Lake Placid (1999)
Average Rating: 5/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 42
Faux horror schtick fails to elicit any laughs or scares.
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 14
Faux horror schtick fails to elicit any laughs or scares.
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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 which appears to be from a prehistoric animal resembling a huge crocodile. Jack Wells (Bill Pullman), the local fish and game warden, is investigating the case when he's assigned a helper, paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda). Kelly generally does office work since she hates the outdoors (a
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Bill Pullman
Jack Wells -
Bridget Fonda
Kelly Scott -
Brendan Gleeson
Hank Keogh -
Oliver Platt
Hector Cyr -
Betty White
Mrs. Bickerman -
David Lewis
Walt Lawson -
Tim Dixon
Stephen Daniels -
Mariska Hargitay
Myra Okubo -
Meredith Salenger
Deputy Sharon Gare -
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All Critics (93) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (28) | Rotten (43) | DVD (18)
A funny film!
The funniest film of the summer!
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.
An almost mystifyingly bad movie!
A passable yet unspectacular horror effort...
Surprise to say, the film is actually, by turns, both scary and funny, although seldom at the same time.
Far from being a great film, but it's a guilty pleasure for sure.
Audience Reviews for Lake Placid
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- Hector Cyr: Let's not overlook the fact that he didn't eat me.
- Jack Wells: 'Cause he just ate a cow, stupid!
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- Hank Keogh: [the U.S. and Florida game officials finally show up] We, uh, trapped him with our chopper.
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- Mrs. Bickerman: Murders and rapes in the city, people bomb planes, can the police stop 'em? No! But feed one little cow to a crocodile...
- Hank Keogh: You're gonna stay right here until the police show. You're under full house arrest.
- Mrs. Bickerman: Thank you, officer fuck-meat!
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- Hector Cyr: [Upon finding a decaying toe] Is this the man that was killed?
- Hank Keogh: He seemed... taller.
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