Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell
| Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover for 'Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell' | |
| Directed by | Bill Rebane |
| Produced by |
Jerry Gregoris Bill Rebane |
| Written by |
Lyoma Denetz Jerry Gregoris Mike Landers |
| Starring |
Karen McDiarmid Alan Ross Brad Ellingson Jerry Gregoris Glenn Scherer |
| Music by | Bruce Malm |
| Cinematography | Bela St. Jon |
| Edited by | Bill Rebane |
| Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
Release date | 1982 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Language | English |
Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell (also known as Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake) is a 1982 horror film directed by Bill Rebane.[1] The plot of Croaked involves a group of loggers terrorized by a vicious half-man/half-frog creature. The film was distributed by Troma Entertainment.
In his book All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger, Troma president Lloyd Kaufman lists this film as one of the five best Troma films ever made (along with The Capture of Bigfoot, also directed by Bill Rebane).
Plot
When a fortune is discovered at the bottom of a lake, a diver is out to get it, even when he discovers that the loot is being guarded by an awful underwater beast.
Cast
- Paul Callaway and Richard Lange as Rana
- Glenn Scherer as Kelly Sr.
- Brad Ellingson as Kelly Jr.
- Karen McDiarmid as Elli
- Alan Ross as John
- Julie Wheaton as Susan
- Jerry Gregoris as Charlie
- Jim Iaquinta as Burley
- Bruno Alexander as Cal
- Michael Skewes as Mike
- Doreen Moze as Chris
Home Media
The film was released on DVD by BCI, in a 3-disk multi feature set on Aug 24, 2004. BCI re-released the film in a 10-disk multi feature collection.[2]
References
- ↑ "Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake". Allmovie. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake (1975) - Bill Rebane". AllMovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
External links
- Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake on IMDb
- Croaked: Frog Monster from Hell at Rotten Tomatoes
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