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Piranha
Credits
Title: Piranha
Director: Joe Dante
Writers: Richard Robinson
John Sayles
Producers: Roger Corman
Jon Davison
Chako van Leeuwen
Jeff Schechtman
Composer: Pino Donaggio
Cinematography: Jamie Anderson
Editors: Joe Dante
Mark Goldblatt
Production
Distributed by: New World Pictures
United Artists
Released: August 3rd, 1978
Rating: R
Running time: 94 min.
Country: USA
Language: English
Budget: $660,000
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Piranha was a 1978 comedy/horror film directed by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling). The film was intended as a spoof on the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster hit Jaws. The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 3rd, 1978. Piranha is succeeded by a 1981 sequel, Piranha II: The Spawning as well as a 1995 made-for-television remake. A second remake, filmed in 3-D, was released theatrically in 2010.

Cast[]

Actor Role
Bradford Dillman Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy Robert Hoak
Keenan Wynn Jack
Dick Miller Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele Doctor Mengers
Belinda Balaski Betsy
Melody Thomas Laura Dickinson
Paul Bartel Mister Dumont
Shannon Collins Suzie Grogan
Shawn Nelson Whitney
Richard Deacon Earl Lyon
Janie Squire Barbara Randolph
Roger Richman David
Bruce Gordon Colonel Waxman
Barry Brown Trooper
Bill Smilie Jailer
Guich Koock TV pitchman
Jack Pauleson Boy in canoe
Eric Henshaw Father in canoe
Robert Vinson Soldier
Virginia Dunnam Girl
Hill Farnsworth Water-skier
Bruce Paul Barbour Man in boat
Robyn Ray Screaming woman
Mike Sullivan Dam guard
Sally Bondi Swimming Deb
Eric Braeden Robert Hoak (double)
Joe Dante Scuba Diver #2
Amy Holden Jones Hertz clerk
Andrew G. La Marca Scuba Diver #1
John Sayles Army sentry
Phil Tippett Scuba Diver #3

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