Piranha DD

Director: John Gulager John Gulager

Overview

The creative team behind the Feast series dives into the bloody waters of the Piranha franchise with this outrageous sequel set in a popular water park. The sun is shining and the temperature has spiked, and now everyone is heading to the Big Wet Water Park to beat the heat. But a little sunburn will be the least of these swimmers' worries when an invading school of piranha transforms the summertime attraction into a virtual flesh buffet. When celebrity lifeguard David Hasselhoff refuses to lend a helping hand, Deputy Fallon (Ving Rhames) reveals a surprise that will blow these hungry fish clean out of the water. Christopher Lloyd, Gary Busey, David Koechner, and Danielle Panabaker co-star.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/04/2012
UPC:	0013132329390
Original Release:	2012
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:23:00
Sales rank:	25,795

Special Features

Filmmakers feature commentary; The story behind the DD; The Hofftastic World of David Hasselhoff; Busey's bloopers; Wet and Wild with David Koechner; Deleted scenes; "A Lesson with John McEnroe" - a Dimension short film

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Danielle Panabaker	Maddy
Matthew Bush	Barry,Barry
Katrina Bowden	Shelby
Jean-Luc Bilodeau	Josh
David Koechner	Chet
Chris Zylka	Kyle
Adrian Martinez	Big Dave
Paul James Jordan	Travis
Meagan Tandy	Ashley
David Hasselhoff	Himself
Christopher Lloyd	Mr. Goodman
Paul Scheer	Andrew
Gary Busey	Clayton
Clu Gulager	Mo
Sierra Fisk	Bethany
Matthew Lintz	Freckled Boy
Sylvia Jefferies	Young Mother
Jenna Hurt	Rochelle
Rozlyn Papa	Dawn
Alisa Harris	Hysteric/Stocky Woman
Stacy Rabon	Fearful Woman
Nate Panning	Waterpark Patron
Kathy Sue Holtorf	Bimbo Lifeguard
Irina Voronina	Kiki
Mike Regan	Puppeteer
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	Puppeteer
Ving Rhames	Deputy Fallon (uncredited)
Neil Hopkins	Actor
Elisabeth Shue	Actor
Jerry O'Connell	Actor
Richard Dreyfuss	Actor
Eli Roth	Actor
Jessica Szohr	Actor
Steven R. McQueen	Actor
Kelly Brook	Actor
Riley Steele	Actor
Elia Cmiral	Composer

Technical Credits

Marcus Dunstan

Patrick Melton

Joel Soisson

Pete Goldfinger

Josh Stolberg

John Gulager	Director
Marcus Dunstan	Screenwriter
Patrick Melton	Screenwriter
Joel Soisson	Screenwriter,Producer
Mark Canton	Producer
Marc Toberoff	Producer
Chako Van Leeuwen	Executive Producer
Benjamin Ormand	Executive Producer
Matthew Stein	Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Joseph C. D'Alessandro	Camera Operator
Bo Webb	Camera Operator
Nancy Nayor	Casting
Michael Rayle	Sound Mixer
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	Makeup Special Effects
John Copeman	Stunts
Matt Kutcher	Stunts
David Beavis	Special Effects Supervisor
Amber Fritz	Script Supervisor
Alexandre Aja	Producer
Pete Goldfinger	Screenwriter
Josh Stolberg	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The pesky piranhas are back for more in this gore-soaked sequel that continues the silly steak of boobs, blood, and bad taste. This time, Feast helmer John Gulager takes the reins and delivers a follow-up that will make the easy-to-please, T&A-loving horror audience happy. Piranha 3DD does go the extra outrageous mile with such gags as a piranha interrupting a coitus session and Ving Rhames turning up and blowing away piranhas with his gun legs (never mind the many jokes involving David Hasselhoff), yet in spite of all this, the sequel comes off like a half-flat soda on a hot day -- still tasty, but just not as good as it could be. The stakes are amped up to a new extreme thanks to the film changing locations from a lakefront resort to a water park that the razor-toothed vermin can run rampant in. Danielle Panabaker stars as the heir to a water park that she co-owns with her sleazy stepfather Chet (played by funnyman David Koechner), who, unbeknownst to her, has drilled deep into an underground lake in order to cut expenses. Of course, this moronic gaffe releases a hoard of prehistoric piranhas that burst into the park and use it as a bikini-clad buffet. Back for more over-the-top fun is Christopher Lloyd, reprising his role as the wacked-out scientist from the previous film. Other notable cameos include Gary Busey, Paul Scheer, and Clu Gulager, the director's father (perhaps best known for starring in Return of the Living Dead). The sequel definitely has fun playing with the three dimensions, although many audiences won't be able to experience it that way, since the movie was only rolled out to limited theaters at the same time it was released on various video-on-demand outlets. And while one could safely assume that the crew had a blast on the set (see the expansive blooper reel during the end credits for proof), it seems they thought a lot of the jokes were funnier than they actually are onscreen. Yet the film can only be criticized so much -- sure, it might be more wacky than witty, but the bouncing bloody breasts run aplenty, which is basically what the filmmakers were hired to deliver. This is raunchy B-movie mayhem that'll have the beer-swillin' horror bros slapping their knees at the hot chick running around with a piranha biting her butt...on second thought, that is pretty funny. If any of this sounds good to you, by all means, crack a cold one and go nuts. Piranha 3DD is what it is -- and it just might be what you're looking for.