“A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...”
Piranha
6.0
749 votes·1978
·1h 34m
·MovieHorrorScience FictionComedy
Overview
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget24.2x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
fishexperimentsummer campriveranimal attackus armyreporterpiranhatent campeugenicskiller fishanimal horror
Cast
Bradford Dillman
Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies
Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Robert Hoak
Keenan Wynn
Jack
Dick Miller
Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele
Dr. Mengers
Belinda Balaski
Betsy
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
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