Film199982 min

Lake Placid

Name: Lake Placid
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1999
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White

Taste attributes: actioncomedyhorrorscience fictionthrillerdetectiveanimalsunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"You'll never know what bit you."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: a horror comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 789 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!

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