After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.
Well believe it or not “Piranha 3D” was a hit, so inevitably we got a sequel.
How this sequel ever got the green light is a mystery, the studio must’ve thought it was the high amount of nudity that was the popular aspect of “Piranha 3D” so made that their priority for this release and it makes for some awkward viewing.
As much as I wasn’t a fan of “Piranha 3D” the one thing it did do well was full on gore and brutal death scenes, with this feature they’ve taken more of a backseat to the insane amounts of sexual content where you start to wonder what you’re actually watching.
Despite clocking in at a small time of just over 70 minutes (Over 80 if you count the credits with out-takes) it feels even longer and not in a good way. It just dragged on and on and I just couldn’t wait for it to end. It’s just sleazy film-making.
As well as sleazy film-making, it really did feel like it was written by a group of hormone raged teenagers, it was also lazy film-making. The big shock again was casting with Christopher Lloyd actually returning, thought he would’ve stayed away after the first film.
“Piranha 3DD”, the clue is in the name as to what this sequel is like.
Miscellaneous facts about the film:
The film was intended to take place some five or ten years after the events of the first film and would have shown the fully adult piranhas as implied at the end of the first film
The film grossed 95% of its box office take overseas. It was particularly popular in Malaysia.
Everyone got to keep a piranha fish egg when filming was over.
Miranda Cosgrove auditioned for the role of Maddy, but lost it to Danielle Panabaker
Puppets were used as much as possible for the piranha.
Danielle Panabaker had to surmount her fear of the water while acting in this film.
Shot in twenty-five days.
A Chihuahua dog was used for the piranha growls.
Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Ving Rhames all reprise their roles from the previous film.
Most of the actors were given scuba training. This was particularly useful for Danielle Panabaker who was not a very confident swimmer.
At the height of its release in the USA, this only ever played in 75 theaters nationwide.
The opening shots of Lake Victoria as a ghost town were filmed at the Salton Sea in California.
Deputy Fallon’s gun leg was built in a single night.
Production was stalled in March 2011 and producer Joel Soisson was brought on board to rewrite the script.
David Hasselhoff was introduced at an Applebee’s restaurant in an earlier draft of the script.
The first entry in the “Piranha” series to be entirely filmed in 3D.
John Gulager wrote the two songs David Hasselhoff sings in this movie.
That’s director John Gulager’s feet in the shot showing Big Dave stepping in a puddle of Shelby’s vomit.
Filming was intended to start in January 2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a release date in August that year. However, it quickly became apparent that the weather was simply too cold in that location for that time of year for a cast mainly wearing swimwear.
The filmmakers originally considered shooting this movie on location in Detroit, Michigan.
Clu Gulager (Mo) is the father of the director John Gulager.
Several people makes cameos as Lifeguards such as Cody Kennedy, Katie Garner, Tabitha Taylor and more.
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