Joe Dante
Piranha
1978, R, 94 min.
D: Joe Dante.

Flesh-eating fish are released into the water after a government experiment goes awry in this classic Roger Corman pic launched in the wake of Jaws‘s mega-success. A notable early career marker for director Joe Dante and screenwriter John Sayles.

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