Piranha

1978 · directed by Joe Dante

Rating

64/100

Hit

no

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

Piranha (1978), directed by Joe Dante, rates 64/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Bradford Dillman
• Heather Menzies
• Kevin McCarthy
• Keenan Wynn
• Dick Miller
• Barbara Steele
• Belinda Balaski
• Melody Thomas Scott
• Bruce Gordon
• Barry Brown

Crew

• Jamie Anderson — Director of Photography
• Joe Dante — Editor
• Mark Goldblatt — Editor
• Pino Donaggio — Original Music Composer
• John Sayles — Screenplay

More from Joe Dante

1. Matinee (1993) — 78/100
2. Gremlins (1984) — 75/100
3. Innerspace (1987) — 70/100
4. The Howling (1981) — 68/100
5. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — 67/100
6. The Second Civil War (1997) — 63/100

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