Piranha (2010)

Taglines:

There's Something in the Water See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong bloody horror violence and gore, graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »

Official Sites:

Official site | Official site [France] | See more »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2010 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Piranha 3D See more »

Filming Locations:

Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,106,872 (USA) (22 August 2010) (2470 Screens)

Gross:

$83,188,165 (Worldwide) (14 June 2011)

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Intellectual Properties Worldwide (I), Aja / Levasseur Productions See more »

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Trivia

Alexandre Aja planned to have Joe Dante (director of the original Piranha) and James Cameron (director of Piranha Part Two: The Spawning) play boat captains who give safety lessons to the teens. Dante wanted to do it, but Cameron was too busy. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although it is very likely that prehistoric piranha trapped in an underground lake evolving over millions of years in complete darkness would, like many deep sea creatures, have vestigial eyes, be true albinos (colorless like cave species) and have developed bio-luminescent capabilities, this would not occur without random mutations to the generic code. Unless there is distinct evolutionary pressure (competition, shortage of resources, visibility to predators, etc.), they would not necessarily evolve these changes (and vestigial structures only become as such if specific random mutations occur or there is a major energy cost to maintaining the active structure). However, things that are advantageous when unable to see would have to evolve for them to find prey, so it is realistic that the piranha developed a highly sensitive sense of smell, as is apparent from their swift attraction to blood from a significant distance. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Matt Boyd: Oh boy, that's a fast fish.
See more »

Crazy Credits

After the credits a severed partially skeletal head is shown sinking to the lake floor. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.25" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Nadas Por Free"
Written by Willy "Wil-Dog" Abers, Ulises Bella, Raúl Pacheco, Justin Porée, Asdru Sierra and Jiro Yamaguchi
Performed by Ozomatli
Courtesy of Mercer Street Records See more »