Lake Placid (1999)

Regisseur:

Steve Miner

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

David E. Kelley (written by)

Premierendatum:

16. Juli 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Komödie | Horror | Thriller

Werbezeile:

You'll never know what bit you.

Plot:

Horror-Comedy about a man-eating crocodile loose in the lake.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Cult Classic | Bait | Torn In Half | Shot In The Head | Severed Toe

Nutzerkommentare:

Finally, A horror movie that's not......a horror movie, I guess.

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27

3:10 AM

HBO

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Lac Placid (Canada: French title)
Lake Placid - Der Schrecken aus der Tiefe (Deutschland) (TV title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violent creature attacks and related gore, and for language.

Länge:

82 Min

Produktionsland:

Canada | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Iceland:14 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | USA:R (No. 36663) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | 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

Drehorte:

Buntzen Lake, Anmore, British Columbia, Canada

Firma:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Dies und das:

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.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Keough and Cyr are arguing in the boat and Wells asks if he'd please drop the anchor. As he's asking, the boat is moving rather quickly, but when Keough tosses the anchor over, the water is still indicating the boat is stopped.

Dialogzitate:

Hector Cyr: She tell you that we had sex together? So vigorous!
Kelly Scott: I never had sex with you!
Hector Cyr: I'm horrible in bed. They never remember.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Nimmt Bezug auf Alligator (1980)

Soundtrack:

I Think I Love You

Finally, A horror movie that's not......a horror movie, I guess.

"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.