Piranha (1978)
| Release Date | 03 August 1978 |
| Tagline | Lost River Lake was a thriving resort - until they discovered... |
| Genre | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | San Marcos, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Parody/Spoof, Horror Comedy, Natural Horror |
| Themes | Inventors, Terror in the Water, When Animals Attack |
| Tones | Creepy, Humorous, Tense, Campy, Menacing |
| Tags | Animal, Attack, Ecology, Fishing, Flesh Eating, Investigation, Monster, Murder, Mutant, Resort, Scientist, Sea Monster, Terror, Vacation |
Piranha is a 1978 American comedy horror film about a swarm of killer piranhas. It was directed by Joe Dante and starred Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn and Dick Miller. Produced by Roger Corman, Piranha is a parody of the 1975 film Jaws, which had been a major success for distributor Universal Studios and director Steven Spielberg, and inspired a series of similarly themed B movies such as Grizzly, Tintorera, Tentacles, Orca, Monster Shark and Great White.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Shannon Collins
Suzie Grogan
Shawn Nelson
Whitney
Janie Squire
Barbara Randolph
Roger Richman
David
Bill Smillie
Jailer
Jack Pauleson
Boy in Canoe
Eric Henshaw
Father in Canoe
Robert Vinson
Soldier
Virginia Dunnam
Girl
Hill Farnsworth
Water-skier
Robyn Ray
Screaming Woman
Mike Sullivan
Dam Guard
Jack Cardwell
Brandy
Sally Bondi
Swimming Deb
Amy Holden Jones
Hertz Clerk
Andrew G. La Marca
Scuba Diver #1
Phil Tippett
Scuba Diver #3
Director
Writer
Richard Robinson
Producer
Jon Davison
producer
Chako van Leeuwen
co-producer
Jeff Schechtman
executive producer
Original Music
Pino Donaggio
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Cinematographer
Editor
Mark Goldblatt
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Casting Director
Susan Arnold
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Art Director
Bill Mellin
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Kerry Mellin
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Set Decorator
Jeff Ayers
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Makeup Department
Rob Bottin
special makeup
Vincent Prentice
special makeup
Production Manager
Thomas M. Hammel
production manager: second unit
Tom Jacobson
production manager
Harry Wowchuk
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles H. Eglee
assistant director
Greg Gears
assistant director
Dick Lowry
second unit director
Costa Mantis
background director
Art Department
Tim Doughten
assistant art director
Kathleen Hughes
property master
Kevin Hughes
property master
Rob Bottin
model maker
Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson
sound effects editor
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor
Joel Goldsmith
location sound mixer
Anthony Santa Croce
boom operator
David Lewis Yewdall
sound effects editor
Velcie Yewdall
foley artist
Kendrick Sweet
dialogue editor
Special Effects
Douglas Barnett
mechanical effects
Jon Berg
special effects
Dave Morton
mechanical effects
Chris Casady
mechanical effects
Phil Tippett
model construction
Visual Effects
Bill Hedge
photographic effects
Peter Kuran
photographic effects
Pat O'Neill
special optical effects
Jules Roman
effects assistant
Jerome Seven
effects assistant
Rick Taylor
photographic effects
Stunts
Roger Creed
stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt coordinator
Nick Palmisano
stunts
Bobby Sargent
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Adams
best boy
Ted Boehler
still photographer
Chris Brightman
grip
Clyde E. Bryan
assistant camera: second unit
Scott Buttfield
grip: second unit
Dana Christiaansen
assistant camera
Bill Decker
grip
Ben Haller
key grip
M. Todd Henry
director of photography: second unit
Michael Katz
gaffer
Andrew G. La Marca
assistant camera
Moshe Levin
grip: second unit
O.C. Perkins
still photographer
Eric Stoner
underwater grip
Lynn Troupe
underwater grip
Christopher Tufty
assistant camera: second unit
Animation Department
Adam Beckett
animator
Phil Tippett
creature animation
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jack Buehler
wardrobe assistant
Linda Pearl
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Brenda Balanda
assistant editor
Stacy Russo
assistant editor
Music Department
Natale Massara
conductor
Transportation Department
Michael K. Davis
driver: grip
Other Crew
Jim Boni
production assistant
Robert Brown
production assistant
William Decker
dog wrangler
Jack Hicks
boat captain
Jeffrey M. Hoffman
production assistant
Nava Jacoby
location auditor
David Kayler
coordinator: Los Angeles
Michael Martin
production assistant
Sharron Reynolds
production secretary
Jeanne Rosenberg
script supervisor
Robert Short
special properties, armatures
John Smead
scuba instructor
Ashley Stieglitz
production secretary
Ed Tarbutton
production assistant
Phil Tippett
creature design
Chris Walas
special properties, armatures
Harry Wowchuk
location manager
Susan Arnold
adr voice
Taira Rosales
script supervisor
Production Company
New World Pictures
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Distributor
New World Pictures
United Artists
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)
Chapel Distribution
New Horizons
Stormovie
Miscellaneous
Ryder Sound Services
post-production sound
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Films directed by Joe Dante
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Explorers (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Haunted Lighthouse (2003)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Innerspace (1987)
Matinee (1993)
Piranha
Small Soldiers (1998)
The 'burbs (1989)
The Hole (2009)
The Howling (1981)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
The Second Civil War (1997)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Piranha series
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Piranha (1995)
Piranha (2010)
