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Aug 20, 2010 · Piranha 3D: Directed by Alexandre Aja. With Richard Dreyfuss, Ving Rhames, Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents.
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- Comedy, Horror
- Alexandre Aja
- 2010-08-20
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Fisherman Matt Boyd is fishing in Lake Victoria, Arizona when a small earthquake hits, splitting the lake floor and causing a whirlpool. Boyd falls in and is eaten by a school of prehistoric piranhasthat emerge from the chasm. As spring break begins, Jake Forester reunites with his old crush Kelly and meets her arrogant boyfriend Todd Dupree. Jake ...
Richard Dreyfuss said that he accepted the role after Bob Weinstein persuaded him by offering him a larger salary, which Dreyfuss later donated to charity. Dreyfuss also stated that the ill-fated character he plays is a parody and a near-reincarnation of Matt Hooper, the character he portrayed in the film Jaws (1975), with whom his character shares...
Development
Then-up-and-coming screenwriters Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger wrote a spec script entitled Killer Fish for producer J. Todd Harris, the rights owner hired for Piranha due to their limited credentials at the time. Harris was impressed with the script and the duo were officially hired. In 2004, hot off the success of his film High Tension, French director Alexandre Aja was given an offer to direct the film, titled Piranha: Lake Havasu. Aja admired the script but wanted to tone down the scr...
Pre-production
In April 2009, Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Ving Rhames and Richard Dreyfuss were cast in the film. The following month, Jessica Szohr, Jerry O'Connell, and Christopher Lloyd joined the cast.Dreyfuss, at first hesitant to make fun of his career, eventually agreed to do the film after getting a higher payment from the producers.
Filming
Production on the film was scheduled to begin late 2008, but was delayed until March 2009. In October 2008, Aja stated filming would begin in the spring. He further stated "It's such a difficult movie, not only because of the technicality of it and the CGIfish, but also because it all happens in a lake. We were supposed to start shooting now, but the longer to leave it the colder the water gets. The movie takes place during Spring Break and, of course, the studio wanted it ready for the summe...
Theatrical
Piranha 3D's theatrical release date had been set for April 16, 2010, but was delayed. The film was planned to premiere on August 27, 2010, but in June 2010 was moved to August 20, 2010. The film's first trailer debuted with Avatar. A second trailer was shown in prints of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Inception. It was set to have a panel on 24 July 2010 as part of the San Diego Comic-Con International but was cancelled after convention organizers decided the footage that was planned to be sh...
Home media
The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D formats on January 11, 2011. The "3D" part of the title was taken off the 2D releases to prevent confusion of the two formats. The film was released in Australia on December 30, 2010. The film was shown on British television on Channel 5on February 10, 2013, for the first time, and in 2D format.
Box office
Piranha 3D grossed $10,106,872 in its first 3 days, opening at No. 6 in the United States box office. In the United Kingdom, Piranha 3Dopened at No. 4 at the box office, earning £1,487,119. The film eventually grossed $25,003,155 in the United States and Canada, and $58,185,010 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $83,188,165.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 133 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Playing exactly to expectations for a movie about killer fish run amok, Piranha 3-D dishes out gore, guffaws and gratuitous nudity with equal glee." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. A tongue-in-cheek scholarly review of the m...
Lakeshore Records released the soundtrack album of Piranha 3D which included mostly rap, dance, hip-hop and R&B music. Artists include Shwayze, Envy, Flatheads, Amanda Blank, Public Enemy, Dub Pistols, and Hadouken!.
Dimension Films announced a sequel shortly after the first film was released. The film is Piranha 3DD and is directed by John Gulager with Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan writing. It was released on June 1, 2012. It stars Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden and Gary Busey, with Ving Rhames, Paul Scheer and C...
Piranha 3D at IMDbPiranha 3D at AllMovie- $24 million
- Michael Wandmacher
- August 20, 2010
Aug 27, 2010 · Piranha 3D Official Trailer HD Release Date: 27 August 2010 Genre: Horror | Thriller Cast: Adam Scott, Elisabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, Eli Roth, Adel Marie Ruiz Director: Alexandre Aja Writer ...
Piranha 3D: For Your Consideration (2010 Video) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) . Cast. Kelly Brook. ... Self. Justin Michael. ... Man Beaten with Doritos. Jerry O'Connell. ... Self. Paul Scheer. ... Self. Adam Scott. ... Self. Riley Steele. ... Self. Jessica Szohr.
Sep 26, 2014 · Elizabeth Shue, Jerry O’Connel, Jesica Szohr, Paul Scheer, Adam Scott, Steven R. McQueen and director Alexandre Aja promise buxom babes, buckets of blood and...
Mar 20, 2013 · Cast: Richard Dreyfuss: http://j.mp/Y4eOLM Ving Rhames: http://j.mp/VWapb5 Elisabeth Shue: http://j.mp/T0VYjz Christopher Lloyd: http://j.mp/RU2A71 Jerry O'Connell: http://j.mp/VPerSw Adam...
