Piranha

Piranha (1978)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1978-08-03

Country

United States

Production

Chako Film Company, New World Pictures

Genre

Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

Budget

$600 000

Revenue

$6 000 000

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Director

Joe Dante

Actors

Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele, Belinda Balaski, Melody Thomas Scott, Bruce Gordon, Barry Brown
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Scenario

Producer

Jon Davison, Roger Corman, Jeff Schechtman

Operator

Jamie Anderson

Composer

Pino Donaggio

Artist

Audition

Susan Arnold

Editing

Mark Goldblatt, Joe Dante
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• Steven Spielberg was going to sue the filmmakers for plagiarism, but after watching the film, he abandoned the idea and then included Joe Dante among his protégés.
• Roger Corman persistently demanded more bloody scenes, and the financial and technical capabilities for using piranha models were quite limited.
• A 17-year-old Rob Bottin worked on the fish models at that time.
• Maggie (Heather Menzies) is playing the video game "Jaws".
• Heather Menzies was a Playboy magazine model.
• Rubber figures on sticks were used to create the image of the piranhas.
• Peter Fonda turned down the role of Paul Grogan.
• Despite being a hit for New World Pictures, the film was shot in extremely difficult conditions, ranging from most of the actors being replaced at the last minute to film stock defects.
• Despite being a hit for New World Pictures, the film was shot under extremely difficult conditions, ranging from most of the actors being replaced at the last minute to film defects.