Lake Placid (film series)

Lake Placid

Cover for the recent Blu-ray re-release of the original film.
Directed by
Produced by
  • David E. Kelley (1)
  • Michael Pressman (1)
  • Peter Bogart (1)
  • Jeffery Beach (2–4)
  • Phillip Roth (2–4)
Written by
  • David E. Kelley (1)
  • Todd Hurvitz (1–2)
  • Howie Miller (1–2)
  • David Reed (3–4)
Music by
Cinematography
  • Daryn Okada (1)
  • Lorenzo Senatore (2)
  • Anton Bakarski (3)
  • Martin Chichov (4)
Edited by
  • Paul Hirsch (1)
  • Marshall Harvey (1)
  • John Quinn (2–4)
  • Matt Michael (3)
Distributed by
Release dates
 1999 – present
Running time
 355 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $27 million
Box office $56,870,414

Lake Placid is an American series of monster horror/comedy films which started with Lake Placid in 1999 and was followed by three made for television sequels, Lake Placid 2 (2007), Lake Placid 3 (2010) and Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012), as well as a made for television crossover film with the Anaconda series, titled Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015). Each installment revolves around the presence of giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodiles in the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine, and the efforts of various groups to capture or destroy the creatures. All of the films reference members of the fictitious "Bickerman" family.

Films

Lake Placid (1999)

Main article: Lake Placid (film)

A group attempts to destroy a giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodile, which terrorizes Black Lake, Maine.

Lake Placid 2 (2007)

Main article: Lake Placid 2

In the sequel to the feature film, man-eating crocodiles return to the lake as two males and one aggressive female crocodile, which is protecting her nest, wreak havoc on the locals.

Lake Placid 3 (2010)

Main article: Lake Placid 3

A game warden moves his family to Lake Placid, once the site of deadly crocodile attacks. Locals assure him the crocs are gone, but his mischievous young son finds a few baby crocs and begins feeding them. They quickly grow into very big adults and start attacking the game warden's family and nearby town.

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012)

Reba the poacher is back, now an EPA agent. Black Lake is turned into a crocodile sanctuary surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence gets left open one night, a high-school field trip bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile chow.

Crossover

Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)

In Clear Lake, Maine, an accident between the deadliest creatures have been generated and escaped. Now, a town sheriff and wildlife officer find themselves to save a group of sorority girls from a battle between crocodiles and snakes.

Cast and characters

Character Film
Lake Placid
(1999)		 Lake Placid 2
(2007)		 Lake Placid 3
(2010)		 Lake Placid:
The Final Chapter
(2012)		 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
(2015)
Jack Wells Bill Pullman  
Kelly Scott Bridget Fonda  
Hector Cyr Oliver Platt  
Sheriff Hank Keough Brendan Gleeson  
Deputy Sharon Gare Meredith Salenger  
Delores Bickerman Betty White (Mentioned only)   (Mentioned only)  
Sheriff James Riley   John Schneider  
Emma Warner   Sarah Lafleur  
Struthers   Sam McMurray  
Ahmad   Joe Holt  
Scott Riley   Chad Michael Collins (Flashback)  
Kerri   Alicia Ziegler (Flashback)  
Sadie Bickerman   Cloris Leachman (Flashback) (Mentioned only)  
Reba   Yancy Butler
Nathan Bickerman   Colin Ferguson (Mentioned only)  
Susan Bickerman   Kirsty Mitchell  
Connor Bickerman   Jordan Grehs  
Ellie   Kacey Barnfield  
Brett   Mark Evans  
Sheriff Tony Willinger   Michael Ironside  
Jim Bickerman   Robert Englund
Sheriff Theresa Giove   Elisabeth Röhm  
Ryan Loflin   Paul Nicholls  
Chloe Giove   Poppy Lee Friar  
Max Loflin   Benedict Smith  
Brittany   Scarlett Byrne  
Will "Tully" Tull   Corin Nemec
Bethany Tull   Skye Lourie
Sarah Murdoch   Annabel Wright
Beach   Stephen Billington
Deputy Ferguson   Oliver Walker

Crew

Film Director Writer(s) Producer(s)
Lake Placid (1999) Steve Miner David E. Kelley David E. Kelley
Michael Pressman
Peter Bogart
Lake Placid 2 (2007) David Flores Todd Hurvitz
Howie Miller		 Jeffery Beach
Phillip Roth
Lake Placid 3 (2010) Griff Furst David Reed
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) Don Michael Paul
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015) A. B. Stone Berkeley Anderson

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Budget
North America Other
territories		 Worldwide
Lake Placid July 16, 1999 $31,770,414 $25,100,000 $56,870,414 $27 million
Total $31,770,414 $25,100,000 $56,870,414 $27 million

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Lake Placid 40% (75 reviews) 34 (25 reviews)
Lake Placid 2 20% (5 reviews) N/A
Lake Placid 3 N/A N/A
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter N/A N/A
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda N/A N/A

Video game tie-ins

Croc Drop

Croc Drop is an interactive game produced in 1999 to promote the film Lake Placid from the same year.[1]

Lake Placid 2: Croc Alley

Lake Placid 2: Croc Alley is an interactive game produced in 2007 to promote the film Lake Placid 2 from the same year.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/deadsites-lake-placid/
  2. ↑ http://www.y8.com/games/lake_placid_2_croc_alley
  3. ↑ http://www.gungames.net/game/lake-placid-2-croc-alley.html
  4. ↑ http://www.g9g.name/Lake_Placid_2_Croc_Alley.html
  5. ↑ http://www.gamesloon.com/free-action-1/bloody-games-32/lake-placid-2-croc-alley-2366.html
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