---
title: 'Piranha (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Dante'
released: '1978-08-03'
runtime_minutes: 91
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/piranha-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078087/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Piranha (1978)

1978 · R · 91 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Piranha

## Synopsis

Piranha is a 1978 American horror film directed and co-edited by Joe Dante from a screenplay by John Sayles, based on a story by Richard Robinson and Sayles. The film stars Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Steele, and Dick Miller. It tells the story of a river being infested by lethal, genetically altered piranhas, threatening the lives of the local inhabitants and the visitors to a nearby summer resort.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Dante](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dante)
- **Editor:** [Joe Dante](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dante)
- **Screenplay:** [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pino Donaggio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pino-donaggio)
- **Producer:** [Roger Corman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-corman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jamie Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-anderson)

## Cast

- [Eric Braeden](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-braeden)
- [Barbara Steele](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-steele)
- [Paul Bartel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-bartel)
- [Heather Menzies](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-menzies)
- [Shawn Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-nelson)
- [Melody Thomas Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/melody-thomas-scott)
- [Bruce Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-gordon)
- [Belinda Balaski](https://cinepixo.com/people/belinda-balaski)
- [Bradford Dillman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bradford-dillman)
- [Dick Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dick-miller)
- [Barry Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-brown)
- [Joe Dante](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dante)
- [John Sayles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sayles)
- [Kevin McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mccarthy)
- [Richard Deacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-deacon)

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