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Actors: Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lake Placid |
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In a small town in Maine a man is killed by a crocodile, but the other residents believe it was something else. A couple of scientists are called in to research this attack and discover that a crocodile was behind it. Now the two scientists and the town's people have to work together to kill this crocodile.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Rumor of a lake creature killing people in a quiet little town in Maine causes four unlikely people to work together to discover what they are up against. A local sheriff, Dept. of Game and Wildlife officer, scientist, and eccentric alligator expert sarcastically interact and cross paths with a feisty old woman while tracking down a beast that is much more than they could ever have imagined.
--Cherie Davidson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lake Placid |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Horror film?
Yes
Horror Plotlets:
- The monster chased me!
- The hungry animal ate me!
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- animal
Age:
- long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Bulging muscles
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
- scuba under
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 2
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- eaten
- decapitated
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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