Crocodile (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Tobe Hooper |
| Produced by |
Eddy Chamichian R. Vern Crofoot Alexandra Cárdenas Boaz Davidson Frank DeMartini Danny Dimbort Lee Lazarow Avi Lerner Danny Lerner Trevor Short |
| Screenplay by |
Jace Anderson Adam Gierasch Michael D. Weiss |
| Story by | Boaz Davidson |
| Starring |
Mark McLachlan Caitlin Martin Summer Knight Chris Solari |
| Music by | Serge Colbert |
| Cinematography | Eliot Rockett |
| Editing by |
Andy Horvitch Alain Jakubowicz |
| Studio |
Flat Dog Corporation Nu Image Films |
| Release dates | 5 July 2000 (Argentina video premiere) |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Crocodile is a 2000 American horror film, directed by Tobe Hooper and released direct-to-video on 26 December 2000. It was followed by a sequel, Crocodile 2: Death Swamp, released in 2002.
Plot
Eight teenagers, including Brady (Mark McLachlan), Claire (Caitlin Martin), Duncan (Chris Solari), Kit (D. W. Reiser), Annabelle (Julie Mintz), Sunny (Summer Knight), Foster (Rhett Jordan) and Hubs (Greg Wayne) are going on a weekend boat trip on a remote lake in Southern California for spring break. As the group are about to depart on their boat, they are warned by Sheriff Bowman (Harrison Young) to be sensible and keep out of danger. After a day of partying, the group have a bonfire. Close by, two local fishermen destroy a crocodile nest, only for them both to be attacked by the crocodile, which devours them both.
The following day the teenagers continue to party. Annabelle's dog, Princess, runs away, leading the group to the crocodiles nest, where Duncan breaks an egg and Hubs hides one in Claire's bag. At night, Sunny becomes incredibly drunk and reveals Brady cheated on Claire with her, resulting in Claire breaking up with Brady. Hubs, who is also heavily intoxicated falls asleep at the bonfire while the rest of the group return to the boat. Sometime later, Hubs attempts to return to the boat but is eaten by the crocodile, while the boat becomes untied and begins to drift in the lake. In the morning, the friends find their boat has become stuck, leaving them stranded. While the rest of the group attempt to fix the boat, Brady and Sunny go to try and find Hubs. Sunny attempts to get Brady to go swimming, but she narrowly escapes an attack by the crocodile. The pair rush back to the boat to warn the others, however the crocodile arrives and sinks the boat, killing Foster in the process.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Bowman finds the fishermen and Hubs remains before visiting Shurkin (Terrence Evans) and Lester (Adam Gierasch), two locals who take care of alligators. Shurkin sets out with the Sheriff to find the crocodile, while Lester is seen to be feeding the crocodile, but is eventually devoured himself. As night falls, the teenagers are still stranded in the woods searching for a road. The crocodile returns, and ultimately Sunny is eaten. The rest of the group reach a small shop, where Brady attempts to phone the Sheriff, but the crocodile breaks through a wall and devours Annabelle. As Kit escapes to start the truck outside, Brady, Claire and Duncan fight off the crocodile. In the chaos, a fire starts which causes the truck to explode, killing Kit and scaring away the crocodile.
The next day, the Sheriff and Shurkin find Brady, Claire and Duncan and pick them up on their boat. Soon after, Shurkin is knocked into the water and eaten, before the Sheriff is also killed. With the boats engine broken, the survivors swim to land. Claire finally discovers the crocodiles egg in her bag, and the group use it as bait to lure the crocodile to them so they can kill it. As the crocodile arrives, Duncan attempts to kill it, however he is quickly devoured whole, only to be regurgitated moments later. Claire gives the crocodile the egg, before it returns to its nest, leaving Claire, Brady and Duncan free to escape.
Cast
- Mark McLachlan as Brady Turner
- Caitlin Martin as Claire
- Chris Solari as Duncan McKay
- D. W. Reiser as Kit (as Doug Reiser)
- Julie Mintz as Annabelle
- Sommer Knight as Sunny
- Rhett Wilkins as Foster (as Rhett Jordan)
- Greg Wayne as Hubs
- Harrison Young as Sheriff Bowman
- Terrence Evans as Shurkin
- Adam Gierasch as Lester
Critical reception
AllMovie panned the film, in particular its special effects.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Firsching, Robert. "Crocodile - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
External links
- Crocodile at the Internet Movie Database
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