Piranha II: The Spawning (1982): Cast & Plot
Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1982 horror film directed by James Cameron, starring Lance Henriksen as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough, Tricia O'Neil and Steve Marachuk. It runs 1 hour 24 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 24m (84 min)
- Director
- James Cameron
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Brouwersgracht Investments
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Piranha II: The Spawning About?
The premise of Piranha II: The Spawning without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
While on a Caribbean island vacation, a scuba‑diving instructor, her biochemist boyfriend, and her former husband—a police chief—find themselves investigating a string of gruesome deaths. Their clues lead to a sunken freighter that houses a genetically altered strain of piranha, turning the tranquil resort into a deadly battlefield.
Piranha II: The Spawning Themes & Keywords
· 47 tags- directorial debut
- creature feature
- scuba diving
- killer fish
- caribbean island
- gratuitous nudity
- sequel
- horror b movie
- b movie
- bloody violence
- graphic violence
- underwater scene
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- mother son relationship
- nurse
- murder of a nurse
- numbered sequel
- one night stand
- implied sex
- italian exploitation
- natural horror
- death of a woman
- stand alone sequel
- mutation
- police
- monster horror
- splatter horror
- bikini
- piranha
- fish
- death
- beach
- party
- dynamite fishing
- female nudity
- animal in title
- second part
- helicopter
- exploding helicopter
- underwater sex
- gore
- sea
- blood
- terror
- death of son
- independent film
- psychotronic film
- grindhouse film
Piranha II: The Spawning Cast & Characters
Lance Henriksen leads the cast as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough, with Tricia O'Neil as Anne Kimbrough and Steve Marachuk as Tyler Sherman. Directed by James Cameron; 30 actors are credited in all.
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Director James Cameron
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Lance Henriksen as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough - Tricia O'Neil as Anne Kimbrough
- Steve Marachuk as Tyler Sherman
- Ancile Gloudon as Gabby
Also Starring in Piranha II: The Spawning
· 26 more- Ted Richert Raoul, Hotel Manager
- Aston S. Young Aaron
- Ricky Paull Goldin Chris Kimbrough
- Leslie Graves Allison Dumont
- Carolyn De Fonseca Jai (voice) (uncredited)
- Carole Davis Jai
- Ted Rusoff Opening Victim (voice) (uncredited)
- Tracey Berg Beverly
- Arnie Ross Mal the Cook
- Dorothy Cunningham Nurse April
- Sally Ricca Cindy
- Connie Lynn Hadden Loretta
- Lee Krug Ron 'Ronny', the Lifeguard
- Paul Issa Waiter
- Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr. Lou
- Albert Sanders Leo Bell
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- Anne Pollack Mrs. Wilson
- Hildy Magnasun Myrna Benotti
- Phil Colby Ralph Benotti
- Ward White Mr. Dumont
- Paul Drummond Frank
- Gaetano Del Grande Randy
- Johnny Ralston Randy's Son
- Myra Weisler Randy's Wife
- Jim Pair Robert Haywood
- Jan Eisner Mannon Lisa
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Piranha II: The Spawning Plot Summary
What happens in Piranha II: The Spawning from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A Caribbean coastal resort, Hotel Elysium, finds itself menaced not by storms but by a deadly creature feature: flying piranhas spawned from a sunken shipwreck that lurks just off the coast.
Anne Kimbrough [Tricia O’Neil] is a diving instructor at the hotel who notices something off when a student becomes the latest victim. Her estranged police officer husband, Steve Kimbrough [Lance Henriksen], refuses to let her see the corpse, even as she knows the death wasn’t caused by a shark or barracuda—her marine biology training tells a different story, one that unsettles the couple’s fragile past. Soon after, a string of killings—two women and a man—confirms her fears: the attackers are piranhas that have somehow evolved the ability to fly.
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Piranha II: The Spawning FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Piranha II: The Spawning, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Piranha II: The Spawning?
Piranha II: The Spawning runs 1 hour 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was Piranha II: The Spawning released?
Piranha II: The Spawning was released on August 14, 1982.
Who directed Piranha II: The Spawning?
Piranha II: The Spawning was directed by James Cameron.
More films by James Cameron Who is in the cast of Piranha II: The Spawning?
Piranha II: The Spawning stars Lance Henriksen as Police Chief Steve Kimbrough, Tricia O'Neil as Anne Kimbrough and Steve Marachuk as Tyler Sherman, among 30 credited actors.
Does Piranha II: The Spawning have a post-credit scene?
No. Piranha II: The Spawning has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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