Lake Placid (1999 film)
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Lake Placid is a 1999 horror-comedy film about a giant man-eating crocodile terrorizing a Maine lake, blending creature-feature thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lake Placid (1999 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Placid (1999 film) Context triple: [Nathan Furst, composedFor, Lake Placid (1999 film)]
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Lake Placid 2
Lake Placid 2 is a 2007 made-for-television horror film and sequel to the original Lake Placid, featuring giant killer crocodiles terrorizing a lakeside community.
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Lake Placid 3
Lake Placid 3 is a 2010 made-for-television horror-comedy film in the Lake Placid creature-feature franchise, featuring killer crocodiles terrorizing a lakeside community.
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C.
Lake Placid 1980
Lake Placid 1980 refers to the 1980 Winter Olympics, a major international multi-sport event held in Lake Placid, New York, best known for the "Miracle on Ice" ice hockey game.
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D.
Eden Lake
Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror-thriller film about a couple’s countryside getaway that turns into a brutal fight for survival against a group of violent youths.
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E.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film about a group of teenagers stalked by a mysterious killer after covering up a fatal accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Placid (1999 film) Target entity description: Lake Placid is a 1999 horror-comedy film about a giant man-eating crocodile terrorizing a Maine lake, blending creature-feature thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor.
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A.
Lake Placid 2
Lake Placid 2 is a 2007 made-for-television horror film and sequel to the original Lake Placid, featuring giant killer crocodiles terrorizing a lakeside community.
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B.
Lake Placid 3
Lake Placid 3 is a 2010 made-for-television horror-comedy film in the Lake Placid creature-feature franchise, featuring killer crocodiles terrorizing a lakeside community.
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C.
Lake Placid 1980
Lake Placid 1980 refers to the 1980 Winter Olympics, a major international multi-sport event held in Lake Placid, New York, best known for the "Miracle on Ice" ice hockey game.
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D.
Eden Lake
Eden Lake is a 2008 British horror-thriller film about a couple’s countryside getaway that turns into a brutal fight for survival against a group of violent youths.
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E.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American slasher film about a group of teenagers stalked by a mysterious killer after covering up a fatal accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Hector Cyr
NERFINISHED
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Jack Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Delores Bickerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Hank Keough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Daryn Okada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Steve Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Marshall Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ monster film ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Lake Placid 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Placid 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Placid vs. Anaconda NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Placid: The Final Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
man versus nature
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small-town community under threat ⓘ |
| mainSubject | giant man-eating crocodile ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Ottman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of creature-feature horror and tongue-in-cheek humor
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depiction of a giant saltwater crocodile in a freshwater Maine lake ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | David E. Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Fox 2000 Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenix Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-07-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Maine
NERFINISHED
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fictional Black Lake ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Stan Winston Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Betty White
NERFINISHED
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Bill Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Brendan Gleeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridget Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Platt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | David E. Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lake Placid (1999 film) Description of subject: Lake Placid is a 1999 horror-comedy film about a giant man-eating crocodile terrorizing a Maine lake, blending creature-feature thrills with tongue-in-cheek humor.
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