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Scott examines the tooth and suspects it to be from a crocodile. Reluctant to return to the museum, she joins an expedition to investigate the lake. Matters are complicated with the arrival of Hector Cyr ([[Oliver Platt]]), a notorious and eccentric crocodile expert who believes that the animals are holy and seeks to swim with them. Together the group attempt to locate the animal and deal with the threat it represents. |
Scott examines the tooth and suspects it to be from a crocodile. Reluctant to return to the museum, she joins an expedition to investigate the lake. Matters are complicated with the arrival of Hector Cyr ([[Oliver Platt]]), a notorious and eccentric crocodile expert who believes that the animals are holy and seeks to swim with them. Together the group attempt to locate the animal and deal with the threat it represents. |
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==Cast== |
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*[[Bill Pullman]] as Jack Wells |
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*[[Bridget Fonda]] as Kelly Scott |
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*[[Oliver Platt]] as Hector Cyr |
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*[[Brendan Gleeson]] as Sheriff Hank Keough |
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*[[Betty White]] as Mrs. Delores Bickerman |
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*[[David Lewis]] as Walt Lawson |
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*Tim Dixon as Stephen Daniels |
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*Natassia Malthe as Janine |
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*Mariska Hargitay as Myra Okubo |
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*Meredith Salenger as Deputy Sharon Gare |
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*Jed Rees as Deputy Burke |
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*Richard Leacock as Deputy Stevens |
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*Jake T. Roberts as Officer Coulson |
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*Warren Takeuchi as Paramedic |
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*Ty Olsson as State Trooper |
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==Quotations== |
==Quotations== |
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Revision as of 17:17, 18 October 2005
Lake Placid is a 1999 comedy/horror film, directed by Steve Miner.
Plot
The movie opens with a Maine sheriff accompanying a scientist who is researching Beaver population levels in a lake. The scientist is subjected to a horrific attack from an unseen menace beneath the water, and literally bitten in half.
A tooth is discovered embedded in the body and a request is sent to a museum for an expert to come and examine it. Palaeontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) is selected for the mission, largely because her romantic relationship with her boss has just broken up as a result of his infidelity with another worker, and he wants to get rid of her until she calms down.
Scott examines the tooth and suspects it to be from a crocodile. Reluctant to return to the museum, she joins an expedition to investigate the lake. Matters are complicated with the arrival of Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), a notorious and eccentric crocodile expert who believes that the animals are holy and seeks to swim with them. Together the group attempt to locate the animal and deal with the threat it represents.
Cast
- 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 Lewis as Walt Lawson
- Tim Dixon as Stephen Daniels
- Natassia Malthe as Janine
- Mariska Hargitay as Myra Okubo
- Meredith Salenger as Deputy Sharon Gare
- Jed Rees as Deputy Burke
- Richard Leacock as Deputy Stevens
- Jake T. Roberts as Officer Coulson
- Warren Takeuchi as Paramedic
- Ty Olsson as State Trooper
Quotations
Kelly Scott : "Uh, there's something I wanted to ask you. What's it like to be a woman in the woods of Maine? I mean, the guys don't turn all horny or anything like they did in Deliverance, right?"
Mrs. Bickerman : "Oh, my husband passed away. It's been almost two years now." Sheriff Hank Keough : "My department doesn't have any record of that, Mrs. Bickerman." Mrs. Bickerman : "Well, I'm sorry. Incomplete records haunt me so."
Mrs. Bickerman : "Murders and rapes in the city, people bomb planes, can the police stop them? No! But feed one little cow to a crocodile..."
Kelly Scott : "I will NOT calm down! This is the second time I've been hit with a severed head and I DON'T LIKE IT!"
(After finding a rotting toe) Hector : "Is this the man that was killed?" Sheriff Hank Keough : "He seemed taller."
Reception
Lake Placid is a combination of suspense, outright horror and comedy. Most of the humous stems from the "fish out of water" quality of Scott and the bickering between Hector and local Sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson). The movie was generally recieved poorly by audiences and critics - a common complaint was that the horror and comedy elements did not sit well together, making the movie fail on both counts. Roger Ebert described it as "completely wrong-headed from beginning to end"[1].
Trivia
- The 30-foot long crocodile was created by the famous Stan Winston Studios.
- US Tagline: You'll never know what bit you.
- UK Tagline: Part Mystery. Part Thriller. Parts Missing.