Piranha 3DD (2012)

Coming hot on the heels of one of the 2000's most teachable
moments, 2009's Friday the 13th, comes its midnight twin, a case
for sleaze, an answer to the question, "Ok, Jordan. If the trash
bits in Jason '09 are bad then what trash bits are good???" And
your co-hosts are here to tell you: Piranha 3DD from 2012 is the
movie you seek! Alexandre Aja's Piranha 3D from two
years earlier is one of the great treasure's of the aughts' long
tail, harnessing the sleaze of the era into clever, exploitation
fun. Double D looks like it has about 1/4 of the budget, but
don't you doubt it; this movie has just as much unpolished gold
(and maybe more??) once you get past the cold open with Gary
Busey and the farting cow. We've got faves on faves in Piranha
3DD, with Danielle Panabaker, Chris Zylka, returning hitters like
Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd, and a real best-use cameo
courtesy of The Hoff. And excuse me, Katrina Bowden did you just
become an Aughts Pod hall of famer? Maybe so! Now get your
bikinis packed and prepare to get wet, because we've got
a lot of pop culture excavating to do. Girls Gone
Wild is collapsing as the 2000s go bankrupt, y'all. The
party's over, so long live the Piranha party!


Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola


Music by: Sam Wineman