Lake Dead (2007)

Three sisters and a group of their friends take a trip to the home of the recently deceased grandfather -- who died a particularly grisly death -- to learn more about the promise of an inheritance, only to encounter a family of psychos who have taken up residence in the old man's cabin.

Director:

George Bessudo

Writer:

Daniel P. Coughlin

Stars:

Tara Gerard, Vanessa Viola, Kelsey Wedeen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex A. Quinn	...	Bill Welsh (as Alex Quinn)
Kelsey Crane	...	Brielle Lake
James Devoti	...	Ben Graham (as Jim Devoti)
Kelsey Wedeen	...	Kelly Lake
Tara Gerard	...	Samantha Lake
Vanessa Viola	...	Amy Leigh
James C. Burns	...	Sheriff Chuck Lake
Pat McNeely	...	Gloria Lake
Edwin Craig	...	Willard Lake / Grandpa
Christian Stokes	...	Abel Lake
Trevor Torseth	...	Kane Lake
Dan Woods	...	John Lake
Malea Rose	...	Tanya Holt (as Malea Richardson)
Kenn Woodard	...	Priest
Lydia Hyslop	...	Doomed Teenager #1

Storyline

The Lake sisters - Brielle, Kelly and their step-sister Samantha - receive a surprising inheritance from their unknown grandfather that has just died. Brielle and Kelly join a group of friends and travel in an RV to visit the Lake Motel and decide what to do with the property. Soon they find that their unknown relatives are deranged psychos.

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Plot Keywords:

inbreeding | rape | tied up while barefoot | violence | sister sister relationship | 

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Taglines:

Blood is thicker than water

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence/gore, a rape scene, language, some sexual content and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Did no one else notice the hotel at the end is the same set used for the movie Motel Hell? Go look that's it! It's the same set more than likely the same area as well.

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Goofs

The closing credits read "...All insidents portrayed in this production are fictitious", but the word *incidents* is spelled incorrectly.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Mother's Day (2008)

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Soundtracks

Coping with Continuation
Performed by Spenser
Written by Doug Moore, Jake Coco, R.J. Rishel

User Reviews

Can I Please Have These 90 Minutes Back?

I look forward to Horrorfest each year, and I always expect a few clunkers in the group, but this one was truly awful. You can see the plot points coming a mile away, and it clearly plays to the teenage T&A crowd. While I don't mind a dose of that in a movie, the horror elements also have to be there for me to enjoy the flick, and in this case, there is just nothing there.

The deaths are a bit creative but, again, nothing that hasn't been done 100 time already. Also, there are enough plot holes to drive a truck through, and a few of the scenes and lines had the audience laughing out loud.

Wait for them to show it on TNT.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (Australia)

Also Known As:

Lake Dead

Filming Locations:

Sable Ranch - 25933 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$512,000, 11 November 2007

Gross USA:

$97,182

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$97,182

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Group Entertainment, Destiny Entertainment Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1