Lake Placid
1999 · Movie · R · 82 min · ★ 5.9 · 41% critics
After a shocking attack on a remote lake, a game warden joins forces with a visiting paleontologist to track down the cause. As a mismatched group gathers—including an eccentric local benefactor—the search turns into a tense hunt for a dangerous creature.
Also known as Lake Placid 1 · Lac Placid
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Details
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-07-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (1,254 votes)
- Box office
- $56,870,414
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a lighthearted, tension-filled creature feature with plenty of jokes and a memorable monster; Not for you if you need serious, scary horror with smart, consistent characters like in Leviathan or The Relic.
Pros: fun monster mayhem; strong cast chemistry; effective creature effects | Cons: uneven tone; dialogue may annoy; some characters criticized
Themes
- sheriff
- lake
- diving
- crocodile
- animal attack
- deputy
- paleontologist
- maine
- decapitation
- severed head
- creature
- scientist
- +10 more
Cast & crew
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
Mariska Hargitay
as Myra Okubo
Meredith Salenger
as Deputy Sharon Gare
Directed by Steve Miner