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Due giovani campeggiatori, David e Barbara, scompaiono nella zona disabitata di Aquarena. L'investigatrice privata Maggie McKeown si reca nella regione e induce il selvaggio Paul Grogan ad aiutarla nelle ricerche. I due, introdottisi in una base militare segreta che dovrebbe essere abbandonata da quattro anni, vi scoprono un allevamento di "pirana" e costringono il dr. Robert Hoak a rivelare i segreti della "operazione lama di rasoio": per rendere micidiali le acque del Vietnam, gli U.S.A. avevano incaricato degli scienziati di studiare degli incroci dei voraci pesci d'acqua dolce per renderli adatti a vivere e prolificare nefastamente in qualsiasi specchio d'acqua. Maggie, decisa a scoprire i resti dei giovani scomparsi, chiede a Paul di prosciugare il bacino del terribile stabilimento. Ma i pirana si avviano nel fiume sottostante. La morte del vecchio Jack e quella di un uomo intento a pescare con il figlioletto, educano Maggie e Paul del pericolo che incombe su di una colonia situata più a valle e poi quella della città di Aquarena che si appresta a inaugurare uno stabilimento balneare. A causa degli sporchi interessi del colonnello Waxman e dello sceriffo suo socio, i due volonterosi scopritori riescono a fare intervenire le autorità solo dopo che molti sono caduti tra le fauci dei pesci carnivori.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
This will remind you of Jaws. It is funny and suspenseful and will make you want to watch it again and again. With a great cast including Dick Miller from Gremlins it has everything. Joe Dante directs and it has a great story to it. Its also not very dated and wont go out of date very quickly. Its fx for some of the dead bodies is very funny actually but also gets pretty scary and serious near the end. By the look of the End though you know there will probably be a sequal and there is. It is a class piece of film though and will have you reeling to watch it again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Neil B
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
PIRANHA is regarded as the best of the myriad JAWS clones that emerged in cinemas after 1975. This film never takes itself too seriously and tongue is firmly in cheek all the way through. A top notch cast includes PAUL BARTEL and horror veteran BARBARA STEELE as a villanous scientist. The low budget effects are delivered very well and the attack sequences are directed extremely well. It will be interesting to see what the 2010 remake will be like in 3D.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mark Wayman
Format:DVD
A spoof of 'Jaws' this is a highly entertaining film. It's got a good cast and great director, Joe Dante (who also made 'The Howling' and 'Gremlins 1 and 2').
Not particulary scary, it has a few moments where you cringe for the characters, but the film is mostly humourous, and is meant to be.
The plot is basically genetically-modified Piranhas escape from where the government was breeding them (to use in future wars!) and go on a rampage on a lake by a children's summer camp.
Great fun!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good fun, entertaining movie
Like one of director Joe Dante's other big hits 'Gremlins' this is more fun than horror, albeit with a fair amount more gore than the christmas favorite. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr Blonde
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply the best multi-fish chomping man film ever
Bought this with Pirahna 3D (for comparison). Kelly Brook is lovely but I had no sympathy for anyone in that 2010 traversty of a re-make. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Victor deBs
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Memory Cheats
I first saw this movie on VHS in the early 80s (I was around 12 - a bit young i suppose but my parents were quite liberal about what i watched). Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2011 by BELLEMODO
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun classic creature horror that's still exciting
I was glad that this has stood the test of time, as my other half hadn't seen it and tends to make it pretty clear if a film is cheesy or tacky. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2010 by Benminx
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mind numbing drivel
Utter garbage. The film is laughable and forgettable. Bad story, bad acting and there are so many flaws in the plot that it's not even worth going over them. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2010 by yaleey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great "B" Movie
"Piranha" is a cautionary tale about the perils of genetic engineering , yet it manages to inject an element of humour into it's critique as well as portraying the horror of a... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2006 by L. Davidson
5.0 out of 5 stars
"The piranhas...they're eating the guests, sir..."
We all know that producer Roger Corman made "Piranha" to exploit the success of "Jaws"--just look at the poster art for Spielberg's sake. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2003
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