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Piranha

Joe Dante

1978 • 1h 34m

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

Piranha

Piranha ≣ 1978 ≣ Trailer

Cast

Bradford Dillman

Bradford DillmanPaul Grogan

Heather Menzies

Heather MenziesMaggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthyDr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Keenan WynnJack

Dick Miller

Dick MillerBuck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Barbara SteeleDr. Mengers

Belinda Balaski

Belinda BalaskiBetsy

Melody Thomas Scott

Melody Thomas ScottLaura Dickinson

Bruce Gordon

Bruce GordonColonel Waxman

Barry Brown

Barry BrownTrooper

Paul Bartel

Paul BartelMr. Dumont

Shannon CollinsSuzie Grogan

Shawn NelsonWhitney

Richard Deacon

Richard DeaconEarl Lyon

Janie SquireBarbara Randolph

Crew

Joe Dante

Joe DanteDirector

John Sayles

John SaylesScreenplay

Roger Corman

Roger CormanExecutive Producer

Jon Davison

Jon DavisonProducer

Pino Donaggio

Pino DonaggioOriginal Music Composer

Mark Goldblatt

Mark GoldblattEditor

Rob Bottin

Rob BottinSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Jon Berg

Jon BergSpecial Effects

Chris Walas

Chris WalasSpecial Props

Phil Tippett

Phil TippettCreature Design

Conrad E. Palmisano

Conrad E. PalmisanoStunt Coordinator

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako TsukubaCo-Producer

Jamie Anderson

Jamie AndersonDirector of Photography

Tom Jacobson

Tom JacobsonProduction Manager

Joel Goldsmith

Joel GoldsmithLocation Sound Mixer

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Piranha (1978) — Backlot Notes