Release Date: 10/26/1999 Original Release: 1978 Format: DVD Length: 92 minutes Rating:Not Rated Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 736991418943 Studio: New Concorde Home Entertainment
"Operation Razorteeth," a government project involving the breeding of mutant piranhas, gets way out of hand when the fish raid a lake at a summer camp for kids in this Roger Corman-produced, Joe Dante-directed classic. Heather Menzies stars as Maggie McKeown, an insurance investigator out to trace a missing teenage couple who have disappeared in the woods. With the help of a drunken recluse, Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman), they come across a supposedly deserted army base inhabited by Dr. Robert Hoak (Kevin McCarthy) who has been breeding the deadly fish in secret. In their hunt for the missing couple McKeown and Grogan drain the army pool, unleashing millions of mutant piranhas into the lake of a nearby children's summer camp and a newly opened tourist resort. Smart exploitation with a ludicrous and clever script co-written by John Sayles, this drive-in answer to JAWS is full of film references and plenty of B-movie thrills (gore and nudity). PIRANHA is the kind of movie they don't make anymore--and better yet--it holds up well.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Joe Dante - Director - Jon Davison - Producer Behind-the-Scenes Making of Footage Bloopers and Outtakes Trailer - Theatrical - Preview Attractions Cast Biographies Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access Additional Products: Reproduction of the Original Theatrical Marketing Guide 8 Page Booklet - "History of Roger Corman"
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