History Film / LakePlacid

It spawned five [[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]], the last of which serves as a [[Film/LakePlacidVsAnaconda crossover]] with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}''. A fifth was released in 2018, but is InNameOnly, ignoring all previous films (including the original!).

It spawned five[[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]], the last of which serves as a [[Film/LakePlacidVsAnaconda crossover]] with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}''. A fifth was released in 2018, but is InNameOnly, ignoring all previous films (including the original!).

It spawned five[[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]], the last of which serves as a [[Film/LakePlacidVsAnaconda crossover]] with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}''. A fifth was released in 2018, but is InNameOnly.

It spawned four [[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]], the last of which serves as a [[Film/LakePlacidVsAnaconda crossover]] with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}''.

* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:The heroes manage to sedate and capture the huge crocodile hanging out in an American lake, but the end shows that she had babies. This is foreshadowed earlier on when a smaller male suddenly jumps up out of nowhere before getting shot.]]

** Discussed; the characters openly debate what the hell a giant saltwater crocodile is doing in a Maine lake. The crocodile expert thinks that, miraculously, it swam two different oceans. Mrs. Bickerman states that it just showed up one day and hasn't left since.

* TheEndOrIsIt: The heroes manage to sedate and capture the huge crocodile hanging out in an American lake, but the end shows that she had babies. This is foreshadowed earlier on when a smaller male suddenly jumps up out of nowhere before getting shot.

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''Lake Placid'' is a movie made in 1999 combining comedy and horror and starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Creator/BrendanGleesan, and Oliver Platt with a plot revolving around a giant crocodile owned by Creator/BettyWhite.

''Lake Placid'' is a movie made in 1999 combining comedy and horror and starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleesan, and Oliver Platt with a plot revolving around a giant crocodile owned by Creator/BettyWhite.

** Third one has one too in the form of Reba, but she's a more complex character and [[{{Badass}} can actually back up her ego.]]

* AlwaysABiggerFish: the team gets surprised by a grizzly bear ([[MisplacedWildlife in Maine]]), who charges through their camp, turns, stands, roars, prepares to attack... [[TheWorfEffect and is promptly grabbed by the crocodile]].
* AssholeVictim: Lake Placid 2 goes out of its way to identify every single victim as a jerk in some way, in some cases literally moments before they die.

* DeadpanSnarker: '''Everyone'''. Sheriff Hank lampshades this.
-->'''Hank''': Everybody's a comedian, sarcastic...

-->'''Hank''': ''(after Kelly freaks out about staying in a tent)'' Oh my God -- we forgot to pack feminine napkins!

* EgomaniacHunter: One of these serves as a particularly flat [[TheWarOnStraw Strawman]] antagonist in the second movie.

* MisplacedWildlife: Discussed; the characters openly debate what the hell a giant saltwater crocodile is doing in a Maine lake. The crocodile expert thinks that, miraculously, it swam two different oceans. Mrs. Bickerman states that it just showed up one day and hasn't left since.

-->'''Jake''': You should've seen the look on your face when that croc jumped out the water.
-->'''Kelly''': Did you see the look on the bear's face? That was the look.

** Third one has one too in the form of Riba, but she's a more complex character and [[{{Badass}} can actually back up her ego.]]
* EvilPoacher: Subverted with Riba from the third film is a poacher. She's a poarcher, but she isn't particularly villainous and [[EnemyMine ultimately teams up with the heroes against the crocs.]] She becomes an EPA agent in the fourth film.

* {{Badass}}: Reba from the third and fourth films, who manages to kill a number of crocs single-handedly.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Hector and Hank seem to have become this by the end of the movie.

* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: It's very tongue-in-cheek for a killer croc film (including such highlights as Betty White cursing at the cops for "mistreating" the crocodile), but not a lot of reviewers seem to have noticed this.

It spawned four [[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]], the last of which serves as a [[Film/LakePlacidVsAnaconda crossover]] with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}'').

It spawned three [[MadeForTVMovie Made for TV sequels]] with a fourth (which will also be a crossover with ''{{Film/Anaconda}}'') on its way sometime in 2014.

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'''''Lake Placid''''' is a movie made in 1999 combining comedy and horror and starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleesan, and Oliver Platt with a plot revolving around a giant crocodile owned by Creator/BettyWhite.

* BrotherSisterIncest: Doesn't actually occur, but it's referenced by one of the characters. Hank nearly falls victim to one of Hector's croc traps. When Hank berates him, Hector insists that it will end up saving his life, telling him "The longer you live, the more sex you get to have with your sisters!". Because they dislike each other so much, Hector is presumably insinuating that Hank is an inbred, hick-town sheriff.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile

* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror