Piranhas II - The revenge of the killer fish
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Piranhas II - The revenge of the killer fish |
| Original title | Killer fish |
| Country of production | Brazil , France |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1979 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Antonio Margheriti as Anthony M. Dawson |
| script | Michael Rogers |
| production | Alex Ponti |
| music |
Guido De Angelis Maurizio De Angelis |
| camera | Alberto Spagnoli |
| cut | Roberto Sterbini |
| occupation | |
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Piranhas II - Die Rache der Killerfische , video title Killerfish , is an international co-production of animal horror film by Antonio Margheriti from 1979. Despite the German distribution title, it is not a sequel to the film Piranhas from 1978; this was created in 1981 under the title Piranha 2 - Flying Killer .
action
In the Brazilian rainforest, Kate Neville, Robert Lasky, Warren and Lloyd and the driver Hans perform a coup in a mine. They set fire to various fuel tanks on the mine area and use the ensuing chaos to steal all the emeralds from the main safe of the mine. They lock the stones in a cassette, which they mark and sink into a lake. The head of the group and former employee of the mine, Paul Diller, has meanwhile played backgammon in the group's hotel . The group consults on how to proceed. Since the police are looking for the thieves, they decide not to take the gemstones out of the water for 60 days. The brothers Warren and Lloyd are against it. They pretend to be leaving for Rio, but instead secretly try to get the stones. One of the two is attacked in the water and bleeds to death. The other goes to Lasky and tells him everything. Kate also turns up at Lasky's house, who has since learned that Warren and Lloyd have not arrived at the hotel in Rio. The surviving brother gets in touch with Hans and they both try for their part to retrieve the stones, but are killed by the creature in the water. Lasky and Kate rushing to the water can't help either.
Kate returns to her lover Paul Diller, who keeps piranhas in the aquarium, disturbed . She learns from him that shortly before the coup he released 50 piranhas into the lake, so that around 10,000 piranhas now populate the lake. However, only those who do not adhere to the agreed waiting time will be harmed. Kate is humanly disappointed in Paul. She also realizes that Lasky has only a limited interest in the coup, as he has started a relationship with model Gabrielle, who has come to the hotel with a crew to take photos. Kate and Paul secretly recover the gems, with Kate barely escaping the voracious fish. On the way home, a thunderstorm is falling over the rainforest. Kate, who carries the stones in a make-up case, rescues herself with Paul on board Max's ship, which belongs to the hotel. The crew around Gabrielle and Lasky are also on board. The storm turns into a hurricane that causes the dam wall not far from the ship to collapse. The ship is tossed around on the lake, finally leaks 200 meters from the shore and slowly begins to sink. The piranhas got into the water through the water of the dam. Max is seriously injured while trying to save a man who has gone overboard. Attempting to come ashore with a self-made raft fails. The photographer Ollie has to lose his life while the crew leader Ann comes ashore. It can alert a search aircraft to the boat. It drops lifeboats - Paul takes the only one that is usable. By force of arms he gets the other people on board to clear the way for him and climbs into the boat alone with the jewel case. Lasky jumps after him and there is a duel on the water, in which the piranhas soon also take part. Paul goes down with the boat and the cassette and dies, while Lasky, seriously injured, is able to save himself back on board the sinking ship. From there they are finally brought ashore by the arriving auxiliary troops.
A little later at the hospital, Kate receives a visit from a policeman who brings her the make-up kit that probably belongs to her. Kate flies from Brazil shortly afterwards and is seen by Gabrielle. He succeeds in swapping the make-up cases. This, in turn, was foreseen by Kate and previously secured half of the gems, as she lets Lasky and Gabrielle know in a letter in the suitcase.
production
Piranhas II - Revenge of the Killer Fish was filmed in Angra dos Reis and in Rio de Janeiro . The costumes were created by Adriana Berselli and Salvatore Russo , the production design by Francesco Bronzi . The film was produced with the support of Lee Majors ' Fawcett-Majors Productions , among others , with Majors also starring in the film.
Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish started in US cinemas on December 7, 1979 and was also released in German cinemas on April 17, 1981. The film was released on DVD in March 2013 and was also shown on German television on August 16, 2013 as part of the series The worst films of all times (SchleFaZ) on Tele 5 , with comments from Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten .
The film song The Winner Takes All is interpreted by Amii Stewart .
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Lasky | Lee majors | Horst Naumann |
| Kate Neville | Karen Black | Viktoria Brams |
| Gabrielle | Margaux Hemingway | Dagmar Heller |
| Ann | Marisa Berenson | Heidi Fischer |
| Paul Diller | James Franciscus | Reinhard Glemnitz |
| Ollie | Roy Brocksmith | Horst Sachtleben |
| Hans | Dan Pastorini | Leon Rainer |
| Warren | Frank Pesce | Michael Ande |
| Lloyd | Charles Guardino | Willi Röbke |
| Tom | Gary Collins | Manfred Seipold |
| Quintin | Fábio Sabag | Bruno W. Pantel |
| inspector | Jorge Cherques | Alexander Allerson |
| Ben | Chico Arago | Pierre Franckh |
criticism
For the film service , Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish was a “bloodthirsty adventure story against a picturesque natural backdrop”, in which the bad taste outweighs the horror aspects of the film. "Each fish finger spreads more fear," said Cinema , and described the film as "horror crap".
Web links
- Piranhas II - Revenge of the Killer Fish in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See cinema.de