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Piranha

1978•1h 34m•Horror•Science Fiction•Comedy

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Story Line

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

“A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...”

Top Cast

Bradford Dillman

Paul Grogan

Heather Menzies

Maggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Jack

Dick Miller

Buck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Dr. Mengers

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Rating

6.0/ 10

Release Date

1978-08-03

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

HorrorScience FictionComedy

Part of the Series

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User Reviews (6)

Gimly

4/10

•1/25/2018

Not a terrible film, but there was a remake in the 90s with the exact same story featuring better acting and better effects, so you can probably skip straight ahead to that one. Now I know that if I had been around when that remake came out, I'd prob...

Wuchak

8/10

•7/10/2018

Adventuresome and fun "Jaws" homage with far superior women RELEASED IN 1978 and directed by Joe Dante, “Piranha” chronicles events when genetically-enhanced piranha are accidently released into a river system in central Texas, which threaten kid...

Kamurai

5/10

•7/28/2020

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...

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