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Piranha

HorrorScience FictionComedy

Piranha

A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...

6.0TMDB19781h 34m

TMDB6.0/10 · 763 votes

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TMDB6.0/10 · 763 votes

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

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Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Paul Grogan

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Maggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Jack

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Buck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Dr. Mengers

Belinda Balaski

Belinda Balaski

Betsy

Melody Thomas Scott

Melody Thomas Scott

Laura Dickinson

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

Colonel Waxman

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Trooper

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Mr. Dumont

Shannon Collins

Shannon Collins

Suzie Grogan

Shawn Nelson

Shawn Nelson

Whitney

Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Earl Lyon

Janie Squire

Janie Squire

Barbara Randolph

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Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Director, Editor

John Sayles

John Sayles

Screenplay, Story

Richard Robinson

Richard Robinson

Story

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Executive Producer

Jeff Schechtman

Jeff Schechtman

Executive Producer

Jon Davison

Jon Davison

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Jamie Anderson

Jamie Anderson

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Pino Donaggio

Pino Donaggio

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Mark Goldblatt

Mark Goldblatt

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Piranha (1978) trailer

Piranha (1978) trailer

TCM Underground Presents: Slumberground - Piranha (1978)

TCM Underground Presents: Slumberground - Piranha (1978)

Jon Davison on PIRANHA

Jon Davison on PIRANHA

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Details

Director: Joe Dante
Released: 1978
Runtime: 1h 34m
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy
Box Office (Revenue): $16.0M
Production Budget: $660K
Scores: TMDB6.0/10 · 763 votes