Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) (TV)

Director:

Don Michael Paul

Writers:

David Reed (written by)
Mairin Reed (written by)

Release Date:

29 September 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Sequel follows Jim Bickerman, a poacher who discovers that his local lake is inhabited by man-eating crocodiles.

Plot Keywords:

Crocodile | Sequel

Cast

Elisabeth Röhm	...	Sheriff Giove
Yancy Butler	...	Reba
Paul Nicholls	...	Loflin
Poppy Lee Friar	...	Chloe
Benedict Smith	...	Max
Caroline Ford	...	Elaine
Scarlett Byrne	...	Brittany
Daniel Black	...	Drew (as Dan Black)
Jeff Stewart	...	Deputy Nermal
Robert Englund	...	Jim Bickerman
Sewell Whitney	...	Coach Macklin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zara Dimitrova	...	Barbara
Ako Mitchell	...	Edmund Dennis
Jonas Talkington	...	J. Miner (uncredited)

Directed by
Don Michael Paul

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Reed		written by
Mairin Reed		written by

Produced by
Jeffery Beach	....	producer
John Cappilla	....	line producer
Cherise Honey	....	executive producer
Phillip J. Roth	....	producer

Original Music by
Frederik Wiedmann

Cinematography by
Martin Chichov

Film Editing by
John Quinn

Casting by
Gillian Hawser

Makeup Department
Dessislava Manassieva	....	makeup artist
Ralitsa Roth	....	assistant makeup artist (as Ralitsa Ginovska)

Production Management
Yanko Ushatov	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Natasha Roth	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Boris Atanasov	....	boom operator
Ian Blackman	....	sound effects editor
Tom Boykin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Jeremy B. Davis	....	sound effects editor
Matt Hovland	....	adr mixer
Eric Lalicata	....	supervising sound editor
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Dan Snow	....	sound supervisor

Visual Effects by
Stanimir Angelov	....	digital artist
Nikolay Petrov Atanasov	....	visual effects artist (as Nikolai Atanasov)
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	visual effects artist
Jivko Ivanov	....	visual effects artist
Venelin Marinov	....	visual effects artist
Timucin Ozger	....	visual effects
Marinela Petrunova	....	visual effects artist
Stefan Rachev	....	visual effects artist
Aleksandar Yochkolovski	....	visual effects producer
Petko Zhivkov	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ivan Chertov	....	second assistant camera
Martin Chichov	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Stefan Gekov	....	video assist
Vladislav Mateev	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kiril Valchanov	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kiril Valchanov	....	steadicam operator
Georgi Vasillev	....	b camera operator: second unit
Georgi Vasillev	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Cameron Hallenbeck	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Nathan Matthew David	....	technical score engineer
Paul Luther Jackson	....	music supervisor
Jeremy Tisser	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Nikolai Milev	....	driver: cast
Asen Sokolov	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Mario Georgiev	....	production accountant
Kristina Kambitova	....	legal advisor
Milena Karova	....	production coordinator
Kiril Neitchev	....	key production assistant
Shelly Stoyanova	....	second unit script supervisor
Jonas Talkington	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Distributors

• Syfy (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anarchy Post  audio post-production
• Aquarium Studios  additional adr

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody creature violence, language and some sexuality/nudity

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA15+ | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16

Company:

Unified Film Organization (UFO)

Movie Connections:

References "Gilmore Girls" (2000)

The best of the Lake Placid movies since the first

I highly enjoyed the first film, it was a lot of fun and I loved Betty White in it. I on the other hand hated the second film and while the third film was a step up I didn't think much of that either. Lake Placid: The Final Chapter is not as good as the first, but considering as I was prepared to hate it it was the best of the three movies following. The film by all means is not perfect, the film does start off rather slow with no signs of the crocodiles until about 35 minutes in. And while we are waiting we do have some sluggish pacing and two romances that in all honesty I was left indifferent to. Some of the effects on the crocodiles at times do look less than brilliant as well, but I have seen much worse. Problems aside, Lake Placid: The Final Chapter is actually one of SyFy's more tolerable movies of late. The crocodiles are actually quite menacing, and their attacks are very gory and nail-biting with lots of chopped off heads, ripped out limbs and tearing people to pieces. Not for the squeamish, but those who are looking for this as part of the entertainment will not be disappointed. The film does look decent too, with atmospheric scenery and the editing is already an improvement over most SyFy movies in terms of quality. The score is intense, and the script is surprisingly fun, the one-liners are witty and the exchanges are humorous. I also liked that some scenes were hilarious, the scene where a crocodile is beaten to death with a gun is very silly but not to the point that you are left frustrated. The story is more than decent too, it doesn't feel like a rehash, after the 35 minute mark it never gets dull, and while predictable in places it makes up for it in spirit and suspenseful atmosphere. The characters are clichéd in a way, the Sheriff character is one that I have seen one too many times, but actually are much more likable than the usual SyFy character. This is helped by the better-than-average acting, especially from Robert Englund and Yancy Butler. So overall, not a great movie but when it comes to SyFy Lake Placid: The Final Chapter even with its foibles is one of their better overall movies. 6/10 Bethany Cox