Lake Placid
Directed by Steve Miner
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!
Where to Watch Lake Placid
- dangerfiel8October 6, 2025After a recent rewatch I'm can say my uncomfortable feeling i got from this film as a teenager remains. Now I can comfortably say I know the reason, this film doesn't know what tone it wants to take. The cast is great, and the animatronic croc is worth the price of admission but the tone doesn't quite hit a horror comedy level you might expect. Its a 90s time capsule that can be fun.
- cat_packDecember 27, 2025This is an amazing movie filled with action and A LOT of funny moments/quick wit. Especially with Betty White such as: "I'm rooting for the crocodile. I hope he swallows your friends whole." Betty: "My husband passed away. It's been years now." Officer: " My department doesn't have any record of that, Mrs. Bickerman." Betty:" Well, I'm sorry. Incomplete records haunt me so." Just do yourself a favor and pretend the sequels don't exist because they're absolutely awful
- James SaenzDecember 12, 2025“if i had a dick, this is where i’d tell you to suck it.” genuinely why is the worst character the main one advocating for the safety of the crocodile? oh that’s right because even in fiction law enforcement sucks. i miss when movies felt like movies. this is shot on location, there’s intention behind the shots, and the climactic final showdown is kicked off with a flying cow set to a triumphant score. that’s the good shit. plus the practical croc looks absolutely amazing and the cgi is honestly pretty decent even by today’s standards. rip betty white you’re an absolute legend.
Lake Placid Trivia
Lake Placid was released on July 15, 1999.
Lake Placid was directed by Steve Miner.
Lake Placid has a runtime of 82m.
Lake Placid was produced by Michael Pressman, David E. Kelley.
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!
The key characters in Lake Placid are Jack Wells (Bill Pullman), Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda), Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt).
Lake Placid is rated R.
Lake Placid is a Horror, Comedy, Action film.
Lake Placid has an audience rating of 3.7 out of 10.
Lake Placid had a budget of $27M.
Lake Placid has made $56.9M at the box office.