Piranha (1978)
From The Jony Horror Podcast by The Jony Horror World
February 12, 2026 · 1h 58m · Season 3
About this episode
Jony and Brian discuss Joe Dante's cult classic, 'Piranha', and its place among Jaws rip-offs.
Jony and Brian discuss Joe Dante's cult classic, which Steven Spielberg deemed, "The best of the Jaws rip-offs," 1978's 'Piranha.'
People in this episode
Host: Jony
Guest: Brian
Topics covered
- cult classic
- film discussion
- horror films
- Jaws rip-offs
- Joe Dante
Keywords
- Piranha
- Joe Dante
- Steven Spielberg
- horror
- 1978
- cult classic
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Piranha, Jaws
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