Piraña II: Los vampiros del mar (1982)
Un barco cargado de huevos de piraña se hunde en el mar Caribe. Meses después, un banco de estos voraces animales siembra el terror en las costas de una pequeña isla. Se trata de la película debut de James Cameron, el hombre que más tarde dirigió grandes superproducciones como "Terminator II", "Titanic" o "Avatar". De todos modos, Cameron no se implicó casi nada en el proyecto y fue Ovidio G. Assonitis, el guionista de la película, quien llevó el peso de la cinta. Y es que, tras una semana de rodaje, el productor de cintas como "Tentáculos" o "Poder maléfico" estaba tan insatisfecho por el progreso de Cameron, que lo excluyó de la edición. De hecho, ni tan solo se le dejó visionar el material que había filmado.
Directora:
James Cameron
Escritores:
James Cameron, Ovidio G. Assonitis, Charles H. Eglee.
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Tricia O'Neil as Anne Kimbrough |
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Steve Marachuk as Tyler Sherman |
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Lance Henriksen as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough |
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Ricky Paull Goldin as Chris Kimbrough |
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Ted Richert as Raoul, Hotel Manager |
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Leslie Graves as Allison Dumont |
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Carole Davis as Jai |
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Connie Lynn Hadden as Loretta |
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Arnie Ross as Mal the Cook |
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Tracey Berg as Beverly |
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Albert Sanders as Leo Bell |
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Anne Pollack as Mrs. Wilson |
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Hildy Magnasun as Myrna Benotti |
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Phil Colby as Ralph Benotti |
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Lee Krug as Ron 'Ronny', the Lifeguard |
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Sally Ricca as Cindy |
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Ward White as Mr. Dumont |
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Ancile Gloudon as Gabby |
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Paul Drummond as Frank |
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Dorothy Cunningham as Nurse April |
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Aston S. Young as Aaron |
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Paul Issa as Waiter |
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Gaetano Del Grande as Randy |
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Myra Weisler as Randy's Wife |
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Johnny Ralston as Randy's Son |
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Jim Pair as Robert Haywood |
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Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr. as Lou |
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Jan Eisner Mannon as Lisa |
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Carolyn De Fonseca as Jai (voice) (uncredited) |
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Ted Rusoff as Opening Victim (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Cameron | Director |
| Production | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Schechtman | Producer |
| Production | 筑波久子 | Producer |
| Sound | Stelvio Cipriani | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli | Cinematography |
| Writing | James Cameron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles H. Eglee | Screenplay |
| Art | Vincenzo Medusa | Art Direction |
| Editing | Roberto Silvi | Editor |
| Art | Stefano Paltrinieri | Art Direction |
| Art | Franco Vanorio | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicoletta Ercole | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella De Rossi | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Trani | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ruggero Salvadori | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alessandro Vivarelli | Assistant Director |
| Art | Stephane Goulet | Property Master |
| Art | Ronnie Lombard | Greensman |
| Sound | Roberto Edwin Forrest | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Alessandro Peticca | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Giannetto De Rossi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Ennio Brizzolari | Key Grip |
| Camera | Gianni Caramanico | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Roberto Forges Davanzati | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Camera | Erich Heindl | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Carlo Tafani | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Ada Grimaldi | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giannetto De Rossi | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | Luigi Pasqualini | Gaffer |
| Directing | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Co-Director |
| Directing | Miller Drake | Co-Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giannetto De Rossi | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Production | Umberto Sambuco | Production Manager |
| Production | Giuliano Principato | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Renata Franceschi | Continuity |
| Camera | Roberto Forges Davanzati | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Fabrizio Vicari | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto Di Palma | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Erich Heindl | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Roberto Forges Davanzati | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Piero Fondi | Sound |
| Sound | Giancarlo Laurenzi | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Vito Catania | Boom Operator |
| Art | Emilio Zamprioli | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serena Severini | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mirella Sforza | Hairdresser |
| Crew | Antonio Corridori | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gino De Rossi | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gilberto Carbonaro | Special Effects |
| Sound | Sandra Peticca | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Danilo Sterbini | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Roberto Arcangeli | Special Sound Effects |