History Film / LakePlacid

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

* EvilOldFolks: Sadie, who has been covering up some of the crocodiles actions in the second movie, and even tries to feed Scott and Kerri to them.
Mrs Delores from first movie, she is a cantankerous and argumentative old hag who always looking to insult anyone and has been feeding live cows to the crocodiles and hiding their existence despite knowing they have been eating people

''Lake Placid'' is a movie made in 1999 combining comedy and horror and starring Creator/BillPullman, Creator/BridgetFonda, Creator/BrendanGleeson, and Creator/OliverPlatt with a plot revolving around a giant crocodile owned by Creator/BettyWhite.

* AcademicAthlete: In the fourth film Drew seems to have an idea what Coe is talking about as she brings up a book she read for class.

* CluelessDeputy: Every now and then. The Dale from the second film stands out, being tougher than usual, but not appearing to know about Freedom of Speech (or maybe he just doesn't care) and condescendingly boasting about having tied a secure knot around the crocodiles mouth [[InstantlyProvenWrong right before it breaks loose and eats him]].

* ProperlyParanoid: In an example which has nothing to do with the crocodiles, Brett follows Ellie to the lake in the third movie due to being convinced that one of the boys she left with is perving after her, and he's shown to be write.

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

** In the third movie, Ellie went on the trip to get away from Brett, and his following her out there might be a bit stalker-esque, but they do have a nice moment when the reunite during the chaos.

* BigBad: The giant crocodile terrorizing the lake.

* 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 one. 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 Chloe 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]].

* 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.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Brittany in fourth film, displays some casual AntiIntellectualism and jealousy towards Chloe (who has a little flirtation with her boyfriend), but does help try to pull one of her teammates to safety when he's being eaten and in the aftermath of the first attack, is solemn and upset without being [[HystericalWoman hysterical]] or TheMilstone, and seems grateful for Elaine asking if she's ok.

* TheReveal: Mr Bickerman, the husband of Mrs Bickerman of the original Lake Placid was the veterinarian of the hybrid crocs. When the organization he was working for ordered the eradication of the crocodiles, he secretly rebelled and save the crocs and took one to his home on Lake Placid, Maine kickstarting the first movie.

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 apart from a quick mention of the original.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On occasion. In the second movie [[spoiler: after being a nice member of the main party, and having witnessed and survived an earlier alligator attack, Frank is just knocked into a tree by a random tail swipe of a crocodile and apparently breaks his neck]] and in the fourth movie [[spoiler: Brittany is decapitated after being CaughtInASnare when the alligator bites up at her, with little fanfare]]. A more awesome, non-human example comes [[spoiler: in the first film, with Hank blowing away the second crocodile with the grenade launcher within seconds of it showing itself and attacking]].

''Lake Placid'' is a movie made in 1999 combining comedy and horror and starring Creator/BillPullman, Bridget Fonda, Creator/BrendanGleeson, and Creator/OliverPlatt with a plot revolving around a giant crocodile owned by Creator/BettyWhite.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On occasion. In the second movie [[spoiler: after being a nice member of the main party, and having witnessed and survived an earlier alligator attack, Frank is just knocked into a tree by a random tail swipe of a crocodile and apparently breaks his neck]] and in the fourth movie [[spoiler: Brittany is decapitated after being CaughtInASnare when the alligator bites up at her, with little fanfare]]. A more awesome, non-human example comes [[spoiler: in the first film, with Hank blowing away the second crocodile with the grenade launcher within seconds of it showing itself and attacking]].
* EatingTheEyeCandy: Elaine comments on how Brittany's butt looks in a bikini in the fourth movie.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On occasion. In the second movie [[spoiler: after being a nice member of the main party, and having witnessed and survived an earlier alligator attack, Frank is just knocked into a tree by a random tail swipe of a crocodile and apparently breaks his neck]] and in the fourth movie [[spoiler: Brittany is decapitated after being CaughtInASnare when the alligator bites up at her, with little fanfare]].

* TheHero: Jack Wells.

* LovableAlphaBitch: Brittany in the fourth movie is a possibly unintentional example. She's the sexually active girlfriend of the resident MrFanservice and displays some casual AntiIntellectualism and jealousy towards Chloe (who has a little flirtation with her boyfriend), but doesn't go out of her way to be mean to anyone, does help try to save Dennis when he's being eaten and in the aftermath of the first attack, is solemn and upset without being [[HystericalWoman hysterical]] or TheMilstone, and seems grateful for Elaine asking if she's ok.

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

* LovableAlphaBitch: Brittany in the fourth movie is a possibly unintentional example. She's the sexually active girlfriend of the resident MrFanservice and displays some jealousy towards Chloe, but doesn't go out of her way to be mean to anyone, is solemn and upset without being hysterical after the crocodiles start killing people and does help try to save Dennis when he's being eaten.

* 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.

* EvilPoacher: Subverted with Reba from the third film. She's a poacher, 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.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: On occasion. In the second movie [[spoiler: after being a nice member of the main party, and having witnessesd and survived an earlier alligator attack, Frank is just knocked into a tree by a random tail swipe of a crocodile and apparently breaks his neck]] and in the fourth movie [[spoiler: Brittany is apparently decapitated after being CaughtInASnare when the alligator bites up at her, with little fanfare]].

* FairCop: Hector congratulates the female deputy on her great breasts. She thanks him.

* TheSheriff: Hank Keough.

* LoweredMonsterDifficulty: The more the viewer sees of the giant crocodile, the less of a threat it becomes.

* ConspicuousCG: Possibly invoked in the original, played straight in the sequels.

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