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Piranha is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Joe Dante released in USA on 3 august 1978 with Bradford Dillman

Piranha (1978)

Piranha
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Released in USA 3 august 1978
Length 1h34
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Horror comedy,    Horror
Rating59% 2.950292.950292.950292.950292.95029

Piranha is a 1978 American B movie about a swarm of killer piranhas. It was directed and co-edited by Joe Dante and starred Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele, and Dick Miller. Produced by Roger Corman, Piranha is a parody of the 1975 film Jaws, which had been a major success for distributor Universal Studios and director Steven Spielberg, and inspired a series of similarly themed B movies such as Grizzly, Tintorera, Tentacles, Orca, Monster Shark and Great White.

Piranha was followed by a sequel, Piranha II: The Spawning, in 1981, and two remakes, one in 1995, and another in 2010, which spawned its own sequel in 2012.

Synopsis

Two teenagers come upon an apparently abandoned military installation. They take advantage of what appears to be a swimming pool to skinny dip. The teenagers are attacked by an unseen force and disappear under the water. A light activates in the main building and a silhouetted figure investigates the screams, but is too late to help.

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Piranha (1978) Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) Piranha (1995) Piranha 3D (2010) Piranha 3DD (2012)

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