Scary Spirits Podcast
Piranha (1978) – SSP172
Piranha: A 46th Anniversary Deep Dive and Cocktail Pairing
Join us for a thrilling episode as we celebrate the 46th anniversary of the cult classic horror film, Piranha. Released on August 3rd, this blood-thirsty creature feature has captivated audiences for decades. Hosts Karen and Greg dive headfirst into the waters of terror, dissecting the film scene by scene while sipping on the perfectly paired “Guy Fieri’s Piranha Bite” cocktail. Don’t miss this fin-tastic episode filled with horror, humor, and a splash of pop culture!
Guy Fieri’s Piranha Bite Recipe
• ice
• 3 oz coconut rum
• 3 oz blue curacao
• 3 oz vodka
• big splash pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup sweet and sour mix
• big splash lemon-lime soda
• lemon and lime slices, for garnish
Instructions:
- Mix the ice, rum, curacao, vodka, pineapple juice, sweet and sour mix, lemon-lime soda in a large bowl or pitcher.
- Stir and serve in glasses over more ice and garnish with lemon and lime slices
Yield: 4 servings
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A Brief Synopsis: When thousands of military hybrid piranhas are accidentally released into a river that a children’s holiday camp uses, the race is on to get downstream before the flesh-eating fish do.
Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:
- Karen tells us about the Australian Cattle Dog, also known as Blue Heelers.
- Of course we get lots of facts about piranhas.
- We revisit the chemical Rotenone.
- Karen works in a Judas Priest reference.
Our rating of the film:
This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.
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