MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 2,891 this week

Loch Ness (1996)

5.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.2/10 from 2,388 users  
Reviews: 22 user | 16 critic

A scientist tries to prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster.

Director:

Writer:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 2696 titles created 3 months ago
 
a list of 70 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 50 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 5779 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 1632 titles created 4 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Loch Ness (1996)

Loch Ness (1996) on IMDb 5.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Loch Ness.
1 win. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show.

Director: Peter Weir
Stars: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck
Instinct (1999)
Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

When a noted anthropologist who left society to live in the jungle is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist to get through to him.

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland
Rain Man (1988)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
Magnolia (1999)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars: Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Showgirls (1995)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.3/10 X  

A young drifter, named Nomi, arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become the top of the Vegas showgirls.

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon
Philadelphia (1993)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

When a man with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.

Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day.

Director: Peter Weir
Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke
Awakenings (1990)
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.

Director: Penny Marshall
Stars: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner
Nell (1994)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Director: Michael Apted
Stars: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

Director: Peter Kosminsky
Stars: Alison Lohman, Robin Wright, Michelle Pfeiffer
Gran Torino (2008)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  

Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.

Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Dempsey
...
Laura
...
...
Dr. Mercer
...
...
Gordon Shoals
...
Andy Maclean
Kirsty Graham ...
Isabel
Harry Jones ...
Wee Wullie
...
Joseph Greig ...
Guideon
John Dair ...
Macleish
John Verea ...
Tow Truck Driver
Debora Weston ...
Dr. Hunter (as Deborah Weston)
Wolf Kahler ...
Dr. Muller
Edit

Storyline

Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist who has become a skeptic after a disastrous wrong call, isn't exactly enthusiastic to be sent by his well-funded employer to Scotland to (dis)prove the existence of the Loch Ness monster, but has no choice. He finds the locals stubborn, 'primitive' and all but hospitable, not in the least because the Nessie legend is the only tourist attraction, but still gets romantically attracted by his independent inn-keeper Laura, and both her kid and his enthusiastic local assistant end up making him face a small family of Nessie-dinosaurs, but is this to be made public? Written by KGF Vissers

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

Believe and you will see. See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, mild sensuality and a fist fight | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

20 September 1996 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El misterio de Loch Ness  »

Box Office

Gross:

£1,239,343 (UK) (23 February 1996)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally intended for theatrical release. However it aired on network television in the U.S. before it was released in theaters. See more »

Goofs

In the outdoor village scenes seaweed can be clearly seen, this indicates that they were shot next to tidal sea water. Loch Ness is a fresh water loch and hence has no seaweed. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Mercer: I want you to not find the monster. I want you to use state of the art equipment to prove that it's not there.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Frank Skinner Live in Birmingham (1998) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
There's Some Things That Are Meant To Be Left Alone.
17 August 2011 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Loch Ness is directed by John Henderson and written by John Fusco. It stars Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, Kirsty Graham and James Frain. Music is scored by Trevor Jones and cinematography is by Clive Tickner. Plot sees Danson as Zoologist Jonathan Dempsey, who has now become something of a joke in his field after a failed "beastie hunt" for the Yeti. In the last chance saloon, he's packed off by his superiors to debunk the Loch Ness Monster legend, where hardly enthused anyway, he finds a small community unwelcome to his being there. After finally booking into a small inn run by single mother Laura McFetridge (Richardson) Dempsey forms a warm relationship with Laura's nine year old daughter, Isabel (Graham), who just may hold the key to the mystery of Loch Ness.

Once it was made available for viewing it struggled to gain any significant support, both by critics and film fans alike. Caught in the 1990's creature feature slipstream created by Jurassic Park, hopes were high for a very different type of Loch Ness Monster movie. Nobody, except for the film makers, were quite prepared for what type of film Loch Ness is. Henderson's film is a human interest story first and foremost, one that has the Loch Ness Monster as its backdrop. It is driven by a mismatched (developing) love story, yet still has enough about it to raise the pertinent question that crowns the story, namely why? And should we? Solve the Loch Ness Monster mystery. It's all very simple and low-key, where any expectation of an FX extravaganza will lead you only to a big disappointment. Helps, too, if you kind of want to believe in the fantastical, like a bit of whimsy with your film supper.

An insult often used to beat it with is that it copies Local Hero's template. What is wrong with that? Since Local Hero itself is a charming human fable set in similar gorgeous locale, why not have that delightful film as a marker? In fact Loch Ness is more family friendly, adult enough for the discerning grown up, whilst beguiling the kiddies too. And lets rejoice the sparse use of special effects, what we get is brief, and dare I say it? Magical. Fusco's script is also witty, with much fun mined from Danson's fish out of water portrayal as he finds himself at odds with everyone except the Nessie keen assistant played with wide eyed energy by Frain. The rest of the cast are roundly great as well, Danson (affable supreme), Richardson (quality Scottish accent), Holm (grumpy curmudgeon) and Graham (one of the most natural and unfussy child performances ever), lead the way. While good secondary support comes from a barking mad Keith Allen and Nick Brimble as the self appointed love rival for Laura's attentions.

Bolstering the film is a majestic score from Jones, with the expected Celtic harmonies neatly sitting along side the more brassy and keyboard thrusts as the narrative hits its peaks. The synth and string arrangement that accompanies "Nessie" is simply beautiful and the reason why this particular writer had to buy the score. Although the Highland/Lochs locations used for filming are to die for, the film needed a better cinematographer than Tickner. He's good on something like sci-fi trasher Split Second, where he gets away with washed out apocalyptic colours, but here his photography is often murky and the sumptuous colours of the scenery never boom out from the screen. He does, however, know how to light a pretty face, the beautiful Richardson benefiting greatly here.

With a big human heart and awash with family friendly mysticism, Loch Ness is a lovely picture. Thankfully for those who now know what to expect, it's a mile away from being a creature feature. 8.5/10


2 of 2 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Am I the only one who like this movie.... mark-1435
is this the movie when.. dougfunny20
Silly lines anyastazya
nonsense voland64
Rewatchable samadamsspam
Izzy/Kirstey Graham moviehawg59
Discuss Loch Ness (1996) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?