History Film / LakePlacid

%%* KavorkaMan: Hector.

%%* SlapSlapKiss: Jack and Kelly.

%%* StockNessMonster: The big crocodile.
* SuperPersistentPredator: The big crocodile, although it's attempted to be somewhat justified.

%%* TheWorfEffect: See AlwaysABiggerFish above.

* LovableAlphaBitch: Lovable might be putting it too strong, but Brittany from the fourth movie starts out as a more generic AlphaBitch before showing some more admirable aspects later on. From her first scene, she is jealous of Chloe (who has some mild chemistry with her boyfriend Drew) from the get go and doesn't hesitate to peck away at her through AccidentalMisnaming and AntiIntellectualism, as well as having sex with Drew to further make up his mind. Once the giant crocodiles attack though, she displays real concern for the others and does try to save someone whose being eaten. Afterwards, she is clearly traumatized by what happened and shows a much softer attitude towards Chloe and her friend Elaine throughout the attempts to escape the creatures, never questioning them or [[TheMillstone endangering the rest of the group]].

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The lake is plagued by a giant-man eating crocodile so fierce that it eats bears for breakfast. [[spoiler:The twist is that there were ''two'' crocodiles in the lake, a female and a male--and they already mated.]]

* SafeDrivingAesop: In the fourth film, the swim team only ends up at Lake Placid (into stead of a crocodile-free neighboring lake) after their bus driver misses a road sign due to looking at porn on his cellphone. Later in the movie, Drew and Brittany making out while driving a jet ski keeps them from noticing Joey (another jet-skier who'd wiped out) being attacked by baby crocodiles (although to be fair they might have been too far away to notice anyway).

* TaxDeductions: The hunter from the second movie offers to make a donation to the sheriffs department after the death of the (first) crocodile, and says he can make a tax write-off of it when Sheriff Riley thanks him.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Creator/BettyWhite plays [[spoiler:the psychotic Mrs. Delores]] in the first movie, she not only [[spoiler: murdered her husband and has been allowing the crocodile to kill people. But she is also seen casually feeding her blindfolded cows alive to the crocodile, making them suffer the terror and pain dying at the jaws of the giant predator rather than at least painlessly putting the animals down first.]]

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Creator/BettyWhite plays the psychotic Mrs. Delores in the first movie, she not only murdered her husband and has been allowing the crocodile to kill people. But she is also seen casually feeding her blindfolded cows alive to the crocodile, making them suffer the terror and pain dying at the jaws of the giant predator rather than at least painlessly putting the animals down first.

* BearsAreBadNews: As noted above, the attempt to pull this off goes south for the bear in question.

* HyperCompetentSidekick: The EgomaniacHunter's assistant Ahmad is far more capable than him and once kills a crocodile with a machete.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to it's predecessors. Legacy seems to have a more serious and slightly dark tone with barely any comedy in it. And it feels much more intense overall with its setting.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to it's predecessors. Legacy seems to have a more serious and slightly dark tone with barely any comedy in it. And it feels much more intense overall.

* BareYourMidriff: Ellie, in the third film.

* HotScientist: Kelly and on the male side, arguably Jack.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Sheriff Giove and Ryan Loflin are seen having a nice moment in ''Lake Placid: The Finale Chapter'', then going off together and waking up in bed the next morning, somewhat sated and happy. This is contrasted with Brittany leading off Drew to have sex, partially to keep him from pursuing Chloe instead of her, although interestingly, that scene receives the same, tender musical accompaniment as the two adults get, and both of them seeming to have a good time, arguably providing a subtle indication that Brittany and Drew aren't meant to be demonized for it.

* KavorkaMan: Hector.

* SlapSlapKiss: Jack and Kelly.

* StockNessMonster: The big crocodile.

* TheWorfEffect: See AlwaysABiggerFish above.

** [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]; the characters openly debate a giant saltwater crocodile is doing in a lake in Maine. The crocodile expert posits that, miraculously, [[HandWave it swam across two separate oceans]]. Mrs. Bickerman states that it just showed up one day and hasn't left since.

* TruthInTelevision: As of September 4, 2011. A 21 ft crocodile was captured alive in the Philippines and there's reportedly more of them still loose. The Philippines just became a very scary place.

* LegoGenetics: In''Lake Placid: Legacy'', it's revealed that the crocodile from this and the original movie were the result of mixing DNA of salt water crocodile and Purussaurus.

* LegoGenetics: In''Lake Placid Legacy'', its revealed that the crocodile from this and the original movie were the result of mixing DNA of salt water crocodile and Purussaurus.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Sheriff Giove and Ryan Loflin are seen having a nice moment in ''Lake Placid the Finale Chapter'', then going off together and waking up in bed the next morning, somewhat sated and happy. This is contrasted with Brittany leading off Drew to have sex, partially to keep him from pursuing Chloe instead of her, although interestingly, that scene receives the same, tender musical accompaniment as the two adults get, and both of them seeming to have a good time, arguably providing a subtle indication that Brittany and Drew aren't meant to be demonized for it.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Elaine from the fourth movie is willing to talk about boys with Chloe and shows some signs of thinking that Drew is cute, but after insulting Brittany, adds "She does have a great ass though" and later rubs Brittany's shoulders while comforting her after an attack, and grabs her hand as their running from a crocodile.