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Piranha(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-08-03
60%
723 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...
Overview:
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $660,000.00
Revenue: $16,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Chako Film Company
Movie: Piranha
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bradford Dillman
Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies
Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Robert Hoak
Keenan Wynn
Jack
Dick Miller
Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele
Dr. Mengers
Melody Thomas Scott
Laura Dickinson
Bruce Gordon
Colonel Waxman
Barry Brown
Trooper
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Jon Davison on PIRANHA
TCM Underground Presents: Slumberground - Piranha (1978)
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