Lake Placid ( film ) - wikipedia Lake Placid ( film ) Lake Placid Theatrical release poster Directed by Steve Miner Produced by David E. Kelley Michael Pressman Peter Bogart Written by David E. Kelley Starring Bill Pullman Bridget Fonda Oliver Platt Brendan Gleeson Music by John Ottman Cinematography Daryn Okada Edited by Paul Hirsch Marshall Harvey Production company Fox 2000 Phoenix Pictures Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date July 16, 1999 ( 1999 - 07 - 16 ) Running time 82 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $27 million Box office $56,870,414 Lake Placid is a 1999 American monster horror film. The film was written by David E. Kelley and directed by Steve Miner, starring Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, Betty White, Meredith Salenger and Mariska Hargitay. The plot revolves around a giant, 30 - foot - long ( 9 m ) man - eating crocodile which terrorizes the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine, United States, and also follows the dysfunctional group who attempt to capture or destroy the creature. The film 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 cinemas in the United States on July 16, 1999, and in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2000. The film was a financial success at the box office and was followed by a series of films. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Sequels and crossover 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot In Aroostook County, Maine, Marine fish and Game officer Walt Lawson is attacked and bitten in half by something unseen in Black Lake. Sheriff Hank Keough, Fish and Game officer Jack Wells, American Museum of Natural History paleontologist Kelly Scott, and mythology professor / crocodile enthusiast Hector Cyr go to the lake to investigate. A series of strange events occurs, including Kelly and Hank 's canoe mysteriously flying into the air and flipping, the discovery of a severed toe and a severed moose head, and the decapitation of Burke, one of Hank 's deputies. Later, as Hank and Hector argue, a bear attacks them, but a giant saltwater crocodile then leaps out of the water and drags it into the lake. Later, after finding Burke 's severed head, Jack, Kelly, and Hank witness Mrs. Delores Bickerman, one of few people living on the lake, feeding a blindfolded cow to the enormous crocodile. Mrs. Bickerman reveals that she has been feeding the crocodile for years after it followed her husband home. It eventually killed him. She is placed under house arrest for initially lying to the police. Hector decides to take Deputy Sharon Gare on a trip in his helicopter, and lands it in the cove where the crocodile lives. While he is diving, it targets him, but he and Gare escape. Jack and Hank plan to allow Maine Fish and Game to kill the crocodile when they arrive, but Hector suggests instead that he lure it out of the water and drug it. Jack reluctantly accepts the proposal, and they use one of Mrs. Bickerman 's cows, dangled from the helicopter, as bait. After a few hours, the crocodile lunges at the cow. Hector pulls up, loses the cow, and crashes the helicopter into the lake. The crocodile comes on land and attacks Jack and Kelly. Kelly is knocked into the lake, but she makes it to the helicopter just in time. The crocodile then gets trapped in the helicopter. Despite Hector and Kelly 's protests to let the animal live, Jack grabs a gun and shoots it. The gun is revealed to be a tranquilizer rifle. As Hector comes out of the water, a second crocodile attacks him, but Hank blows it up with his grenade launcher. Florida Fish and Game officers arrive seconds later. They load the crocodile on a truck and take it to Portland, Maine to figure out what to do with it. The last scene shows Mrs. Bickerman feeding bread crumbs to many baby crocodiles, implying the two adults were a mating pair. During the end credits, the surviving adult crocodile is seen tied to the back of a flat - bed truck, speeding down a road. Cast Bill Pullman as Jack Wells Bridget Fonda as Kelly Scott Oliver Platt as Hector Cyr Brendan Gleeson as Sheriff Hank Keough Betty White as Mrs. Delores Bickerman Meredith Salenger as Deputy Sharon Gare David Lewis as Walt Lawson Tim Dixon as Stephen Daniels Natassia Malthe as Janine Mariska Hargitay as Myra Okubo Jed Rees as Deputy Burke Richard Leacock as Deputy Stevens Jake T. Roberts as Officer Coulson Ty Olsson as State Trooper Adam Arkin as Kevin ( uncredited ) Frank Welker as Giant Crocodile, Cows and Bear ( creature vocals ) Production The film was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Phoenix Pictures, and Rocking Chair Productions. The 30 - foot ( 9.1 m ) long crocodile was created by Stan Winston Studios. Almost the entire film was shot on location in remote locations in Lincoln, Maine, which stood in for the fictional locations of the film in the American state of Maine. Some scenes were shot in Vancouver and Surrey, British Columbia. Three different lakes in British Columbia stood in for the fictional `` Black Lake '' : Shawnigan Lake, Buntzen Lake, and Hayward Lake. Reception Although Lake Placid was a financial success at the box office, critical reception was mixed. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports a 39 % approval rating based on 76 reviews with the critical consensus : `` Faux horror schtick fails to elicit any laughs or scares ''. Roger Ebert described it as `` completely wrong - headed from beginning to end ''. Empire gave the film four out of five stars, saying `` You can enjoy Placid as a straightforward camping - holiday nightmare, or as a sly, ironic take on the same. It works deliciously as both. '' Sequels and crossover Main article : Lake Placid ( film series ) The film was followed by three sequels and a crossover film, and all are television / Syfy films and were not as successful as the original. Lake Placid 2, produced by Sony Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel, is a made - for - television movie aired as a Sci Fi Channel original movie on April 28, 2007. Changes from the original film include a completely different cast, filming locations in Bulgaria and a severely reduced budget. The unrated DVD release of the film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released on January 29, 2008. Lake Placid 3, produced by Syfy, starring Colin Ferguson. Aired on August 21, 2010, it was released as a DVD on October 26, 2010. Its final sequel, Lake Placid : The Final Chapter, was released on September 29, 2012. Yancy Butler, who starred in the third film, reprised her role as Reba who survived being attacked by a crocodile at the end of the third movie. A crossover - film with the Anaconda film series, titled Lake Placid vs. Anaconda, premiered on April 25, 2015, on Syfy. See also List of killer crocodile films References ^ Jump up to : `` Lake Placid ( 1999 ) ''. The Numbers. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Lake Placid ( 1999 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Lake Placid ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Maltin, Leonard ( 2008 ). Leonard Maltin 's 2009 Movie Guide. Plume. p. 765. ISBN 978 - 0 - 452 - 28978 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Lake Placid ( 1999 ) -- Production Credits ''. New York Times. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Willistein, Paul ( July 16, 1999 ). `` Bridget Fonda Identifies with Hard - to - like ' Lake Placid ' Film Character ''. The Morning Call. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Lake Placid ( 1999 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger ( July 16, 1999 ). `` Lake Placid ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06 -- via RogerEbert.com. Jump up ^ `` Lake Placid ''. Empire. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Tucker, Ken ( August 22, 2010 ). `` ' Lake Placid 3 ' review : Eureka ! We have a new bad Syfy movie winner ! ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 06. 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Question: when did the movie lake placid come out
Answer: 1999