Piranha (1978) Trailer [HD]
The creatures: Piranhas, natch.
Coked out on: Skinny dippers.
Though contemporary reviews generally took it too seriously, this goofy B-horror classic is clearly all in good fun—a style of comedy-horror that debut director Joe Dante would go on to master. Here, genetically modified piranhas escape from a military facility with the help of some skinny dippers, and proceed to eat their way through a summer camp full of unwary swimmers. John Sayles wrote the screenplay for this one too, and James Cameron made his directing debut helming the 1982 sequel. A surprising amount of talent is on display in the Piranha-verse, no?
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