| Piranha | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alexandre Aja |
| Written by | Pete Goldfinger Josh Stolberg |
| Based on | Piranha 1978 film by John Sayles |
| Produced by | Alexandre Aja Mark Canton Marc Toberoff Grégory Levasseur |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John R. Leonetti |
| Edited by | James Baxter |
| Music by | Michael Wandmacher |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $24 million[1] |
| Box office | $83.1 million[1] |
Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D horror comedy film that serves as a remake of the comedy horror film Piranha (1978) and an entry in the Piranha film series. Directed by Alexandre Aja and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, the film stars Gary Busey, Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfuss. During spring break on Lake Victoria, a popular waterside resort, an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric, carnivorous piranhas into the lake. Local cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) must join forces with a band of unlikely strangers—though they are badly outnumbered—to destroy the ravenous creatures before everyone becomes fish food.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 20, 2010, by Dimension Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $83.1 million worldwide against a $24 million budget. A sequel, Piranha 3DD, released in 2012, was a critical and commercial failure.
- ^ a b "Piranha 3D". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.