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Lake Placid movies timeline:
Production:
Lake Placid 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.
Cast and characters:
Bill Pullman … Jack Wells
Bridget Fonda … Kelly Scott
Oliver Platt … Hector Cyr
Brendan Gleeson … Sheriff Hank Keough
Betty White … Mrs Delores Bickerman
David Lewis … Walt Lawson
Tim Dixon … Stephen Daniels
Natassia Malthe … Janine
Mariska Hargitay … Myra Okubo
Meredith Salenger … Deputy Sharon Gare
Jed Rees … Deputy Burke
Richard Leacock … Deputy Stevens
Jake T. Roberts … Officer Coulson
Warren Takeuchi … Paramedic
Ty Olsson … State Trooper
Filming locations:
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.
Technical details:
1 hour 22 minutes
Technicolor
Aspect ratio: 2.39: 1 Panavision
Audio: Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Release and box office:
The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox and released in theatres in the U.S. on July 16, 1999, and in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2000. It grossed $56.9 million worldwide and has so far been followed by five lower budget sequels, starting with Lake Placid 2 in 2007.
LAKE PLACID 2 Reviews and overview
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