Country
United States
Date
Aug 03, 1978
Certification
R
A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Melody Thomas Scott | Laura Dickinson |
| Bruce Gordon | Colonel Waxman |
| Barry Brown | Trooper |
| Paul Bartel | Mr. Dumont |
| Shannon Collins | Suzie Grogan |
| Shawn Nelson | Whitney |
| Richard Deacon | Earl Lyon |
| Janie Squire | Barbara Randolph |
| Roger Richman | David |
| Bill Smillie | Jailer |
| Guich Koock | TV Pitchman |
| Jack Pauleson | Boy in Canoe |
| Eric Henshaw | Father in Canoe |
| Robert Vinson | Soldier |
| Virginia Dunnam | Girl |
| Diamond Farnsworth | Water-skier |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | Man in Boat |
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| Robyn Ray | Screaming Woman |
| Mike Sullivan | Dam Guard |
| Jack Cardwell | Brandy |
| Sally Bondi | Swimming Deb (uncredited) |
| Eric Braeden | Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited) |
| Joe Dante | Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) |
| Amy Holden Jones | Hertz Clerk (uncredited) |
| Andrew G. La Marca | Scuba Diver #1 (uncredited) |
| John Sayles | Army Sentry (uncredited) |
| Phil Tippett | Scuba Diver (uncredited) |
Genres
HorrorScience Fiction
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Piranha |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | New World Pictures, Chako Film Company |
| Data di uscita | 3 agosto 1978 |
| Exec. Producer | Roger Corman, Jeff Schechtman |
| Producer | Jon Davison, Chako Van Leeuwen, Hisako Tsukuba |
| Writer | John Sayles, Richard Robinson |
| Casting | Susan Arnold |
| Editors | Joe Dante, Mark Goldblatt, Brenda Balanda, Stacy Russo |
| Cinematography | Jamie Anderson, Ben Haller, Dana Christiaansen, Andrew G. La Marca, Chris Brightman, Bill Decker, O. C. Perkins, Ted Boehler, M. Todd Henry, Christopher Tufty, Clyde E. Bryan, Scott Buttfield, Moshe Levin |
| Asst. Directors | Charles H. Eglee, Greg Gears, Joe Dante, Jeanne Rosenberg, Dick Lowry |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 14, 1978
Certification
PG12
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 26, 1978
Certification
16
Country
France
Date
Nov 15, 1978
Certification
12
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Country
United Kingdom
Date
Nov 23, 1978
Certification
15
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 30, 1978
Certification
16
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 14, 1978
Certification
16
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