bartel
Mr. Dumont
Shannon Collins
Suzie Grogan
Shawn Nelson
Richard Deacon
Janie Squire
Barbara Randolph
Roger Richman
Bill Smillie
Guich Koock
TV Pitchman
Jack Pauleson
Boy in Canoe
Eric Henshaw
Father in Canoe
Robert Vinson
Virginia Dunnam
Diamond Farnsworth
Bruce Paul Barbour
Robyn Ray
Screaming Woman
Directed By: Joe Dante
Written By: John Sayles (Story), Richard Robinson (Story)

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jarvis-8243417 says...
5 months ago
From director Joe Dante comes the cult exploitation film _Piranha_. When a group of genetically engineered piranha are accidentally released from a secret government lab in a river, they begin attacking summer camps and resorts. Featuring Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, and Dick Miller, the cast is pretty good. However, the script is awful and blatantly rips off _Jaws_ beat for beat; with the protagonist repeatedly trying to warn people about the piranha and being rebuffed. And the nudity and gore is especially gratuitous. Still, the piranha attack scenes are kind of intense and frightening (though they’re clearly puppets). _Piranha_ is a schlocky B-horror film, but it does deliversa few scares.
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sage020 says...
2 years ago
One of the classics. While it may not be amazing, it is a rather fun watch.
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AlfieSGD says...
7 months ago
There wasn't really a single scene in “Piranha” that really clicked for me. It's neither a particularly entertaining parody of "Jaws," nor are the effects really remarkable. The characters are superficial, but some of the actors nevertheless get something out of their roles. I particularly liked the performance of Heather Menzies. And at least some moments are somewhat humorous. Overall, “Piranha” is just barely acceptable trash of the Roger Corman brand. However, I think the later remake by Alexandre Aja is much more recommendable.
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r96sk says...
4 weeks ago
'Piranha' is short on laughs for a "comedy horror", though I did still enjoy this film. The elements to do with the titular fish are pretty strong, they are portrayed in the right way so the humans do feel in suitable danger. The piranhas aren't shown much, which is smart. Obviously it is inspired by 1975's 'Jaws' and does fall fairly far adrift of that classic, though that is to be expected and I'd still log it as a respectable attempt at following the mould set by that Steven Spielberg movie. It's nicely paced too, the ending felt like it came quickly. Bradford Dillman and Heather Menzies make for a pairing that I liked following, the rest of the cast are all on the same level - noteworthy to see Keenan Wynn and Dick Miller involved. It's not really a film about the cast though, let's be honest. Come for the piranha, stay for the piranha.
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r96sk
4 weeks ago
'Piranha' is short on laughs for a "comedy horror", though I did still enjoy this film. The elements to do with the titular fish are pretty strong, they are portrayed in the right way so the humans do feel in suitable danger. The piranhas aren't shown much, which is smart.

Obviously it i More
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mooney240
2 years ago
**Piranha is bad 70s creature feature gold! It's so bad it's great and a fun ride as long as you expect a total cheesefest.**

Piranha is cheesy 70s/80s creature films at their very best! It has everything - evil military generals, obligatory lake celebrations, scientific experimentation gone wron More
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Kamurai
5 years ago
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for fans of Jaws or any other version of this movie.

There is a 1995 remake of this movie that I would probably watch instead if I wanted to watch this gain.

Not-trigger warning: There is a surprising LACK of gore in this movie.

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CinemaSerf
one year ago
"People eat fish, fish don't eat people"! Well, that might be the theory but when a meddlesome couple accidentally release a swimming pool's worth of genetically modified fish into a river, we discover that that mantra isn't strictly true! It's only because "Dr. Hoak" (Kevin McCarthy) is at the faci More
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