Piranha II: The Spawning [Blu-ray]

Director: James Cameron, Ovidio G. Assonitis James Cameron

Overview

Flying and swimming mutant piranhas terrorize a tourist club, and a diving instructor and a biochemist team up to destroy them.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/31/2018
UPC:	0826663183214
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	14,619

Special Features

New 2k scan of the original camera negative; New interviews with actor Ricky Paull Goldin and special effects artist Brian Wade; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tricia O'Neil	Anne Kimbrough
Steve Marachuk	Tyler Sherman
Lance Henriksen	Steve Kimbrough
Ricky G. Paul	Chris Kimbrough
Ted Richert	Raoul
Leslie Graves	Allison Dumont
Carole Davis	Jai
Arnie Ross	Mal
Tracy Berg	Beverly,Beverly
Albert Sanders	Leo Bell
Anne Pollack	Mrs. Wilson
Hildy Magnasun	Myrna
Phil Colby	Ralph
Lee Krug	Ron the Lifeguard
Sally Ricca	Cindy
Ward White	Dumont
Paul Drummond	Frank
Dorothy Cunningham	April
Aston S. Young	Aaron
Paul Issa	Waither
Gaetano Del Grande	Randy
Myra Weisler	Randy's Wife
Johnny Ralston	Randy's Son
Jim Pair	Robert Haywood
Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr.	Lou
Jan Eisner Mannon	Lisa
Connie Lynn Hadden	Loretta
Lance Henricksen	Police Chief Steve Kimbrough
Ricky Paull Goldin	Chris Kimbrough
Carole R. Davis	Actor
Steve Powder	Composer

Technical Credits

James Cameron

Lee Reynolds

H.A. Milton

Ovidio G. Assonitis	Executive Producer,Director
James Cameron	Director,Screenwriter
Giovanni Corridori	Special Effects,Special Effects
Gianetto De Rossi	Special Effects,Special Effects
Jeff Schectman	Producer
Chako Van Leeuwen	Producer
Jeff Schechtman	Producer
Lee Reynolds	Screenwriter
H.A. Milton	Screenwriter
Carbonaro	Special Effects
Chako Van Leuwen	Producer

Editorial Reviews

A flying-piranhas movie helmed by James Cameron should by all means be better than this bland horror sequel -- proving that the picture's behind-the-scenes story is ultimately more involving than movie itself. As a film study, the picture shows nothing of Cameron's talent, which could possibly be because of his rumored noninvolvement in most of it. Shut out from most of the production, the special effects technician-turned-stand-in director obviously wasn't involved with most of the final product, as evidenced in its watery take on such an outrageous premise. Airborne deadly fish should be comedy gold -- ironic or not -- but the sly humor of the the original Piranha film, written by John Sayles, is sorely missing from the proceedings. Instead, the flick plays out in a fairly straightforward tone that kills the entire flick. Though it is interesting to see Lance Henriksen and Cameron together at even this early of a stage in their careers, Piranha II is devoid of any other cinematic merit -- other than being the first film to open with an underwater sex scene involving scuba divers.