Piranha (1978) - Credits and Details

Piranha Credits and Details

Directed by
	Joe Dante
Written by
	John Sayles	...	screenplay / story
	Richard Robinson	...	story
Cast
	Bradford Dillman	...	Paul Grogan
	Heather Menzies	...	Maggie McKeown
	Kevin McCarthy	...	Dr. Robert Hoak
	Keenan Wynn	...	Jack
	Dick Miller	...	Buck Gardner
	Barbara Steele	...	Dr. Mengers
	Belinda Balaski	...	Betsy
	Melody Thomas Scott	...	Laura Dickinson (as Melody Thomas)
	Bruce Gordon	...	Colonel Waxman
	Barry Brown	...	Trooper
	Paul Bartel	...	Mr. Dumont
	Shannon Collins	...	Suzie Grogan
	Shawn Nelson	...	Whitney
	Richard Deacon	...	Earl Lyon
	Janie Squire	...	Barbara Randolph
	Roger Richman	...	David
	Bill Smillie	...	Jailer
	Guich Koock	...	TV Pitchman
	Jack Pauleson	...	Boy in Canoe
	Eric Henshaw	...	Father in Canoe
	Robert Vinson	...	Soldier
	Virginia Dunnam	...	Girl
	Diamond Farnsworth	...	Water-skier (as Hill Farnsworth)
	Bruce Paul Barbour	...	Man in Boat (as Bruce Barbour)
	Robyn Ray	...	Screaming Woman
	Mike Sullivan	...	Dam Guard
	Jack Cardwell	...	Brandy
Uncredited Cast
	Sally Bondi	...	Swimming Deb
	Eric Braeden	...	Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double)
	Joe Dante	...	Scuba Diver #2
	Amy Holden Jones	...	Hertz Clerk
	R.C. Keene	...	Beach goer
	Andrew G. La Marca	...	Scuba Diver #1
	John Sayles	...	Army Sentry
	Phil Tippett	...	Scuba Diver #3 (victim)
Produced by
	Roger Corman	...	executive producer
	Jon Davison	...	producer
	Jeff Schechtman	...	executive producer
	Hisako Tsukuba	...	co-producer
Original Music by
	Pino Donaggio
Special Effects by
	Douglas Barnett	...	mechanical effects
	Jon Berg	...	special effects
	Dave Morton	...	mechanical effects
	Robert Short	...	special properties
	Chris Walas	...	special properties
Visual Effects by
	Adam Beckett	...	animator
	Bill Hedge	...	photographic effects
	Peter Kuran	...	photographic effects
	Pat O'Neill	...	special opticals
	Jules Roman	...	effects assistant
	Jerome Seven	...	effects assistant
	Rick Taylor	...	photographic effects
	Phil Tippett	...	creature designer and animator
	Chris Casady	...	photographic effects
Stunts
	Roger Creed	...	stunts
	Conrad E. Palmisano	...	stunt coordinator
	Nick Palmisano	...	stunts
	Bobby Sargent	...	stunts
	Bruce Paul Barbour	...	utility stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	August 03, 1978
DVD Release:	October 26, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	August 03, 2010
Countries:
Distributor:	Scream Factory
Websites:

Ratings
4.8 / 10	5.9 / 10	71 / 100

Production Companies
New World Pictures
Chako Film Company

Distributors
New World Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Warner Home Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
Viacom (1989) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
New Horizons Home Video (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Concorde-New Horizons (2000) (United States) (DVD)
New Concorde Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Shout! Factory (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (streaming) (video)
Scream Factory (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Comet TV (2025) (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
Aquarena Center, 167 Spring Lake, San Marcos, Texas, USA (Aquarena Springs Resort amusement park)
Burbank, California, USA
California, USA
Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA (Hiking teens discover a government facility)
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Marcos, Texas, USA
Seguin, Texas, USA
Texas, USA
USA
Uytengsu Aquatics Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (Underwater fish attacks in swimming pool)
Wimberley, Texas, USA

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