Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

2013 1h 26m EN

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★5.2TMDB · 217★3.6IMDB · 3,750

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Black Lake is now a crocodile sanctuary, surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence is left open, a high-school bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the Sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile food.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yancy Butler
Reba
Robert Englund
Jim Bickerman
Daniel Black
Drew
Elisabeth Röhm
Sheriff Theresa Giove
Caroline Ford
Elaine
Paul Nicholls
Loflin
Poppy Lee Friar
Chloe
Benedict Smith
Max

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Michael Paul
Writers: David Reed
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Bulgaria

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Bulgaria.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lake Placid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Michael Paul, shot by Martin Chichov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Quinn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Yancy Butler and Robert Englund and Daniel Black carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Michael Paul directs. Martin Chichov behind the camera. Frederik Wiedmann scores. John Quinn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Bulgaria. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Bulgaria.
4Part of the "Lake Placid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Don Michael Paul, shot by Martin Chichov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Frederik Wiedmann. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor John Quinn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yancy Butler and Robert Englund and Daniel Black carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2117905 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "lake", "electric fence", "animal attack", "school trip".
11Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Martin Chichov
Original score: Frederik Wiedmann
Editing: John Quinn
Production design: Kess Bonnet
Costume design: Nikolai Kirilov
Makeup / hair: Ralitsa Roth
Sound: Tom Boykin
Stunt coordinator: Parvan Parvanov
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,000,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2013)
IMDB rating: 3.6/10 · 3,750 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Lake Placid Collection

Lake Placid is an American series of monster horror/comedy films created by David E. Kelley. It is a campy throwback to the old creature features. Produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, the series began with Lake Placid (1999) directed by Steve Miner. This was followed by five television sequels, Lake Placid 2 (2007) directed by David Flores, Lake Placid 3 (2010) directed by Griff Furst, Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) directed by Don Michael Paul, Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015) directed by A. B. Stone and being a crossover with the Anaconda series, and Lake Placid: Legacy (2018) directed by Darrell Roodt. Each installment revolves around the presence of giant, 30-foot-long man-eating crocodiles in the fictional location of Black Lake, Maine, and the efforts of various groups to capture or destroy the creatures. All of the films reference members of the fictitious "Bickerman" family.

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Gimly2018-01-25
★ 4/10
Has a sequel with "The Final Chapter" in the title EVER actually been the final chapter? So the character of the rough-and-tumble croc hunter who definitely died in the last movie is back as an Environmental Protection Agent for some reason? But sort of stupidity is really just par for the course with Lake Placid, firstly because everything after the first movie was just stupid in general, but more specifically 'cause they do the exact same thing with a character from this movie in the next one. Also probably not an ideal ending for a movie that's touted (albeit falsely) to be The Final Chapter. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Wuchak2021-11-18
★ 5/10
The fourth part in the Lake Placid series The crocagator-infested Black Lake, Maine, has been fenced-off with a huge electric fence. Things go awry when a bus containing the Marshfield High swim team accidentally goes to Black Lake instead of nearby Clear Lake. Elisabeth Röhm plays the sheriff; Poppy Lee Friar her daughter, the heroine-by-accident; and Yancy Butler the sassy & droll game warden. Paul Nicholls plays the sheriff's beau and Benedict Smith his son, the latter having a thing for the heroine. Robert Englund is also on hand as a greedy poacher. "Lake Placid: The Final Chapter" (2012) is the fourth movie in the Lake Placid series and it's about on par with the original 1999 flick, as far as story goes, but it lacks that one's production values. The film features an interesting group of females in the cast, but they're sub-par compared to the previous two installments, although Röhm (the sheriff) and Scarlett Byrne (Brittany) are worthy. As the third sequel hindered by a TV budget it's a throwaway horror flick, but it's generally entertaining for what it is, part serious, part amusing and part campy. It surprisingly even tries to throw in a couple of reverent, moving moments. The film runs 86 minutes and was shot in the sticks outside Sofia, Bulgaria. GRADE: C