An insurance investigator and her local guide search the Lost River Lake area to find two missing teenagers. When stumbling on an abandoned military facility, they release by accident in the river some flesh-eating piranhas that were bred to use in the Vietnam war. The piranhas are heading straight to a nearby summer resort's lake and its guests.
Piranha Ratings & Reviews
- J-VaderSeptember 20, 2025Oldie, but still a guilty pleasure.
- MrMitchieSeptember 19, 2025This is one great classic film. The original and still the best version. This is a must watch for all horror fans
- James DellavadverJuly 23, 2025Very good movie and also love the squel movie too!😃👍
- Joey LambertSeptember 11, 2025Scared the crap out of me when I was a kid was always afraid to swim being younger at like 10 lol good movie
Piranha Trivia
Piranha was released on August 3, 1978.
Piranha was directed by Joe Dante.
Piranha has a runtime of 1h 33m.
Piranha was produced by Jon Davison.
An insurance investigator and her local guide search the Lost River Lake area to find two missing teenagers. When stumbling on an abandoned military facility, they release by accident in the river some flesh-eating piranhas that were bred to use in the Vietnam war. The piranhas are heading straight to a nearby summer resort's lake and its guests.
The key characters in Piranha are Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman), Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies), Dr. Robert Hoak (Kevin McCarthy).
Piranha is rated R.
Piranha is a Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction film.
Piranha has an audience rating of 5.3 out of 10.
Piranha had a budget of $660K.
Piranha has made $16M at the box office.