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Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Piranha’ – Roger Corman’s Homage To ‘Jaws’

August 30, 2018 by James Jay Edwards

A scene from Roger Corman's 'Piranha.'

In 1975, the movie world was changed by Steven Spielberg’s summer blockbuster Jaws. And almost immediately, schlock filmmakers started imitating it, hoping some of the success would rub off. And some did. The Jaws clone trend has given us awesome movies like Orca, Tentacles, and even Grizzly. Oh, and Piranha.

Filed Under: Cinema Fearité, Entertainment, Horror, Movie Review, Movies Tagged With: Barbara Steele, Belinda Balaski, Bradford Dillman, Dick Miller, Heather Menzies, Janie Squire, Joe Dante, John Sayles, Keenan Wynn, Kevin McCarthy, Melody Thomas, Paul Bartel, Phil Tippett, Pino Donaggio, Richard Robinson, Rob Bottin, Roger Corman, Roger Richman, Vincent Prentice

Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Dressed to Kill’ – An Impressive And Unashamed Hitchcock Rip-Off That Still Retains Its Own Identity

November 5, 2015 by James Jay Edwards

There’s little doubt that Alfred Hitchcock is one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) influences in the world of cinema.  Many successful directors owe a huge debt of gratitude to the Master of Suspense, everyone from Robert Zemeckis (What Lies Beneath) to David Fincher (Se7en, Panic Room), from Steven Spielberg (Jaws, Duel) to David […]

Filed Under: Cinema Fearité Tagged With: Alfred Hitchcock, Angie Dickinson, Brian De Palma, Keith Gordon, Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Pino Donaggio, Ralf D. Bode, William Finley

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