Killer Fish
| Killer Fish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Produced by | Alex Ponti |
| Written by | Michael Rogers |
| Starring |
Lee Majors Karen Black Margaux Hemingway Marisa Berenson James Franciscus |
| Music by |
Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis |
| Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli |
| Edited by | Cesare D'Amico |
Production company |
Fawcett-Majors Productions Victoria Productions Filmar do Brasil |
| Distributed by |
Paris Filmes ITC Entertainment[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country |
Italy France Brazil |
| Language | English |
Killer Fish is a 1979 Italian-French-Brazilian horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti.[2][3]
Plot
The mastermind behind a precision theft of priceless emeralds decides to hide the jewels at the bottom of a reservoir he has secretly stocked with savage deadly piranha. Retrieving the gems turns to be a caper in itself since the group is now torn by suspicion and jealousy. Several gang members try to recover the loot on their own, only to become screaming victims of the insatiable horde of killer fish. The treasure is down there just waiting to be brought up. To get them, everyone must face the inescapable terror of thousands of man-eating creatures.
Cast
- Lee Majors as Robert Lasky
- Karen Black as Kate Neville
- Margaux Hemingway as Gabrielle
- Marisa Berenson as Ann
- James Franciscus as Paul Diller
- Roy Brocksmith as Ollie
- Dan Pastorini as Hans
- Frank Pesce as Warren
- Charles Guardino as Lloyd
- Anthony Steffen as Max
- Fábio Sabag as Quintin
- Gary Collins as Tom
Filming
The film was made on location in the city of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3]
Release
Key Video released the film on VHS in the US in 1980. The film saw its first DVD release in Italy in 2002 by Pulp Video. There were other DVD releases in Germany and Spain in the following years, all in fullscreen. In 2014, Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction with ITV studios, released the first Blu-ray and DVD of the film in the US on September 30. This release also marked the first HD widescreen release in the world, sourced from the original interpositive.
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin stated that the film "appears to have a greater budget than Piranha" and that it "exhibits considerably less imagination".[4] Vincent Canby of The New York Times stated that the film "may not be a good movie — it's really inept—but it's friendly, like Mr. Majors's quizzical squint, which is, I'm told by people who watch more television than I do, what Mr. Majors does best. Everyone, in fact, carries on gamely, as people do at a picnic when it rains."[5]
References
- ↑ Killer Fish company credits. The New York Times
- ↑ Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). Attori stranieri del nostro cinema. Gremese Editore. p. 279. ISBN 9788884404251.
- 1 2 "O Peixe Assasino" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Killer Fish". Monthly Film Bulletin. London. 46 (540): 147–148. 1979. ISSN 0027-0407.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (December 7, 1979). "Killer Fish (1979) Screen: Human Prey Menaced in 'Killer Fish':The Plastic Skeleton". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
External links
- Killer Fish on IMDb
- Killer Fish on Facebook