Lake Placid (1999)
Runtime: 82 mins
Synopsis: ALLY McBEAL creator David E. Kelley wrote and produced this smalltown horror comedy with equal parts laughs and gore. When scientists studying beavers in a Maine lake are killed by something mysterious in the water, an investigation reveals a very large crocodile with an insatiable... ALLY McBEAL creator David E. Kelley wrote and produced this smalltown horror comedy with equal parts laughs and gore. When scientists studying beavers in a Maine lake are killed by something mysterious in the water, an investigation reveals a very large crocodile with an insatiable appetite. The cast of characters sent in to try to catch the murderous beast includes a game warden (Bill Pullman), a scientist (Bridget Fonda), and a professor with a fondness for the scaly beasts (Oliver Platt). Betty White is an elderly local woman who has a knack for disarming everyone with her saucy language. [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White
Screenwriter: David E. Kelley
Producer: David E. Kelley, Michael Pressman
Composer: John Ottman
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 28, 2006
DVD Features:
- Keep Case - Sensormatic
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- (unspecified) - English
Additional Release Material:
- Featurettes
- Trailers - Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - Cast
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Reviews
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.
Steve Miner directs this shaggy-dog movie that wonderfully reveals the strange and the wondrous in all of God's creations.
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