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Piranha

Piranha

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Piranha

"A hideous death lurked unseen in the river..."

1978

1h 34m

6.0(776 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Comedy

Overview

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

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Production Companies

New World Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Joe Dante
Written by: John Sayles
Richard Robinson
Produced by: Jon Davison

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