Piranha

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About Piranha

Piranha is a 1978 English-language horror film directed by Joe Dante. The cast is led by Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium.

Piranha was produced by New World Pictures and Chako Film Company and made in United States of America. It was released on August 3, 1978, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $1 million, it went on to gross $16 million worldwide.

Director

Joe Dante

Writers

John Sayles, Richard Robinson

Release date

August 3, 1978

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$1 million

Box office

$16 million

Production

New World Pictures, Chako Film Company

Piranha cast & crew

Piranha was directed by Joe Dante and written by John Sayles and Richard Robinson.

The cast features Bradford Dillman as Paul Grogan, Heather Menzies as Maggie McKeown, Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Robert Hoak, Keenan Wynn as Jack, Dick Miller as Buck Gardner, and Barbara Steele as Dr. Mengers.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Pino Donaggio, cinematography is by Jamie Anderson, and it was produced by Roger Corman and Jon Davison.

Is Piranha worth watching?

Piranha holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 788 ratings, a more divisive horror films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror, Piranha is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Piranha

In United States, you can stream Piranha on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, and AMC+ Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of Piranha

Bradford Dillman

Paul Grogan

Heather Menzies

Maggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Jack

Dick Miller

Buck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Dr. Mengers

Belinda Balaski

Betsy

Melody Thomas Scott

Laura Dickinson

Bruce Gordon

Colonel Waxman

Barry Brown

Trooper

Paul Bartel

Mr. Dumont

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Shannon Collins

Suzie Grogan

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