Watching Dante's interview about this film, I had the same impression when I saw Spielberg talking about Jaws. That we no longer see creative and talented filmmakers like the old ones who turned low-budget films into cinema classics.
Piranha (1978) - (executive) producer: Roger Corman; it was similar to Orca (1977): a film directed by Michael Anderson; killer whales (I'm thinking about "Free Willy" or Shamu, a classic Sea World creature). "Dark Star (1974)" was that 1974 sci-fi/comedy (now a "cult classic") film that was both directed/produced by John Carpenter ("Halloween (1978)" with a classic Scream Queen, in one Jamie Lee Curtis). I wonder if it had influenced George Luca's "Star Wars (1977 / Episode 4): A New Hope" film: some person had written that Lucas created "Star Wars" with: Buck Rogers tv show, samurai films with stars like, Toshirô Mifune (Mifune was the lead actor in that (Akira) Kurosawa film, "The Hidden Fortress (1958)"; spaghetti westerns (Sergio Leone’s "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)" and black and white romance dramas ("Casablanca (1942)") Humphrey "Bogie" Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Piranha turns 45 today! Made $16 million on a $2 million budget Director Joe Dante and the late Roger Corman executive produce clearly what's a Jaws-copy cat This basks in the fun of it all being a close facsimile It's a campy, gory witty ride into exploitation Dante is clearly in on the joke that every person in here is either crazy, selfish to the point of absurdity or cluelessness in the face of danger Lots of black humor with the characters acknowledging how ridiculous the scenario is they're in True the best portion isn't until the very end but it's still satisfying to watch the carnage The film forged a legacy of its own becoming a cult classic even leading to a sequel, a remake, a second remake, and a sequel to that remake Corman and Dante succeed with plenty of satirical winks having enough self awareness to make a fun viewing Rest in peace to Bradford Dillman and Heather Menzies who passed away in 2017-2018 within months of each other
One of my top favorite horror movies of all time. I just wish someone would of remade this movie the right way instead of how they screwed the newer ones up smh.
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Im a huge Piranha 1978 fan..thank you so much for this!😉🎃👻🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
Love the Joe Dante Interviews. Thank you.
The sound of the piranha attacks is what made it so real for me.
the sound of the piranhas was made with dental drills on the water and they got that sound
I've been attacked by piranhas and they sound nothing like that.
@benjamindover4337 I understand that it is only a movie. Probably, most of the deaths were fake as well.
My ultimate rainy day movie.
Watching Dante's interview about this film, I had the same impression when I saw Spielberg talking about Jaws. That we no longer see creative and talented filmmakers like the old ones who turned low-budget films into cinema classics.
Eric Braeden and Bradford you got a mini Escape From The Planet Of The Apes reunion
Piranha (1978) - (executive) producer: Roger Corman; it was similar to Orca (1977): a film directed by Michael Anderson; killer whales (I'm thinking about "Free Willy" or Shamu, a classic Sea World creature). "Dark Star (1974)" was that 1974 sci-fi/comedy (now a "cult classic") film that was both directed/produced by John Carpenter ("Halloween (1978)" with a classic Scream Queen, in one Jamie Lee Curtis). I wonder if it had influenced George Luca's "Star Wars (1977 / Episode 4): A New Hope" film: some person had written that Lucas created "Star Wars" with: Buck Rogers tv show, samurai films with stars like, Toshirô Mifune (Mifune was the lead actor in that (Akira) Kurosawa film, "The Hidden Fortress (1958)"; spaghetti westerns (Sergio Leone’s "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)" and black and white romance dramas ("Casablanca (1942)") Humphrey "Bogie" Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Piranha turns 45 today!
Made $16 million on a $2 million budget
Director Joe Dante and the late Roger Corman executive produce clearly what's a Jaws-copy cat
This basks in the fun of it all being a close facsimile
It's a campy, gory witty ride into exploitation
Dante is clearly in on the joke that every person in here is either crazy, selfish to the point of absurdity or cluelessness in the face of danger
Lots of black humor with the characters acknowledging how ridiculous the scenario is they're in
True the best portion isn't until the very end but it's still satisfying to watch the carnage
The film forged a legacy of its own becoming a cult classic even leading to a sequel, a remake, a second remake, and a sequel to that remake
Corman and Dante succeed with plenty of satirical winks having enough self awareness to make a fun viewing
Rest in peace to Bradford Dillman and Heather Menzies who passed away in 2017-2018 within months of each other
Left wing was always in the script.... You don't say...
A great movie!!
One of my top favorite horror movies of all time. I just wish someone would of remade this movie the right way instead of how they screwed the newer ones up smh.
Shame he didn't do Jaws 3. It may not have been shit...
That would have been interesting, imaginé that movie being More self aware and with His signature Sense of humor.
I love Piranha but I fucking hate the 2010 remake
1.at least it was bloody and The piranha look awesome 2.bad you should se piranha 3dd