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Piranha

A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...

  • Movie
  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 34m

Directed by Joe Dante

6.0

TMDB audience rating
6.0 out of 10 from 794 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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Cast and crew

  • Bradford Dillman

    Bradford DillmanPaul Grogan

  • Heather Menzies

    Heather MenziesMaggie McKeown

  • Kevin McCarthy

    Kevin McCarthyDr. Robert Hoak

  • Keenan Wynn

    Keenan WynnJack

  • Dick Miller

    Dick MillerBuck Gardner

  • Barbara Steele

    Barbara SteeleDr. Mengers

  • Belinda Balaski

    Belinda BalaskiBetsy

  • Melody Thomas Scott

    Melody Thomas ScottLaura Dickinson

  • Bruce Gordon

    Bruce GordonColonel Waxman

  • Barry Brown

    Barry BrownTrooper

  • Paul Bartel

    Paul BartelMr. Dumont

  • Shannon CollinsSuzie Grogan

  • Shawn NelsonWhitney

  • Richard Deacon

    Richard DeaconEarl Lyon

  • Janie Squire

    Janie SquireBarbara Randolph

  • Roger RichmanDavid

  • Bill SmillieJailer

  • Guich Koock

    Guich KoockTV Pitchman

Director
Joe Dante
Writer
John Sayles and Richard Robinson
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Jamie Anderson