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Listening to the DVD commentary last night, producer Jon Davison says the budget was exactly $660,000. I believe he said $400,000 was put up by United Artists, $200,000 by Roger Corman (who was originally supposed to put up $400,000 but changed his mind), and $60,000 by a Japanese actress whose name I do not recall.

Any way to cite this direct, audible quote from the producer himself?203.185.242.56 (talk) 15:12, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't be an issue. I'd recommend the reference read along the lines of "Audio Commentary, Piranha DVD". If there's been more than one DVD release, including the year of the release would probably be a good idea as well, along with any other specific identifying information that comes to mind. See Godfellas for an example of an article that uses an audio commentary as a reference. Cheers! DonIago (talk) 15:28, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Executive produced by Roger Corman, Piranha is the first installment in a series of low-budget B movies inspired by the film Jaws (1975), which had been a major success for Universal Pictures and director Steven Spielberg. Initially, Universal had considered obtaining an injunction to prevent Piranha being released, particularly as they had released Jaws 2 the same summer, but the lawsuit was dropped after Spielberg himself gave the film a positive comment in advance. ~2025-31280-78 (talk) 00:04, 5 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...and? DonIago (talk) 16:21, 7 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]