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Piranha II: The Spawning ()

Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (original title)
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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.
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Anne Kimbrough
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Tyler Sherman
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Police Chief Steve Kimbrough (as Lance Henricksen)
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Chris Kimbrough (as Ricky G. Paull)
Ted Richert ...
Raoul, Hotel Manager
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Allison Dumont
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Jai
Connie Lynn Hadden ...
Loretta
Arnie Ross ...
Mal the Cook
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Beverly (as Tracy Berg)
Albert Sanders ...
Leo Bell, D.D.S.
Anne Pollack ...
Mrs. Wilson
Hildy Magnasun ...
Myrna Benotti
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Ralph Benotti
Lee Krug ...
Ron 'Ronny', the Lifeguard
Sally Ricca ...
Cindy
Ward White ...
Mr. Dumont
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Gabby (as Ancil Gloudon)
Paul Drummond ...
Frank
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Nurse April
Aston S. Young ...
Aaron
Paul Issa ...
Waiter
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Randy
Myra Weisler ...
Randy's Wife
Johnny Ralston ...
Randy's Son
Jim Pair ...
Robert Haywood
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Lou (as Capt. Kidd Brewer Jr.)
Jan Eisner Mannon ...
Lisa

Directed by

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James Cameron
Ovidio G. Assonitis ... (uncredited)
Miller Drake ... (uncredited)

Written by

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Charles H. Eglee ... (screenplay by) (as H.A. Milton)
 
James Cameron ... (screenplay) (as H.A. Milton)
 
Ovidio G. Assonitis ... (screenplay) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Ovidio G. Assonitis ... executive producer
Jeff Schechtman ... producer
Hisako Tsukuba ... producer (as Chako van Leuwen)

Music by

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Stelvio Cipriani ... (as Steve Powder)

Cinematography by

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Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli ... director of photography

Editing by

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Roberto Silvi ... (as Robert Silvi)

Editorial Department

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Ada Grimaldi ... assistant editor

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Vincenzo Medusa
Stefano Paltrinieri
Franco Vanorio ... (uncredited)

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Nicoletta Ercole

Makeup Department

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Mirella De Rossi ... hair stylist (as Mirella Sforza)
Maurizio Trani ... makeup artist
Brian Wade ... piranaha sculptor (uncredited) / special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Giuliano Principato ... unit manager
Umberto Sambuco ... production manager
Peter Shepherd ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ruggero Salvadori ... assistant director
Alessandro Vivarelli ... assistant director

Art Department

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Emilio Zamprioli ... props
Stephane Goulet ... property master (uncredited)
Ronnie Lombard ... greens foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Roberto Arcangeli ... special sound effects
Vito Catania ... boom operator: second unit
Piero Fondi ... sound
Roberto Edwin Forrest ... boom operator
Giancarlo Laurenzi ... sound: second unit
Alessandro Peticca ... sound editor (as Sandro Peticca)
Danilo Sterbini ... sound re-recordist

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Gilberto Carbonaro ... special effects
Antonio Corridori ... special effects
Giannetto De Rossi ... prosthetics designer / prosthetics supervisor / special effects designer / special effects supervisor
Gino De Rossi ... special effects
Mario Cassar ... special effects technician: Rome (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ennio Brizzolari ... chief grip
Gianni Caramanico ... still photographer
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli ... director of photography: underwater unit
Roberto Di Palma ... assistant camera
Roberto Forges Davanzati ... camera operator: underwater unit / director of photography: second unit
Erich Heindl ... camera operator: underwater unit
Gino Pasqualini ... chief electrician
Carlo Tafani ... camera operator
Fabrizio Vicari ... assistant camera / assistant camera: underwater unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Serena Severini ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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Stelvio Cipriani ... conductor (as Steve Powder)

Script and Continuity Department

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Renata Franceschi ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Penny Brown ... ADR group (uncredited)
Carolyn De Fonseca ... voice dubbing: Carole Davis (uncredited)
Ted Rusoff ... ADR group (uncredited) / voice dubbing: Opening Victim (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A sunken US supply ship off a Caribbean island resort is the focus for a series of mysterious piranha attacks. Investigating the death of one of her son's companions after a scuba-diving trip, Anne Kimbrough breaks into the morgue with holidaymaker Tyler Sherman, only to discover that the fish have wings and can fly. But the hotel manager refuses to call off the annual fish fry on the beach, with inevitable consequences... Written by Michael Brooke

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Taglines The Terror Is Back....But This Time It Flies! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Piraña paura (Italy)
  • Piranha II: The Spawning (United States)
  • The Spawning (United States)
  • Piranha II: The Spawning (Thailand, English title)
  • Flying Piranhas (India, English title)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Budget $145,786 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $389,106

Did You Know?

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Trivia In an interview, James Cameron said this movie gets better halfway through when seen at the drive-in with a six pack of beer. See more »
Goofs Obvious dummy when Ann goes into the wreck and the supposedly dead diver floats down on top of her. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Piranha II: The Spawning (1989). See more »
Quotes Tyler Sherman: Hey, come here. Do you go to asshole school or something?
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