In the late 1970s, exploitation and genre filmmakers everywhere were chasing a couple of different phenomena with mixed results: the success of Star Wars and, of course, the success of Jaws. The first ...

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Director Joe Dante and producer Roger Corman wanted to share in some of the success of Universal’s burgeoning Jaws franchise. Jaws itself was heralded as both a triumph for horror cinema and ...

The first UK big screen presentation of Piranha for many years, this screening by Black Pearl Cinema includes an exclusive filmed introduction from director Joe Dante, the man who brought us Gremlins.

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Scream Factory are gearing up to bring the original 1978 Piranha horror film to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for the first time. The release date is set for November 1. Pre-order Piranha on 4K UHD for a ...

On this day in horror history, Gremlins and The Howling director Joe Dante’s horror-comedy cult classic Piranha was released in 1978. Produced by Roger Corman, the flick was conceived as a rip-off of ...

The sophomore effort for director Joe Dante, a future protégé of Steven Spielberg, this low-budget, high-camp horror spoof of Jaws (1977) features several chiller stars of yesteryear. Insurance ...

1978's original Piranha may be a comedy-horror, but it nevertheless has some genuine bite (sorry) with regard to its gnarly death scenes, as the resort town of Lost River Lake is set upon by a fleet ...