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Piranha

Summary: When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Release Date: August 03, 1978

Genres: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: Joe Dante

Writers: Richard Robinson

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: R

Production: New World Pictures, Chako Film Company

Distributor: Concorde-New Horizons, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, HBO Max, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), New Concorde Home Entertainment, New Horizons Home Video, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory, Viacom, Warner Home Video

Countries: Japan, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 600,000

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