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5.9/10 • 683

1978-08-031h 34m

HorrorScience Fiction

A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...

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

Directors
Joe Dante
Editors
Mark Goldblatt

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bradford Dillman

    Bradford Dillman

    Paul Grogan

  2. Heather Menzies

    Heather Menzies

    Maggie McKeown

  3. Kevin McCarthy

    Kevin McCarthy

    Dr. Robert Hoak

  4. Keenan Wynn

    Keenan Wynn

    Jack

  5. Dick Miller

    Dick Miller

    Buck Gardner

  6. Barbara Steele

    Barbara Steele

    Dr. Mengers

  7. Belinda Balaski

    Belinda Balaski

    Betsy

  8. Melody Thomas Scott

    Melody Thomas Scott

    Laura Dickinson

  9. Bruce Gordon

    Bruce Gordon

    Colonel Waxman

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Gimly

Jan 25, 2018

4/10

Not a terrible film, but there was a remake in the 90s with the exact same story featuring better acting and better effects, so you can probably skip straight ahead to that one. Now I know that if I had been around when that remake came out, I'd probably be the first in line to complain "Why'd you even bother? It's just the first movie over again!", but seeing as I watched them both in retrospect, I can ignore the fact that I'm being a total hypocrite and move right ahead to recommending you just watch the remake. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$660,000.00
Revenue
$16,000,000.00
Keywords
fishexperimentsummer campriveranimal attackus armyreporterpiranhatent campeugenicskiller fish