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Lake Placid [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Platt, Betty White
Director(s): Steve Miner
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations
Movie Release: 1999
DVD Release: 01/11/2000
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Total Copies: 9
Genres: Horror, Horror Comedy, Natural Horror
See Also: Lake Placid [Fullscreen], Lake Placid [Spanish], Lake Placid [Widescreen]

DVD Synopsis

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 drawback in her line of work) and is recovering from a breakup with one of her co-workers. Jack would just as soon handle this matter without Kelly's help, but with time, the two get used to each other and something beyond a working relationship begins to develop. Meanwhile, Jack and Kelly also have to deal with Sheriff Hank Keogh (Brendan Gleeson), who would like to find the mystery creature and kill it; Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), a quirky mythology expert who wants to capture and study the beast; and Mrs. Bickerman (Betty White), an eccentric older woman with dubious stories about her missing cattle -- and missing husband. Blending suspense, humor, and romance, Lake Placid was written by David E. Kelley, creator of the popular TV shows Ally McBeal and The Practice, and directed by Steve Miner, whose credits range from TV's The Wonder Years to the films Forever Young and Halloween: H20. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Bill Pullman - Jack Wells
Bridget Fonda - Kelly Scott
Brendan Gleeson - Hank Keogh
Oliver Platt - Hector Cyr
Betty White - Mrs. Bickerman

Member Movie Reviews

Sara C. (SarithaAnn) wrote on 12/7/2008...

2 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Lake Placid places man against giant crocodile that has somehow made it to a serene lake town. This movie has all the makings of failure. However, I have to admit that it will sit proudly on my shelf as another one of my guilty pleasures. Is this an award winning film? Nope. Is this a film that everyone will like? Probably not. But the film seems to understand what it is...a campy, over the top, silly, somewhat gory creature feature and it feeds into it.
My favorite character in the movie definitely has to be Betty White. She could not have acted less like a "Golden Girl" if she tried. Her character is the definite comic relief and some of the things that come out of her mouth in the movie would make Estelle Getty blush.
If you like movies such as Eight Legged Freaks, Tremors, Arachnophobia, and so on...go ahead and give this movie a chance...you may just like it.