Bill Pullman,
Bridget Fonda,
Brendan Gleeson,
Oliver Platt,
Betty White
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So what's under the water in that lake deep in the Maine woods? No one is sure what it could be, but a dead and severely mutilated body was found near the shore, and the only clue is a large tooth whi... read more
Directed by: Steve Miner
Release Date: July 16, 1999
Keywords:
horror,
monster,
crocodile,
betty white,
oliver platt,
lake placid,
brendan gleeson,
Betty White ,
Brendan Gleeson ,
Oliver Platt ,
Lake Placid
DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000
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October 21, 2011To begin with its not even Lake Placid, but some other lake, this one up in Maine ("the graveyard of horror!" ... I just said that. I don't know if its true. Like the sound of it though. London's maybe the real graveyard ... anyway ) and there's something in the water, somethi... read more
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February 13, 2011Lake Placid I believe is a very underrated film. The film seems to be crucified by the fact it was written by Alley McBeal creator, David E. Kelly. If you can get past this fact, Lake Placid is a very entertaining horror comedy. The acting is decent at best and the scares are goo... read more
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January 7, 2011So much fun. Great cast, great script and the Citizen Kane of Croc movies.
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August 15, 2009I don't see why "Lake Placid" didn't do better in theatres and isn't more popular than it is. Sure, it's not a classic like "Jaws" and it's not that scary, but it is a solid horror movie in its own right. Somehow, a crocodile has ended up in the cold waters of Maine and some scie... read more
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April 8, 2008This movie is average. It's extremly common and typical: Giant crocodile, killing random people, who will survive? It's your every day horror flick. It's nothing different, and has no orginality too it.
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January 10, 2008The monster in question resides in tranquil Black Lake, in the backwoods of Maine, where it routinely chomps on anybody foolish enough to fall into the water. But deft script and engaging characters aside, something must have gone wrong during production, because the film conclud... read more
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October 8, 2007scary and has funny bits surprised they didnt make a second one because at the end u see little small crocs there
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
January 1, 2000
Robert Horton, Film.com
A funny film!
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Lake Placid isn't so bad that it's good; it's so bad that it's really bad. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Andy Seiler, USA Today
Pullman once made a career playing bumbling idiots, but now he seems to play only dashing leading men. He was better at bumblers.
January 1, 2000
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
What's missing here is Mr. Kelley's stock in trade - a three-act script with snappy dialogue. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Laughably stupid, only fitfully scary. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Lake Placid combines humor and thrills with remarkable deftness.
January 1, 2000
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
There's a special look that actors get - avid yet resigned - when the movie they're starring in is so bad it practically billboards their stalled careers. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Dull, jokey, and insubstantial!
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