Piranha
“A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...”
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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2 films
Cast
34 people
Bradford Dillman
Paul Grogan
Known for
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Sudden Impact
Heather Menzies
Maggie McKeown
Known for
The Sound of Music
Sssssss
Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Robert Hoak
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Keenan Wynn
Jack
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Dick Miller
Buck Gardner
Known for
The Terminator
Gremlins
Barbara Steele
Dr. Mengers
Known for
Black Sunday
8½
Belinda Balaski
Betsy
Known for
Gremlins
The Howling
Melody Thomas Scott
Laura Dickinson
Known for
The Young and the Restless
The Beguiled
Bruce Gordon
Colonel Waxman
Known for
Tower of London
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Barry Brown
Trooper
Known for
Bad Company
Flesh
Paul Bartel
Mr. Dumont
Known for
The Usual Suspects
Eating Raoul
Shannon Collins
Suzie Grogan
Also in
Love, Game, Match
Joe Dante Director · John Sayles Screenplay Richard Robinson Story
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $660K · United States release August 3, 1978
Box office
Budget
$660,000
Worldwide gross
$16,000,000
Gross vs. budget
24.2×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
Chako Film Company
Production
Piranha Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 3, 1978
Theatrical
Brazil
November 30, 1978 · Theatrical
France
November 15, 1978 · Theatrical
Germany
October 26, 1978 · Theatrical
Japan
October 14, 1978 · Theatrical
Spain
December 14, 1978 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 23, 1978 · Theatrical
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