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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David E. Kelley (written by)
Release Date:
16 July 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
You'll never know what bit you. more
Plot:
Horror-Comedy about a man-eating crocodile loose in the lake. full summary | add synopsis
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Finally, A horror movie that's not......a horror movie, I guess.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Bill Pullman | ... | Jack Wells |
 | Bridget Fonda | ... | Kelly Scott |
 | Oliver Platt | ... | Hector Cyr |
 | Brendan Gleeson | ... | Sheriff Hank Keough |
 | Betty White | ... | Mrs. Delores Bickerman |
 | David Lewis | ... | Walt Lawson |
 | Tim Dixon | ... | Stephen Daniels |
 | Natassia Malthe | ... | Janine |
 | Mariska Hargitay | ... | Myra Okubo |
 | Meredith Salenger | ... | Deputy Sharon Gare |
 | Jed Rees | ... | Deputy Burke |
 | Richard Leacock | ... | Deputy Stevens |
| Jake T. Roberts | ... | Officer Coulson |
| Warren Takeuchi | ... | Paramedic |
 | Ty Olsson | ... | State Trooper |
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MPAA:
Rated R for violent creature attacks and related gore, and for language.
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Runtime:
82 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (Canadian Home Video rating) |
USA:R (No. 36663) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:11 |
France:U |
Germany:16 (nf) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:18 |
UK:15 |
Philippines:PG-13
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Betty White's character is told that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) would be interested to learn of her alleged mistreatment of her cows. In reality, Betty White is a major on-air spokesperson for PETA.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Wells shoots the tranquilizer into the trapped croc you can see the pink-feathered tranq projectile. The second croc jumps, is shot, and we cut back to the first croc who no longer has the tranquilizer dart.
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Quotes:
[Kelly slaps Keough]
Sheriff Hank Keough: Quit hitting me!
Kelly Scott: Stop throwing heads at me!
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Sheriff Hank Keough: Quit hitting me!
Kelly Scott: Stop throwing heads at me!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (#8.4)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Is This Love
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"Lake Placid" is one of my all-time favorite movies ever. The dialog is sarcastic and funny no matter what's going on, which keeps it light even with all the people getting eaten every now and then. All the lines between Hector and the Sheriff are especially noted. Most of the comebacks I use whenever possible in everyday conversation. Hector's dream is awesome, though. I love Oliver Platt.
The best part is that it isn't trying to be a scream-out-loud sort of monster horror movie, it's just having fun. The acting isn't the best, but the way all the lines are delivered makes up for it, and adds to it's charm. It really reminds me of one of those cheap Sci-Fi channel monster movies with the horrible effects, only 10 times better and the effects are more real, of course. Not perfect, but better then the Sci-Fi channel. It looked like a crocodile to me.
So while you can sit there and try to pick out everything that's wrong with this movie, it's better just to sit back and enjoy it. It's not pretending to be intelligent and so the movie is best viewed knowing that. It tells you that itself within the first 10 minutes.