It started as a vacation...
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.
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) is a horror film directed by James Cameron, released on July 13, 1982 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen and Ricky Paull Goldin. Viewers rate it 4.3 out of 10 across 321 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for Piranha II: The Spawning before you stream it.
Tricia O'Neil
as Anne Kimbrough
Steve Marachuk
as Tyler Sherman
Lance Henriksen
as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough
Ricky Paull Goldin
as Chris Kimbrough
Ted Richert
as Raoul, Hotel Manager
Leslie Graves
as Allison Dumont
Carole Davis
as Jai
Connie Lynn Hadden
as Loretta
Arnie Ross
as Mal the Cook
Tracey Berg
as Beverly
Albert Sanders
as Leo Bell
Anne Pollack
as Mrs. Wilson
Directed by James Cameron, written by Charles H. Eglee, Ovidio G. Assonitis and James Cameron, produced by Hisako Tsukuba and Jeff Schechtman.
Average viewer score of 4.3/10 from 321 ratings.
You've finally got a fix for "Hey you can beat this villain by just staying out of the water" and then they **barely ever use it**. Sure, it makes no sense that the piranha can fly, but seeing as they can, you may as well have used that ability to the max. But 99% of the victims are still water-bound. Whatever, it's a modicum of fun in that dated practical effects way. _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal…
Reviewed on January 25, 2018
<em>'Piranha II: The Spawning'</em> is woeful. You'd expect more with James Cameron at the helm, but everyone has to start somewhere; he followed up with <em>'The Terminator'</em> and <em>'Aliens'</em> so he did alright! This, his feature directorial debut, is proper rubbish though. It's seemingly less to do with Cameron anyway in fairness, it sounds like producer Ovidio G. Assonitis had his hands all over this;…
Reviewed on February 23, 2025
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Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) includes Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk, Lance Henriksen, Ricky Paull Goldin and Ted Richert. The film was directed by James Cameron. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Piranha II: The Spawning was released on July 13, 1982 and runs for 1h 34m.
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) holds an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from 321 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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