Search - Piranha 2: The Spawning on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 01/28/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Horror, Natural Horror

This poorly scripted horror film about miniature, finny "jaws" details the mating rituals of the fictional "grunion" fish (falsely introduced as "piranhas" for more box-office recognition) and their need to attack and kill humans -- either inside or outside the water. These saber-toothed wonders have been hatched from a canister of eggs on a sunken ship in front of a posh Club Med resort, which features the mating rituals of humans who at times need to attack and kill fish. The product of a series of secret genetic engineering experiments, the toothy fish are to be tracked down by an undercover biochemist (Steve Marachuk), who is soon joined by the resident scuba diver at the resort (Tricia O'Neil). With believable gore but second-rate special effects, this film in no way presages the coming success of its debut director, James Cameron. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Tricia O'Neil - Anne Kimbrough
Steve Marachuk - Tyler
Lance Henriksen - Steve Kimbrough
Ricky G. Paull - Chris Kimbrough
Ted Richert - Raoul
Leslie Graves - Allison

The horror film Piranha II: The Spawning comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include trailers. This is pedestrian release from Columbia/TriStar that is difficult to recommend to anyone other than a genre enthusiast or a Lance Henriksen fan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide