Lake Placid 3
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Lake Placid 3 is a 2010 made-for-television
horror film
starring Colin Ferguson
produced by the Sci Fi Channel
. This sequel to the 2007 film, Lake Placid 2
, and the 1999 film, Lake Placid
, aired as a Sci Fi Channel original movie on August 21, 2010.
—as the first two films.
The film opens up with a truck labeled "Dimitri's American Market", where the owner is driving and two teenagers are re-kindling their romance in the back. The man says to the driver to stop the truck and leave them to relax down by the lake. The man and woman are seen having sex on the shore very close to the water, when something attacks the man and drags him into the water. It is estimated that four baby crocodiles have attacked and killed the man then swarm in and kill the woman as well.
Back at the house of Sadie Bickerman, her son, Nathan (Colin Ferguson
), his wife, Susan and little boy, Connor, have finished gathering all of Sadie's belongings and decide on whether or not they are going to sell the house. A pet lizard that has escaped from its cage is loose and Connor follows it all the way outside to the lake where the baby crocodiles are. Revering them as his new "pets", Connor secretly begins to feed the baby crocs with products such as beef jerky and frozen meat that Connor has stolen from the supermarket.
Meanwhile, Nathan is out searching for a missing elk, only to find its severed head and wondering if it could've been the act of a cougar lady, Reba (Yancy Butler
) or something else. Nathan calls for Sheriff Willinger (Michael Ironside
) to help track down whatever it was that killed the elk. In a local bar, a teenager, Brett, has come to Reba for some assistance. To find his girlfriend, Ellie, who is somewhere on the lake. Reba agrees to help and brings in her two hunting partners Jonas and Walt along with her for the search.
However, without warning, the crocodiles have been growing bigger and becoming more aggressive. One of the crocodiles attacks Reba's boat, killing Walt, one of her hunting partners and the three are stranded in the woods. 4 high school students Aaron, Ellie, Tara, and Charlie decide to go camping at the lake. Later on when Ellie and Tara decide to go swimming. Charlie goes to watch Ellie and Tara go into the woods and change into their swimsuits, he gets attacked and killed by a crocodile during the time. Eventually causing Aaron and Ellie to go looking for him, leaving Tara alone near the lake where a crocodile comes and attacks her as well. After Aaron and Ellie come back back to their spot, They notice Tara is missing, Ellie sees Tara's magazine floating in the water. Now they know something is up, Aaron and Ellie decide to get off the lake. Ellie and Aaron hear gunshots in the woods. They walk half way then they find Charlie's dead body. Aaron decides to go back the other way leaving Ellie by herself(she wanted to go toward the gunshots) As Aaron is walking through the woods, he sees a crocodile and it jumps up and attacks him. Back at Sadie's house, Connor is found by his mother who notices blood on his shirt and that his babysitters' right arm has been brutally bitten. Connor comes in and tells his family the truth, that he's been coming to Sadie's house with his bike and feeding the crocodiles food, that explains the reason why Connor tried to steal meat from the supermarket because, as he claims, "I couldn't feed them enough."
Realizing what they're up against, Nathan suggests they should try to hunt down and kill the crocodiles before anymore people get hurt. Unfortunately, the crocodiles have grown smarter and kill Vica, the babysitter as well as Willinger who was dragged by the crocodile into the lake while sitting in the Bickermans' car. Meanwhile, Reba and her hunting partner, Jonas, are able to shoot and kill one of them, before another crocodile comes in and bites Jonas' head off and attacks Reba. Brett tries to shoot it, but accidentally shoots Reba instead. The two take Reba's boat and head for the Bickermans' house. Brett, who is very anxious to find Ellie, pulls out a shotgun to Nathan and takes his boat to go and find her. Brett succeeds, but not until another crocodile comes in and kills him, leaving Ellie out in the woods, alone.
Meanwhile, another crocodile has broken into the house, but Reba is able to cut its head off with her knife. The five (Nathan, Susan, Connor, Ellie and Reba) leave the house and get onto Reba's boat where they head into town. There, they find that yet another crocodile has found them and they decide to take shelter in the supermarket. When the alarm has gone off, the store's manager, Dimitri, comes with his truck and is eaten by the crocodiles. The crocodiles then come into the supermarket to attack. Reba is able to slice one of the crocodiles with her knife but gets killed in the process. One crocodile is killed when a whole shelf of products comes down and falls right on top of it.
With just one crocodile remaining, Nathan takes Dimitri's truck to the gas station where it crashes, but Nathan is able to pour gas on the crocodile until it begins to consume the whole gas pump. Connor throws Nathan a lighter, presumably Vica's cigarette lighter, where he tosses it into the crocodiles' mouth and explodes, with the remains of its body scattered all over the place. In the end, an ambulance comes in and helps take care of Ellie, Nathan, Connor and Susan.
The next morning, Nathan, speaking in front of a group of tourists, announces that the main river crocodile has gone extinct, and takes them on a tour around the lake. The scene cuts to where we see a baby crocodile swimming as another giant crocodile jumps out of the water and attacks the camera. The film ends from there and the credits roll.
R, the unrated DVD version contained nudity and sexuality. In the opening of the unrated version, the couple was having sex instead of making out when attacked.
The first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
, who also starred in part 3. It will be directed by Don Michael Paul
.
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
starring Colin Ferguson
Colin Ferguson (actor)
Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal....
produced by the Sci Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
. This sequel to the 2007 film, Lake Placid 2
Lake Placid 2
Lake Placid 2 is a 2007 made-for-television horror film starring John Schneider and produced by Sony Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel. This sequel to the 1999 film, Lake Placid, aired as a Sci Fi Channel original movie on April 27, 2007. The unrated DVD release of the film is distributed by 20th...
, and the 1999 film, Lake Placid
Lake Placid (film)
Lake Placid is a 1999 American monster movie with elements of comedy, horror, bromance film, and the buddy genre. It was written and produced by David E. Kelley, directed by Steve Miner, and stars Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin Bacon, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Oliver Platt, and...
, aired as a Sci Fi Channel original movie on August 21, 2010.
Plot
Lake Placid 3 is set at the same fictional Black Lake—in Aroostook County, MaineAroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. In 2010, its population was 71,870. In land area, it is the largest county in the state and the largest U.S. county east of the Mississippi River. Its seat is Houlton...
—as the first two films.
The film opens up with a truck labeled "Dimitri's American Market", where the owner is driving and two teenagers are re-kindling their romance in the back. The man says to the driver to stop the truck and leave them to relax down by the lake. The man and woman are seen having sex on the shore very close to the water, when something attacks the man and drags him into the water. It is estimated that four baby crocodiles have attacked and killed the man then swarm in and kill the woman as well.
Back at the house of Sadie Bickerman, her son, Nathan (Colin Ferguson
Colin Ferguson (actor)
Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal....
), his wife, Susan and little boy, Connor, have finished gathering all of Sadie's belongings and decide on whether or not they are going to sell the house. A pet lizard that has escaped from its cage is loose and Connor follows it all the way outside to the lake where the baby crocodiles are. Revering them as his new "pets", Connor secretly begins to feed the baby crocs with products such as beef jerky and frozen meat that Connor has stolen from the supermarket.
Meanwhile, Nathan is out searching for a missing elk, only to find its severed head and wondering if it could've been the act of a cougar lady, Reba (Yancy Butler
Yancy Butler
Yancy Victoria Butler is an American television and movie actress known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 John Woo film Hard Target and as Detective Sara Pezzini on the TNT supernatural drama Witchblade.-Early life:...
) or something else. Nathan calls for Sheriff Willinger (Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed...
) to help track down whatever it was that killed the elk. In a local bar, a teenager, Brett, has come to Reba for some assistance. To find his girlfriend, Ellie, who is somewhere on the lake. Reba agrees to help and brings in her two hunting partners Jonas and Walt along with her for the search.
However, without warning, the crocodiles have been growing bigger and becoming more aggressive. One of the crocodiles attacks Reba's boat, killing Walt, one of her hunting partners and the three are stranded in the woods. 4 high school students Aaron, Ellie, Tara, and Charlie decide to go camping at the lake. Later on when Ellie and Tara decide to go swimming. Charlie goes to watch Ellie and Tara go into the woods and change into their swimsuits, he gets attacked and killed by a crocodile during the time. Eventually causing Aaron and Ellie to go looking for him, leaving Tara alone near the lake where a crocodile comes and attacks her as well. After Aaron and Ellie come back back to their spot, They notice Tara is missing, Ellie sees Tara's magazine floating in the water. Now they know something is up, Aaron and Ellie decide to get off the lake. Ellie and Aaron hear gunshots in the woods. They walk half way then they find Charlie's dead body. Aaron decides to go back the other way leaving Ellie by herself(she wanted to go toward the gunshots) As Aaron is walking through the woods, he sees a crocodile and it jumps up and attacks him. Back at Sadie's house, Connor is found by his mother who notices blood on his shirt and that his babysitters' right arm has been brutally bitten. Connor comes in and tells his family the truth, that he's been coming to Sadie's house with his bike and feeding the crocodiles food, that explains the reason why Connor tried to steal meat from the supermarket because, as he claims, "I couldn't feed them enough."
Realizing what they're up against, Nathan suggests they should try to hunt down and kill the crocodiles before anymore people get hurt. Unfortunately, the crocodiles have grown smarter and kill Vica, the babysitter as well as Willinger who was dragged by the crocodile into the lake while sitting in the Bickermans' car. Meanwhile, Reba and her hunting partner, Jonas, are able to shoot and kill one of them, before another crocodile comes in and bites Jonas' head off and attacks Reba. Brett tries to shoot it, but accidentally shoots Reba instead. The two take Reba's boat and head for the Bickermans' house. Brett, who is very anxious to find Ellie, pulls out a shotgun to Nathan and takes his boat to go and find her. Brett succeeds, but not until another crocodile comes in and kills him, leaving Ellie out in the woods, alone.
Meanwhile, another crocodile has broken into the house, but Reba is able to cut its head off with her knife. The five (Nathan, Susan, Connor, Ellie and Reba) leave the house and get onto Reba's boat where they head into town. There, they find that yet another crocodile has found them and they decide to take shelter in the supermarket. When the alarm has gone off, the store's manager, Dimitri, comes with his truck and is eaten by the crocodiles. The crocodiles then come into the supermarket to attack. Reba is able to slice one of the crocodiles with her knife but gets killed in the process. One crocodile is killed when a whole shelf of products comes down and falls right on top of it.
With just one crocodile remaining, Nathan takes Dimitri's truck to the gas station where it crashes, but Nathan is able to pour gas on the crocodile until it begins to consume the whole gas pump. Connor throws Nathan a lighter, presumably Vica's cigarette lighter, where he tosses it into the crocodiles' mouth and explodes, with the remains of its body scattered all over the place. In the end, an ambulance comes in and helps take care of Ellie, Nathan, Connor and Susan.
The next morning, Nathan, speaking in front of a group of tourists, announces that the main river crocodile has gone extinct, and takes them on a tour around the lake. The scene cuts to where we see a baby crocodile swimming as another giant crocodile jumps out of the water and attacks the camera. The film ends from there and the credits roll.
Differences Between Versions
Lake Placid 3 had 2 versions; the TV version was ratedR, the unrated DVD version contained nudity and sexuality. In the opening of the unrated version, the couple was having sex instead of making out when attacked.
The first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Cast
- Colin FergusonColin Ferguson (actor)Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is a graduate of Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal....
as Nathan Bickerman - Yancy ButlerYancy ButlerYancy Victoria Butler is an American television and movie actress known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 John Woo film Hard Target and as Detective Sara Pezzini on the TNT supernatural drama Witchblade.-Early life:...
as Reba - Kirsty MitchellKirsty MitchellKirsty Loretta Mitchell is a Scottish actress.Mitchell was born in Glasgow and was a student at Park Mains High School in Erskine. She trained as a ballet dancer before turning to acting and won the Miss Scotland title at aged just 17....
as Susan Bickerman - Kacey BarnfieldKacey BarnfieldKacey Louisa Barnfield is an English actress who began her acting career aged nine.-Acting career:Kacey's acting career began in 1997 when she was just 9, appearing in advertisements and stage plays...
as Ellie - Jordan Grehs as Connor Bickerman
- Michael IronsideMichael IronsideMichael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed...
as Sheriff Tony Willinger - Mark Evans as Brett
- Nils Hognestad as Aaron
- Bianca Ilich as Vica
- Angelica Penn as Tara
- Brian Landon as Charlie Berman
- Atanas Srebrev as Jonas
- Donald Anderson as Walt
- Roxanne PallettRoxanne PallettRoxanne Pallett is a British actress most famous for playing the role of Jo Sugden in ITV soap opera Emmerdale.-Early life :...
as April - James Marchant as Jason
- Velizar Binev as Dimitri
- John LaskowskiJohn LaskowskiJohn Laskowski is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" guard, Laskowski played basketball at Indiana University from 1972 to 1975...
as Station Attendant - Ivo Simeonov as Town Drunk
- Kremena Otashliyska as Girl
- Alexander NikolovAlexander NikolovAlexander Nikolov is a boxer from Bulgaria.He competed for Bulgaria in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
as Cadet (uncredited)
Sequel
It has been confirmed that a Lake Placid 4: The Final Chapter is being made and will star Yancy ButlerYancy Butler
Yancy Victoria Butler is an American television and movie actress known for her roles as Natasha Binder in the 1993 John Woo film Hard Target and as Detective Sara Pezzini on the TNT supernatural drama Witchblade.-Early life:...
, who also starred in part 3. It will be directed by Don Michael Paul
Don Michael Paul
Don Michael Paul, is an actor, director, writer and producer.He starred in the movie Heart of Dixie and "Rich Girl " with Jill Schoelen. He wrote the screenplay for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. He was one of three brothers in the short-lived 1992 CBS detective series The Hat Squad...
.
External links
- Lake Placid 3 at SCI-FI.comScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...