Piranha II: The Spawning
| Piranha II: The Spawning | |
|---|---|
| File:Piranha 2.JPG French film poster. | |
| Directed by | James Cameron |
| Language | English |
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) was the sequel to the Joe Dante's original movie Piranha (1978).
Both the titles are low-budget horror movies were Piranhas act as the monsters harming human life. Most inspiration is taken from the success of Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975).
'Piranha II: The Spawning' is the James Cameron's directorial debut.
Respect to the original film, in 'Piranha II: The Spawning', the piranhas developed an additional skill which they did not have: they could fly.
Cast
Tricia O'Neil as Anne Kimbrough| Steve Marachuk as Tyler | Lance Henriksen as Steve Kimbrough | Ricky G. Paull as Chris Kimbrough | Ted Richert as Raoul | Leslie Graves as Allison |
Carole R. Davis; Arnie Ross; Tracy Berg; Albert Sanders; Anne Pollack; Dorothy Cunningham
Credit
James Cameron - Director; James Cameron - Screenwriter; Ovidio G. Assonitis - Executive Producer; Giovanni Corridori - Special Effects; Giannetto De Rossi - Makeup Special Effects; Giannetto De Rossi - Special Effects; Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli - Cinematographer; Lee Reynolds - Screenwriter; Roberto Silvi - Editor; Antonio Corridori - Special Effects; Chako van Leuwen - Producer; Jeff Schechtman - Producer; H.A. Milton - Screenwriter; Steve Powder - Composer (Music Score); Medusa Paltrinieri - Art Director; Carbonaro - Special Effects; Chako VanLeeuwen - Producer
Trivia
The making of this film had a difficult history. James Cameron was originally hired as the special effects director for this film, but took over the direction when the original director left. After the first week of shooting, some discussion about the work arose between the director and the producers, so most of the work was actually performed by Ovidio G. Assonitis, the film's producer and prolific film-maker. According to "Dreaming Aloud," a biography of James Cameron by Christopher Heard, Cameron did do the shooting for this movie, but was not allowed to see his footage and was not involved in editing. He broke into the editing room and cut his own version while the film's producers were at Cannes, but was caught and Assonitis re-cut it again.
Cameron has defended the film by saying that it’s the finest flying piranha movie ever made.
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