Piranha
Piranha
Piranha
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1995
1h 29m
4.7(105 votes)
Horror
TV Movie

Overview

Doctor Baines has been conducting genetic experiments on piranhas and has made them virtually unstoppable. Unfortunately, his assistants, Maggie and Paul, accidentally release the hybrids into the Lost River Lake threatening to destroy everyone in their path. Can they prevent the flesh-eating piranhas from escaping into the ocean and spawning?

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33 members
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William Katt

Paul Grogan

William Katt
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Alexandra Paul

Maggie McNamara

Alexandra Paul
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Monte Markham

J.R. Randolph

Monte Markham
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Darleen Carr

Dr. Leticia Baines

Darleen Carr
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Mila Kunis

Susie Grogan

Mila Kunis
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Soleil Moon Frye

Laura

Soleil Moon Frye
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Kehli O'Byrne

Gina Green

Kehli O'Byrne
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James Karen

Governor

James Karen
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Drancy Jackson

Jimmy

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Billie Worley

Whitney

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Shannon Farrara

Darlene

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Kaz Garas

Sheriff Carl

Kaz Garas
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Richard Israel

Dave

Richard Israel
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Lorissa McComas

Barbara

Lorissa McComas
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Leland Orser

Terry Wechsler

Leland Orser
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James Brodhead

Jack

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Chelsea Madison-Ciu

Betsy

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David Parry

Trooper

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Ben Slack

Earl Lyon

Ben Slack
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Aaron Priceman

Camp Counselor

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Lincoln Kilpatrick

Father

Lincoln Kilpatrick
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Joey Aresco

Actor

Joey Aresco
Acting

Don Pedro Colley

Leonard

Don Pedro Colley
Acting

John Nelson

Sailboat Man

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Tracy Shakespeare

Sailboat Woman

Tracy Shakespeare
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Gabriel Bologna

Medic

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Kevin Contreras

Newscaster #1

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Christopher Murphy

Newscaster #2

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Writing

Rob Kerchner

Newscaster #3

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Visual Effects

Joshua D. Comen

Water Skier

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Crew

Cinda-Lin James

Ski Boat Woman #1

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Crew

Ellen Statham

Ski Boat Woman #2

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Athena Ashburn

Lori (uncredited)

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