This is the start of something big.
There is something in Black Lake (the name Lake Placid was already taken), and this brings together a sheriff, a fish and wildlife officer, a paleontologist, and a mythicist to try to handle the threat. And do a terrible job of it, while all are bickering with each other.
Look at this cast list: Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, and Brendan Gleeson. Now that's a great group of people, and they are all in fine form (although Gleeson gets some lines that wouldn't quite go quite as well these days). And then there's Betty White, in full "I don't give a fuck" mode!
This movie is only 80 minutes, but as a comedy that is also a low level creature feature, it gets in and tells some scenes and packs those minutes in. On the negative side, this did spawn many, MANY SyFy original sequels, of which the only good thing is Yancy Butler.
But this original is a classic, and not the only one.
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