Film

Piranha

1978 · 1h 34m · Horror · Science Fiction · Comedy

A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...

IMDb

5.9

Rotten Tomatoes

72%

Metacritic

71

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

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

Roger Richman

David

• Joe DanteEditor · Director
• John SaylesScreenplay · Story
• Richard RobinsonStory
• Jon DavisonProducer
• Roger CormanExecutive Producer
• Jeff SchechtmanExecutive Producer
• Jamie AndersonDirector of Photography
• Pino DonaggioOriginal Music Composer
• Mark GoldblattEditor

Piranha ≣ 1978 ≣ TrailerPiranha (1978) trailer

Release date

August 3, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Budget

$660,000

Revenue

$16,000,000

Genres

Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy

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