Piranhas (1978)
Maggie McGowan forscht im Auftrag eines privaten Suchdienstes nach dem Verbleib zweier Teenies, die aus der Sommerfrische nicht zurückgekehrt sind. Ihr zur Seite steht Paul Grogan frustrierter Zivilisationsflüchtling und Flaschenfreund. Auf einem ehemaligen Militärgelände stoßen sie auf nicht allzu ermutigende Spuren der beiden Vermissten. Um sich Gewissheit zu verschaffen, ziehen die Unglücksraben den Stöpsel des größten Versuchsbecken. Ein verbliebener Wissenschaftler, der sie daran hindern will, kriegt kurzerhand einen auf den Schädel. Wieder zu sich gekommen, erzählt er eine haarsträubende Geschichte von einen neuen Rasse Piranhas, gezüchtet einst für den Vietnamkrieg: kälteunempfindlich, fit für Salz- und Süßwasser, giftresistent und vermehrungsfreudig wie ein Rudel Karnickel.
Der Regisseur:
Joe Dante
Der Autor:
John Sayles
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Bradford Dillman as Paul Grogan |
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Heather Menzies as Maggie McKeown |
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Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Robert Hoak |
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Keenan Wynn as Jack |
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Dick Miller as Buck Gardner |
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Barbara Steele as Dr. Mengers |
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Belinda Balaski as Betsy |
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Melody Thomas Scott as Laura Dickinson |
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Bruce Gordon as Colonel Waxman |
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Barry Brown as Trooper |
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Paul Bartel as Mr. Dumont |
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Shannon Collins as Suzie Grogan |
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Shawn Nelson as Whitney |
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Richard Deacon as Earl Lyon |
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Janie Squire as Barbara Randolph |
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Roger Richman as David |
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Bill Smillie as Jailer |
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Guich Koock as TV Pitchman |
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Jack Pauleson as Boy in Canoe |
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Eric Henshaw as Father in Canoe |
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Robert Vinson as Soldier |
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Virginia Dunnam as Girl |
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Diamond Farnsworth as Water-skier |
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Bruce Paul Barbour as Man in Boat |
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Robyn Ray as Screaming Woman |
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Mike Sullivan as Dam Guard |
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Jack Cardwell as Brandy |
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Sally Bondi as Swimming Deb (uncredited) |
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Eric Braeden as Dr. Robert Hoak (swimming double) (uncredited) |
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Joe Dante as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited) |
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Amy Holden Jones as Hertz Clerk (uncredited) |
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Andrew G. La Marca as Scuba Diver #1 (uncredited) |
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John Sayles as Army Sentry (uncredited) |
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Phil Tippett as Scuba Diver (uncredited) |
| Production | Jon Davison | Producer |
| Editing | Joe Dante | Editor |
| Writing | John Sayles | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joe Dante | Director |
| Sound | Pino Donaggio | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Roger Corman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Mark Goldblatt | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Prentice | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rob Bottin | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Phil Tippett | Creature Design |
| Art | Robert Short | Special Props |
| Crew | Jon Berg | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Dave Morton | Mechanical & Creature Designer |
| Art | Chris Walas | Special Props |
| Crew | Conrad E. Palmisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Chako Van Leeuwen | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Jamie Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jeff Schechtman | Executive Producer |
| Production | 筑波久子 | Co-Producer |
| Art | Jeff Ayers | Set Decoration |
| Art | Kerry Mellin | Art Direction |
| Writing | John Sayles | Story |
| Art | Bill Mellin | Art Direction |
| Writing | Richard Robinson | Story |
| Crew | Roger Creed | Stunts |
| Crew | Nick Palmisano | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Sargent | Stunts |
| Production | Tom Jacobson | Production Manager |
| Production | Harry Wowchuk | Location Manager |
| Crew | Jools Tippett | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Jerome Seven | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Doug Barnett | Mechanical & Creature Designer |
| Visual Effects | Adam Beckett | Animation |
| Production | Susan Arnold | Casting Director |
| Camera | Ben Haller | Key Grip |
| Sound | Joel Goldsmith | Location Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Michael Katz | Gaffer |
| Directing | Charles H. Eglee | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Greg Gears | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Dana Christiaansen | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew G. La Marca | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Tony Santa Croce | Boom Operator |
| Art | Kevin Hughes | Props |
| Art | Kathleen Hughes | Props |
| Camera | Chris Brightman | Grip |
| Camera | Bill Decker | Grip |
| Art | Tim Doughten | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Brenda Balanda | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Stacy Russo | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Jeanne Rosenberg | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Sharron Reynolds | Production Secretary |
| Production | Ashley Stieglitz | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Buehler | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Camera | O. C. Perkins | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ted Boehler | Still Photographer |
| Production | Ed Tarbutton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jeff Hoffman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Michael Martin | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jim Boni | Production Assistant |
| Production | Robet Brown | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Dick Lowry | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Tom Hammel | Production Manager |
| Camera | M. Todd Henry | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Christopher Tufty | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Clyde E. Bryan | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Scott Buttfield | Grip |
| Camera | Moshe Levin | Grip |
| Sound | Richard Anderson | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Dave Yewdall | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Kendrick Sweet | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Valcie Yewdall | Foley |
