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Piranha (1978)

Piranha (1978)

R 94 minutes EN Horror , Science Fiction
A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Bradford Dillman
Paul Grogan
Heather Menzies
Maggie McKeown
Kevin McCarthy
Dr. Robert Hoak
Dick Miller
Buck Gardner
Barbara Steele
Dr. Mengers
Melody Thomas Scott
Laura Dickinson
Bruce Gordon
Colonel Waxman
Barry Brown
Trooper
Paul Bartel
Mr. Dumont
Shannon Collins
Suzie Grogan

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Production companies: New World Pictures, Chako Film Company
Production countries: United States of America
Budget: $660,000
Revenue: $16,000,000

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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