Piranha II: The Spawning

Name: Piranha II: The Spawning
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Horror
Released: 1982-07-13
Rating: 4.2

July 13, 1982· 1h 34m

Horror

Directed by

James Cameron

Cast

Tricia O'Neil Steve Marachuk Lance Henriksen Ricky Paull Goldin Ted Richert Leslie Graves +24 more ↓

Cinemagraphs Score4.2

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.

Critics Sentiment

Critics4.2

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Critics

8+ Great

6-8 Good

<6 Poor

13 reviews·Last updated 28d ago

Peak Moment

Anne and Tyler dive to sunken ship to plant explosives

5.5at 1h 28m

Lowest Moment

Piranhas develop ability to fly and kill more victims

2.5at 32m

Biggest Swing

The film hits its lowest point when flying piranhas are revealed (2.5), then recovers somewhat for the fish party massacre sequence (5.0)

Critics universally panned the flying piranha concept as ridiculous, calling it the film's biggest flaw that turned horror into unintentional comedy. While some found entertainment value in the cheesy Caribbean setting and Lance Henriksen's presence, most deemed it a terrible sequel with poor effects, bad acting, and derivative plotting. The underwater sequences received slightly better reception than the flying fish scenes.

13 reviews analyzed|Sources: Imdb, Tmdb