Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

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***Lake Placid: The Final Chapter*** (also known as ***Lake Placid 4***) is a 2012 made-for-television horror film. It is a direct sequel to the 2010 film *Lake Placid 3* and the fourth and final installment in the *Lake Placid*-franchise. The film premiered on September 29, 2012 by Syfy and was released on DVD on February 19, 2013.

The film was followed by the spin-off crossover-film *Lake Placid vs. Anaconda* (2015).

## Plot

Reba, the poacher who managed to survive the battles with the crocodiles in the store in *Lake Placid 3*, is now an EPA agent who attempts to exterminate the crocodiles in Black Lake. The lake has been corralled by the Army Corps of Engineers with a 10,000-volt electric barrier to lock the crocodiles in the lake to let them starve and die off. Reba and her group are scheduled to get inside the lake to capture young crocodiles for examination. However, they soon discover that the crocodiles have survived by cannibalism, which makes them continue breeding and increase their strength and aggressiveness. The problems become more serious when a group of students of Marshfield Swimming Team and an illegal group of hunters led by Jim Bickerman, who want to find crocodiles eggs, decide to trespass. Afterward, they all have to continue fighting the giant killer crocodiles until the group can escape the barrier.

During the process, most people are killed, including a member of Reba's group who came inside the barrier to investigate. At the end, the group seems to have completely exterminated the crocodiles, and Reba keeps a croc head for house decoration. But later, as Jim Bickerman wakes up after being punched out by Max's father Ryan, he is attacked one last crocodile. As the camera focuses on a jogging woman who is listening to a radio, she is attacked and devoured by the surviving crocodile right in front of the Black Lake signboard, which means that the crocodiles will still roam the lake.

## Cast

* Elisabeth Röhm as Sheriff Theresa Giove
* Yancy Butler as Reba
* Paul Nicholls as Ryan Loflin
* Poppy Lee Friar as Chloe Giove
* Benedict Smith as Max Loflin
* Caroline Ford as Elaine
* Scarlett Byrne as Brittany
* Daniel Black as Drew
* Jeff Stewart as Deputy Nermal
* Robert Englund as Jim Bickerman

## Production

In October 2011, Yancy Butler said she had signed on to the project.

## Critical response

The film receives generally mixed reviews, mostly due to its uses of unrealistic, low-budget CGI (just like the two predecessors) and an open ending that is conflicting with its name.

However, *Lake Placid: The Final Chapter* has been stated to be much better than both of its predecessors. It received positive reviews from some critics who praise its plot and character development. One of the critics David E. Kelley, the writer of the original film, who gave the film 4.5 out of 5 stars, says, "Is this the last one really? The ending doesn't make me think so. I am glad to see Robert Englund in this and some of the cast from the previous movie! The effects are still lame as second and third, but the story is good". Another critic, Marcie Frank said she was totally into it and couldn't change the channel. Scott Weinberg from FEARnet, who gave the film a review "Rotten", said "I've seen a lot worse "crocs run wild" movies than *Lake Placid 4*".

## Home media

*Lake Placid: The Final Chapter* was released on DVD on February 19, 2013.

## External links

* *Lake Placid: The Final Chapter* at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

• *Lake Placid* (1999)
• *Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid* (2004)
• *Lake Placid 2* (2007)
• *Anaconda 3: Offspring* (2008)
• *Anacondas: Trail of Blood* (2009)
• *Lake Placid 3* (2010)
• ***Lake Placid: The Final Chapter*** (2012)
• *Lake Placid vs. Anaconda* (2015)
 Soundtracks
• *Lake Placid - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack* (1999)
 Games
• *Croc Drop* (1999)
• *Anacondas Arcade Game* (2004)
• *Anacondas 3D Adventure Game* (2004)
• *Lake Placid 2: Croc Alley* (2007)
 Publications
 Creatures
• Giant Crocodile
• Wasp (Amazon)
• Monkey (Borneo)
• Crocodile (Borneo)
• Leeches (Borneo)
 Locations
• Black Lake
• Maine
• Borneo
• Wexel Hall
• Wexel Hall Pharmaceuticals
• Romania
 Characters
• Danny Rich
• Paul Serone
• Dr. Steven Cale
• Warren Westridge
• Gary Dixon
• Denise Kalberg
• Mateo
• Poacher
• Jack Wells
• Kelly Scott
• Hector Cyr
• Sheriff Hank Keough
• Mrs. Delores Bickerman
• Deputy Sharon Gare
• Walt Lawson
• Stephen Daniels
• Janine
• Myra Okubo
• Deputy Burke
• Deputy Stevens
• Officer Coulson
• Paramedic
• State Trooper
• Kevin
• Airplane Pilot
• Bill Johnson
• Samantha "Sam" Rogers
• Cole Burris
• Gail Stern
• Dr. Jack Byron
• Gordon Mitchell
• Tran Wu
• Dr. Ben Douglas
• John Livingston
• Christian Van Dyke
• Lawyer
• CEO
• Lead Lopak Hunter
• Lopak Hunter
• Bartender
 Cast & Crew
• Ice Cube
• Jon Voight
• Eric Stoltz
• Jonathan Hyde
• Owen Wilson
• Kari Wuhrer
• Vincent Castellanos
• Danny Trejo
• Frank Welker
• Hans Bauer