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Original Piranha Being Re-Issued

Source: Shout Factory
December 31, 2009


Just in time for the April 16 release of Piranha 3D, Shout Factory is prepping a Blu-Ray edition of Joe Dante's original Piranha.

Expect to see it street on April 6. The title will arrive under Shout's "Roger Corman's Cult Classics" banner. We're still awaiting word on special features.

Written by John Sayles and released in '78, the film finds piranha attacking a summer resort. Black Sunday's Barbara Steele co-stars.

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Posted by: djblack1313 on December 31, 2009 at 11:01:58

i'm sure we'll STILL be waiting in April for the P3D trailer to be shown. WTF is with them showing the trailer with like 10 prints of AVATAR?!!!


Posted by: Mr. X on December 31, 2009 at 14:41:21

Man, I went to see Avatar and they never the trailer to Piranha, I was upset I really want to check out the trailer. I'll still go this movie when comes out, Alex Aja has made some kick ass movies, this one won't be a disppointment.


Posted by: Silvanmellome on December 31, 2009 at 14:41:24

LOL yes we need that trailer! Glad they are releasing the original though, I still don't have it.


Posted by: ico on December 31, 2009 at 14:41:43

So the trailer was shown infront of some viewings of Avatar and not others? When i went to see Avatar, i was excited to the the Piranha 3D trailer and of course it wasn't shown.


Posted by: Tyler Haslett on December 31, 2009 at 17:18:30

I'm hoping it gets a DVD release as well, because I dont WANT to see Piranha in hd on a blu ray player! Sure we all went to see **** now in super high def, but alot of it was made with that in mind. Wathcing piranha in blu ray will ruin it I'm assuming.


Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on December 31, 2009 at 17:52:47

Tyler, the original film is available on DVD now.


Posted by: jesse on December 31, 2009 at 20:32:36

My theater had the trailer. It was over the top, silly, and had some terrible cgi. Kind of looked like a bigger budget R-rated sci fi channel movie.


Posted by: joe asylo on December 31, 2009 at 22:29:38

man i remember it when i was a wee lad.


Posted by: Toyland Chairman on January 1, 2010 at 19:13:06

Hope a DVD comes out too.


Posted by: CORNBOY THE MASTER OF CORN on January 2, 2010 at 13:42:08

Morons....its on DVD now, just look for it, you dont need the shinny new Roger Corman presents box and new cover art just to see it on DVD...sheesh


Posted by: Toyland Chairman on January 2, 2010 at 23:23:46

aren't those DVDs out of print?


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