Lake Placid (film)

Lake Placid
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Miner
Written byDavid E. Kelley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaryn Okada
Edited by
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 16, 1999 (1999-07-16)
Running time
82 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$27–35 million[2][3]
Box office$56.9 million[3]

Lake Placid is a 1999 American comedy horror film[4] directed by Steve Miner and written by David E. Kelley. It is the first installment in the Lake Placid film series and stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Platt, Betty White, Meredith Salenger, and Mariska Hargitay. In the film, a giant crocodile terrorizes the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine, while a dysfunctional group of police and scientists attempt to capture or kill the beast.

Lake Placid was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures and Stan Winston Studios (which did the special effects for the creatures) and principal photography was shot in British Columbia, Canada. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released in theatres in the United States on July 16, 1999,[2] and in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2000.[5] It grossed $56.9 million worldwide and was followed by five low-budget made-for-television sequels, starting with Lake Placid 2 in 2007.

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