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Piranha II: The Spawning poster
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MASTER SCORE 63.6 / 100
1982·Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller·1h 34m

PIRANHA II: THE SPAWNING

“It started as a vacation...”

A scuba diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her police chief ex-husband try to link a series of bizarre deaths to a mutant strain of piranha fish whose lair is a sunken freighter ship off a Caribbean island resort.

Above the Line
James Cameron, Ovidio G. Assonitis, Miller Drake·DirectorCharles H. Eglee·ScreenplayOvidio G. Assonitis·ScreenplayRoberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·Director of PhotographyStelvio Cipriani·Original Music ComposerRoberto Silvi·Editor
Cast
Tricia O'Neil·Anne KimbroughSteve Marachuk·Tyler ShermanLance Henriksen·Police Chief Steve KimbroughRicky Paull Goldin·Chris KimbroughTed Richert·Raoul, Hotel ManagerLeslie Graves·Allison DumontCarole Davis·JaiConnie Lynn Hadden·LorettaArnie Ross·Mal the CookTracey Berg·Beverly
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
James Cameron·DirectorAlessandro Vivarelli·Assistant DirectorRuggero Salvadori·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Charles H. Eglee·ScreenplayOvidio G. Assonitis·ScreenplayJames Cameron·Screenplay
Camera· 7
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·Director of PhotographyErich Heindl·Underwater CameraEnnio Brizzolari·Key GripGianni Caramanico·Still PhotographerRoberto Forges Davanzati·Underwater CameraRoberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·Underwater Director of PhotographyCarlo Tafani·Camera Operator
Editing· 2
Roberto Silvi·EditorAda Grimaldi·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Stelvio Cipriani·Original Music ComposerRoberto Edwin Forrest·Boom Operator
Art & Design· 7
Vincenzo Medusa·Art DirectionFranco Vanorio·Art DirectionStefano Paltrinieri·Art DirectionNicoletta Ercole·Costume DesignRonnie Lombard·GreensmanStephane Goulet·Property MasterMaurizio Trani·Makeup Artist
Production· 3
Jeff Schechtman·ProducerHisako Tsukuba·ProducerOvidio G. Assonitis·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 3
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli·CinematographyMirella De Rossi·HairstylistGiannetto De Rossi·Special Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
63.6
OF 100
Master Score
3.8
OF 10
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0
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