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J.F. Lawton (written by)
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These women are serious about their taste in men!
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The government hires a feminist at the local university to track down the Piranha Women living in the... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Shannon Tweed ... Dr. Margo Hunt

Bill Maher ... Jim

Karen M. Waldron ... Bunny (as Karen Mistal)
Adrienne Barbeau ... Dr. Kurtz

Brett Stimely ... Jean-Pierre
Barry Primus ... Ford Maddox
Jim McKrell ... Dean Stockwell
Paul Ross ... Col. Mattel
Vicky Varner ... Barracuda Leader
Alan David Gelman ... Donnahew Leader

Pat Crawford Brown ... Secretary
Christopher Doyle ... Fred
Lloyd Gordon ... Sam
James Trenton ... Unsavory
Steve Reid ... Bushito
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jungle Heat (USA) (alternative title)
Piranha Women (USA) (working title)
Piranha Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (USA) (alternative title)
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90 min
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The film was shot primarily in the avocado groves maintained by the University of California at Riverside (UCR), which the university uses for horticultural experiments. more
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[Fred and Sam are hacking their way through the Avocado Jungle with machetes, then pause to take stock of their situation]
Fred: We're lost.
Sam: No, we're not - look! Over there!
[the camera zooms in on an avocado hanging from a twig. The two guys approach it, and Sam pulls the avocado into his hand. Fred takes it and stashes away]
Fred: Sam.
Sam: Yeah?
Fred: I think we should head back. We're getting in too deep.
Sam: Oh, don't - Wait a second. What's that I hear? It sounds like... women! Laughing!
Fred: Let's get outta here.
[...]
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Brilliantly funny, 22 July 2004
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Author: breakfastmanager from Blountsville, Alabama

I have got to say that this is one of the funniest movies of the 80's! Granted, it was done on a low budget, but who cares? I come to be entertained, and boy, was I!

Shannon Tweed was way better than the is when she doffs her duds, and Bill Maher was absolutely brilliant! I'm a huge fan, and it seemed like he was almost ad-libbing some of his more chauvinistic rants (if you see his stand-up and TV shows, you know what I'm talking about). Karen Mistal was fetching, and movie legend (yes, legend) Adrianne Barbeau was wonderful.

The barbs run so fast that when one misses, another quickly follows. When Maher comes to the realization that "Oh my God, you're marinating me!!" I almost wet myself.

I don't know anyone (other than my ex-wife) who has seen this that didn't love it. I highly recommend it!

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