Key Details
Release StatusReleased
Release Date1978-08-03
Languageen
Runtime1h 34m
Budget$660,000
Revenue$16,000,000
Production
New World Pictures, Chako Film Company
6.0(781)
•1978•1h 34mPiranha
"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.
Principal Cast
34 credited
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