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Lake Placid is a 1999 American-Canadian buddy film, comedy horror, monster film, and science fiction film directed by Steve Miner. The screenplay and production were handled by David E. Kelley, with cinematography by Daryn Okada and music composed by John Ottman. The cast includes Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, and Brendan Gleeson. Filming took place in Maine, British Columbia, and Vancouver.
The movie has a runtime of 82 minutes and is set in Maine. It was produced by Rocking Chair Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, David E. Kelley Productions, and 20th Century Fox, with distribution by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. The film was released on July 15, 1999, and later on video on demand. It is part of the Lake Placid Collection and was followed by Lake Placid 2.
Financial details list a budget of 27,000,000 and a capital cost of 35,000,000, with box office revenue of 56,870,414. Critical reception includes a review score of 47%, a 5.1/10 rating, and a 34/100 score. Audience ratings show an average of 5.9 on TMDb and 5.8 on IMDb.
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5.9When 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!
Cast
- 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
Themes
- sheriff
- lake
- diving
- crocodile
- animal attack
- deputy
- paleontologist
- maine
- decapitation
- severed head
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Lake Placid 2
- Director
- Steve Miner
- Screenwriter
- David E. Kelley
- Cast member
- David Lewis
- Composer
- John Ottman
- Producer
- David E. Kelley
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Daryn Okada
- Narrative location
- Maine
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 505346
- Performer
- John Ottman
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2000-02-24
- title
- Lake Placid
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 34/100
- capital cost
- 35000000
- box office
- 56870414
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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