Lake Placid
“You'll never know what bit you.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 54, rated by 1 admin.
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A giant crocodile disturbs a quiet Maine lake and forces a mismatched group of investigators to cooperate. The creature work brings scale, while the human bickering keeps the mood closer to a snappy comedy than a solemn ecological warning. A compact, accessible monster-night choice.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3/10
- Plot
- 7/10
- Effects
- 2.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8/10
“A giant crocodile interrupts an already argumentative local committee.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 54
Synopsis and movie facts
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
- Released
- 1999
- Directed by
- Steve Miner
- Running time
- 82 min
Starring
- Bill Pullman as Jack Wells
- Bridget Fonda as Kelly Scott
- Oliver Platt as Hector Cyr
- Brendan Gleeson as Sheriff Hank Keough
- Betty White as Mrs. Delores Bickerman
- David James Lewis as Walt Lawson
- Tim Dixon as Stephen Daniels
- Natassia Malthe as Janine
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 9825.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review finds the cast effective and describes the clash between the visiting specialist, locals and giant crocodile.
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