Piranha (1995 film)

Piranha
DVD cover
Directed by	Scott P. Levy
Produced by	Roger Corman
Written by	Espen Varrone
Starring	William Katt Alexandra Paul Soleil Moon Frye Mila Kunis Leland Orser Darleen Carr Lorissa McComas
Distributed by	Showtime
Release date(s)	1995 (1995)
Running time	87 Mins (UK) 89 Mins (USA)
Country	United States
Language	English

Piranha also known as Piranhas is a 1995 American horror film directed by Scott P. Levy about a school of killer piranha descending upon the bustling Lost River Lake Resort. Produced by Roger Corman for the Showtime network, the film is a remake of the 1978 film Piranha, directed by Joe Dante.

Overview

Piranha stars William Katt as Paul Grogan, Alexandra Paul as Maggie, Soleil Moon Frye as the camp counselor Laura, Mila Kunis as Susie (Paul's daughter), Leland Orser as director Terry Wechsler, and Darleen Carr as Dr. Leticia Baines (a gender-reversed role previously essayed by Kevin McCarthy in the original) as the doctor experimenting upon the killer fish. A private investigator, Maggie McNamara (Alexandra Paul), is hired by wealthy resort owner J.R. Randolph Monte Markham to find his missing daughter. During her search she and local resident Paul Grogan (William Katt) stumble upon a deserted Army research facility and unwittingly release the Piranha into the river.

Production

Rather than shoot new special effects for the film, Roger Corman recycled the special effects from the original. The screenplay is nearly identical to that of the original, but removes all of the humor and comedy. Dante and producer Jon Davidson expressed a dislike for the film in the audio commentary on the DVD for the original.

Cast

Actor	Character
Mila Kunis	Susie Grogan
Kehli O'Byrne	Gina Green
William Katt	Paul Grogan
Alexandra Paul	Maggie McNamara
Soleil Moon Frye	Laura
Leland Orser	Terry Wechsler
Darleen Carr	Dr. Leticia Baines
Lorissa McComas	Barbara

External links

• Piranha at the Internet Movie Database