This lake-bound horror film, spawned in the wake of 'Jaws', is an early production by future 'The Howling' collaborators John Sayles and Joe Dante. Two teenagers going for a dip inadvertently stumble upon a government secret weapon: deadly piranha fish, planned for use in Vietnam. Accidentally released, the piranha make their way to the site of a children's summer camp resort, and the watery carnage begins. James Cameron cut his directorial teeth on the sequel in 1982.
Director: Joe Dante
Producer: Jon Davison
Executive Producer: Roger Corman
Executive Producer: Jeff Schechtman
Writer: John Sayles
Writer: Richard R. Robinson
Music: Pino Danaggio
Cinematographer: Jamie Anderson
Actor: Bradford Dillman
Actor: Heather Menzies
Actor: Kevin McCarthy
Actor: Keenan Wynn
Actor: Barbara Steele
Actor: Dick Miller
Actor: Belinda Balaski
Actor: Bruce Gordon
Actor: Paul Bartel
Actor: Richard Deacon