Piranha (1978)
Piranha (1978)
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Cast & Crew.
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
Joe Dante
Director
Richard Robinson
Writer
Shawn Nelson
Whitney
Richard Deacon
Earl Lyon
John Sayles
Writer
Jon Davison
Producer
Janie Squire
Barbara Randolph
Roger Richman
David
Pino Donaggio
Composer
Bill Smillie
Jailer
Jamie Anderson
Cinematographer
Guich Koock
TV Pitchman
Jack Pauleson
Boy in Canoe
Mark Goldblatt
Editor
Susan Arnold
CastingDirector
Eric Henshaw
Father in Canoe
Robert Vinson
Soldier
Virginia Dunnam
Girl
Diamond Farnsworth
Water-skier
Bruce Paul Barbour
Man in Boat
Robyn Ray
Screaming Woman
Mike Sullivan
Dam Guard
Jack Cardwell
Brandy
Sally Bondi
Swimming Deb (uncredited)
Eric Braeden
Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited)
Amy Holden Jones
Hertz Clerk (uncredited)
Andrew G. La Marca
Scuba Diver #1 (uncredited)
Phil Tippett
Scuba Diver (uncredited) / Creature Design
Roger Corman
Executive Producer
Jeff Schechtman
Executive Producer
Hisako Tsukuba
Co-Producer
Bill Mellin
Art Direction
Jeff Ayers
Set Decoration
Kerry Mellin
Art Direction
Rob Bottin
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Vincent Prentice
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Jon Berg
Special Effects
Dave Morton
Mechanical & Creature Designer
Robert Short
Special Props
Chris Walas
Special Props
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 3, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingR
Budget$660,000
Box Office$16,000,000
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Wiki.
Piranha is a 1978 American comedy horror film directed and co-edited by Joe Dante from a screenplay by John Sayles, based on a story by Richard Robinson and Sayles. The film stars Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele and Dick Miller. It tells the story of a river being infested by lethal, genetically altered piranha, threatening the lives of the local inhabitants and the visitors to a nearby summer resort.
Executive produced by Roger Corman, Piranha is the first installment in a series of low-budget B movies inspired by the film Jaws (1975), which had been a major success for Universal Pictures and director Steven Spielberg. Initially, Universal had considered obtaining an injunction to prevent Piranha being released, particularly as they had released Jaws 2 the same summer, but the lawsuit was dropped after Spielberg himself gave the film a positive comment in advance. Released on August 3, 1978, the film was a commercial success and later became a cult film. Piranha was followed by a sequel, Piranha II: The Spawning (1982), and two remakes, one in 1995 and another in 2010, which spawned its own sequel in 2012.