Scream Factory Upgrades 'PIRANHA' To 4K Ultra HD In November!
When Shout! Factory first started, one of the first films they released for the first time on Blu-Ray was Joe Dante’s ‘PIRANHA’. Fast Forward to now and the companies horror centric brand, Scream Factory, is releasing the film once more but this time in glorious 4k UHD and we have all the details for ya below!
The 1978 aquatic horror movie releasing on November 1, 2022.
You can pre-order the standard 4K UHD release or a special Collector’s Edition set from Scream Factory, which also includes a limited edition poster and five hard enamel pins.
Bonus Features include…
DISC ONE (4K UHD):
NEW 2022 Restoration Of The 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary With Executive Producer Roger Corman
Audio Commentary With Director Joe Dante And Producer Jon Davison
DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):
NEW 2022 Restoration Of The 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary With Roger Corman
Audio Commentary With Joe Dante And Jon Davison
“The Making Of Piranha – Interviews With Roger Corman, Joe Dante And Actors Dick Miller, Belinda Balaski And More …
Behind-The-Scenes Footage
Bloopers And Outtakes
Still Galleries
Behind-The-Scenes Photo Gallery Featuring Photos From Creature Designer/Animator Phil Tippett’s Archives
Additional Scenes From The TV Version
Theatrical Trailers
TV Spot
Radio Spots
While searching for missing teenagers, novice skip tracer Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies) and one of the locals, town boozer Paul Grogan (Bradford Dillman), stumble upon a top-secret Army laboratory doing genetic research on piranha for the purpose of biological warfare. When they are accidentally released from the compound, the deadly school of eating machines head downstream and eat everything and anything in their path.
Piranha features a stellar group of talent in front of as well as behind the camera. The top-notch cast of cult stars includes Kevin McCarthy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday), Belinda Balaski (The Howling), Dick Miller (A Bucket Of Blood), Paul Bartel (Eating Raoul), and Richard Deacon (The Dick Van Dyke Show).
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