Betty White, Bill Pullman, Brendan Gleeson

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden (Pullman) teams up with a paleontologist (Fonda) from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist wit...( read more  read more... )h a penchant for "Crocs" (Platt), 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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Directed by: Steve Miner

Release Date: July 16, 1999

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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2000

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  • September 29, 2009
    A stinky floater.
  • January 15, 2009
    I really enjoy this movie. It's one of those movies I can watch every time I see it on TV, even though I own the DVD.
    Sure the crocodiles were obviously fake, but Oliver Platt is great.
    Betty White is pure comic genius in this movie. Her timing is amazing. My brother is a ...( read more)police officer. Thanks to Ms. White and this movie, he has had the nickname of Officer F*** Meat, since .
  • February 3, 2008
    even at age 10, I was disappointed with this flick
  • November 25, 2007
    A paleontologist is sent to a small Maine town to investigate the cause of death by a man attacked in the town?s lake. A study shows what to be near impossible; a crocodile has inhabited the lake. Trying to find reasons on how and why this crocodile is attacking people and why it...( read more) is Maine, the paleontologist teams with the local Game Warden and Sheriff to find the answers.
    Lake Placid is a fun popcorn movie. If you decide to go into the movie thinking about the premises, you will surely be disappointed. The movie was written by David E. Kelly, who is one of my personal favorites in Hollywood. Lake Placid has a great combination of actors working well together to make up for the outrageous plot. The story is far fetched but entirely fun. This movie is a perfect way to spend a late Friday or Saturday for the horror/comedy buffs. Lake Placid gets three crocodile bites out of five for the pure fun of the film.
  • September 3, 2007
    Laughable.
  • November 20, 2009
    Jaws" without the ocean.
  • October 30, 2009
    Bad. This would have been excellent as a proper B-movie with a big rubber alligator, plot malfunctions and unintentionally funny dialogue.
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 1, 2009
    Don't look at it's teeth
  • September 27, 2009
    Great fun and a giant crocodile. :)

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  • neelvparmar
    July 30, 2008
    i really like this movie very much and i am waiting for this movie!
  • lpatenio
    June 9, 2008
    the movie is just so so.
  • scorpioox
    March 19, 2007
    Although the movie monster isn't very original, this movie is a good way to waste time on a Friday night if nothing better is on.

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