Comments on: Piranha (1978) http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376 your happy childhood ends here! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:40:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: mamamiasweetpeaches http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-7555 mamamiasweetpeaches Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:41:59 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-7555 I saw pieces of this on TV as a kid but never the whole thing. I finally downloaded it and watched it last night. My daughter said "How was it?" and I said "It was incredibly cheesy. Ive never seen so many Crotch Shots in a movie before!" I guess when you swim in a lake the water only comes up to right under your chest cuz when the piranhas attacked that seemed to be where they were goin! If you were LUCKY they attacked your feet and hands but most of those unhappy campers were gettin bitten right in the hoo-hah! Those cheeky piranhas! I saw pieces of this on TV as a kid but never the whole thing. I finally downloaded it and watched it last night. My daughter said “How was it?” and I said “It was incredibly cheesy. Ive never seen so many Crotch Shots in a movie before!”

I guess when you swim in a lake the water only comes up to right under your chest cuz when the piranhas attacked that seemed to be where they were goin! If you were LUCKY they attacked your feet and hands but most of those unhappy campers were gettin bitten right in the hoo-hah! Those cheeky piranhas!

]]> By: Amanda By Night http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5438 Amanda By Night Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:23:55 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5438 I'll be honest, I didn't see this movie until I was an adult, but how I remember the newsprint ads... I was OBSESSED with shark movies when I was a kid and this seemed just close enough to fit the bill... And of course, Bradford Dilman. Oh man! Will we see a nice little tribute to Piranha 2 here as well? Or perhaps just Killer Fish? :) I’ll be honest, I didn’t see this movie until I was an adult, but how I remember the newsprint ads… I was OBSESSED with shark movies when I was a kid and this seemed just close enough to fit the bill…

And of course, Bradford Dilman. Oh man!

Will we see a nice little tribute to Piranha 2 here as well? Or perhaps just Killer Fish? :)

]]> By: eugeniepetite http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5437 eugeniepetite Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:28:44 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5437 LOVE this one!  It was actually filmed in and around a town I lived in, San Marcos, TX.  Some of it was shot at this goofy little amusement park, Aquarena Springs, complete with an underwater mermaid show, Ralf the swimming pig, and glass bottom boat rides.  I was always on the lookout for Piranha in that river! LOVE this one!  It was actually filmed in and around a town I lived in, San Marcos, TX.  Some of it was shot at this goofy little amusement park, Aquarena Springs, complete with an underwater mermaid show, Ralf the swimming pig, and glass bottom boat rides.  I was always on the lookout for Piranha in that river!

]]> By: unkle lancifer http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5434 unkle lancifer Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:11:28 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5434 <p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Chris & Umlaut, I had to add the two scenes you mentioned under "Indelible Scenes"!</span></p> Chris & Umlaut, I had to add the two scenes you mentioned under “Indelible Scenes”!

]]> By: DavidFullam http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5433 DavidFullam Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:46:53 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5433 Saw it when NBC showed it Sunday night way back when. A real favorite. Saw it when NBC showed it Sunday night way back when. A real favorite.

]]> By: Umlaut http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5432 Umlaut Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:42 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5432 I remember when I was a kid, I was given a TV for my room.  I had to be 8 or 9.  'Piranaha' was the Thursday night movie of the week and I wanted to watch it.  But being a school night, I was told I had to go to bed.  So, of course, once upstairs I turned on the small TV and sat very close with the volume VERY low so I wouldn't be found out!  Low and behold while Lost River Lake's beloved resort was being harassed by these little beasties my Dad walked into the room.  Gave me a really disapproving look, unplugged the TV and walked out with it.  It took me years before I was able to find out how it ended.  My imagination had to fill in the blanks.  (For good and bad.) To this day, Piranha holds a special place in my heart.  The image of the old man on the river with his feet eaten off is fantastic!   My passion for horror was only reinforced by my loss of the finally and later turned me onto The Howling and more of Joe Dante. Thank you, Roger Corman and congrats on your Academy award! <strong>http://tinyurl.com/yavrw8p</strong> I remember when I was a kid, I was given a TV for my room.  I had to be 8 or 9.  ‘Piranaha’ was the Thursday night movie of the week and I wanted to watch it.  But being a school night, I was told I had to go to bed.  So, of course, once upstairs I turned on the small TV and sat very close with the volume VERY low so I wouldn’t be found out!  Low and behold while Lost River Lake’s beloved resort was being harassed by these little beasties my Dad walked into the room.  Gave me a really disapproving look, unplugged the TV and walked out with it.  It took me years before I was able to find out how it ended.  My imagination had to fill in the blanks.  (For good and bad.)
To this day, Piranha holds a special place in my heart.  The image of the old man on the river with his feet eaten off is fantastic!   My passion for horror was only reinforced by my loss of the finally and later turned me onto The Howling and more of Joe Dante.
Thank you, Roger Corman and congrats on your Academy award!
http://tinyurl.com/yavrw8p

]]> By: unkle lancifer http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5431 unkle lancifer Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5431 <p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Chris, <div></div> <div>Yes, "White shorts guy" deserves an award for best extra of all time but I had to make sure I also included "Old lady in gold cowgirl suit" too, it was a tough one! I wonder if their paths ever crossed again in life.</div> </div> </span></p>

Chris,

Yes, “White shorts guy” deserves an award for best extra of all time but I had to make sure I also included “Old lady in gold cowgirl suit” too, it was a tough one! I wonder if their paths ever crossed again in life.

]]> By: Chris http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376&cpage=1#comment-5430 Chris Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:23:06 +0000 http://www.kindertrauma.com/?p=10376#comment-5430 It's with many thanks to my father that I got to see this back as a lad one rainy Saturday afternoon when it aired on our local affiliate ABC station (back in the good old days when they'd show cartoons all morning, then in the afternoon just put any old thing on... like Shark Kill!). He told me "you liked JAWS, you might like this. I'll be in the garage fixing the car. You stay here and watch. And don't bother me." I can forgive his great parenting skills at that moment, because the movie was amazing! The scene where the little boy witnesses his father's death always stuck with me due to it freaking me out so badly. Plus, Dick Miller's exchange with his lacky... "What about the goddamn piranhas!?!" "They're eating the guests, sir." Great, great stuff! I anxiously await April, so me and my dad can witness the remake in all its 3D glory!   And props to you Unk, for the choice of late 70's  fashion screengrab. The guy in the white shorts next to the guy/gal (??) with the Farrah hair in yellow is one of the most unintentionally hilarious fellas in the history of movies (right up there with the guy who has his wang out at the end of Teen Wolf). Seriously, just pay attention to him instead of the scene. The man makes some glorious expressions! It’s with many thanks to my father that I got to see this back as a lad one rainy Saturday afternoon when it aired on our local affiliate ABC station (back in the good old days when they’d show cartoons all morning, then in the afternoon just put any old thing on… like Shark Kill!). He told me “you liked JAWS, you might like this. I’ll be in the garage fixing the car. You stay here and watch. And don’t bother me.”

I can forgive his great parenting skills at that moment, because the movie was amazing! The scene where the little boy witnesses his father’s death always stuck with me due to it freaking me out so badly. Plus, Dick Miller’s exchange with his lacky… “What about the goddamn piranhas!?!” “They’re eating the guests, sir.” Great, great stuff!

I anxiously await April, so me and my dad can witness the remake in all its 3D glory!
 
And props to you Unk, for the choice of late 70′s  fashion screengrab. The guy in the white shorts next to the guy/gal (??) with the Farrah hair in yellow is one of the most unintentionally hilarious fellas in the history of movies (right up there with the guy who has his wang out at the end of Teen Wolf). Seriously, just pay attention to him instead of the scene. The man makes some glorious expressions!

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