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The Crater Lake Monster [DVD]

Richard Cardella (Actor, Writer), Glen Roberts (Actor), William R. Stromberg (Director, Writer) Rated:
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4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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Genre Fantasy, Science Fiction
Format DVD, Color, NTSC
Contributor Richard Garrison, John Crowder, William R. Stromberg, Sonny Shepard, Mark Siegel, Bob Hyman, Garry Johnston, Suzanne Lewis, Kacey Cobb, Richard Cardella, Glen Roberts, Marv Eliot, Michael F. Hoover See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 25 minutes

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 5.5 x 0.53 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ William R. Stromberg
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ DVD, Color, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 25 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 12, 2002
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Richard Cardella, Glen Roberts, Mark Siegel, Bob Hyman, Richard Garrison
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Rhino
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005YUP6
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Richard Cardella, William R. Stromberg
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Upanatm
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Baddest Movie EVARRR!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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This is the best bad b-movie ever filmed. We love the absolute commitment to hokey scenes and dialogue.
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bennie
3.0 out of 5 stars So bad it's good!
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020
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I laughed my head off thru this "epic" which is why I gave it three stars instead of two for giggle value. Very obvious they didn't have CGI in the 70's. The monster looked like an inflated rubber dino toy and the underwater shot of the monster's head was probably a big rubber head stuck on a stick. Acting was laughable and no wonder no one's heard from these "actors" again. On the case it said Stuart Whitman and Stella Stevens - neither of whom were in the movie.

So if you want to laugh at a really bad monster movie and don't mind spending a few bucks take a chance.
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Bakuryuu Tyranno
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2006
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Some people miss the point with some things.

For example, with the two brothers who obviously not very bright, but their development is deeper than that. In the senes with them, its obvious that one is basicaly immoral, willing to do almost anything to get money, while the other objects to his brother being immoral, but he's obviously scared enough of his brother not to do anything about it most of the time.

Also, the robber who appears in one scene and kills this people almost turns the thing into a "novie", in other words, a movie that is almost like a novel, because it has other things going on besides the main plotline.

Sites made by people who are actually honest and research things have noted that the claymation was good for its time, even if the people writing these articles didn't like the movie itself. I agree with them simply because, aside from the fact that they research these things (more often than not by watching other, simpilar movies) I really don't care that much about special effects. CGI might not have existed when this movie was made, but I'm still happy there's no CGI in it because CGI is beyond horrible.

The only remotely bad thing about this movie that I can see is that when one of the female victims is running from the monster, she gets a relatively far distance from it and collapses against some wrocks, THEN she starts screaming hysterically.

Still, this movie can't really be blamed for that because at this point there were a lot of movies with at least one female victim who screamed hysterically when she was in danger.
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westicles
4.0 out of 5 stars Pure nostalgia
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018
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I think the movie is better than some give it credit for. Yeah, the acting, dialogue, and logic of the characters are questionable throughout the movie, but I found it to be quite entertaining and fun. After all, it's a giant monster on the loose movie from that era. Anyhow, I thought the creature looked pretty good and animated well.
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W. Shumake
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! This is a fun movie! A New Favorite!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
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Great fun monster flic in a rural setting. Characters are all fun and lovable and the plot is simple, solid, and clean. I'll buy it when it goes off Prime.
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Barry G
3.0 out of 5 stars Cheeesy Fun Redeemed by a Well Animated Monster
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019
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This film is obviously cheaply made with largely unknown actors and a very implausible story. However, it features an excellently animated plesiosaur courtesy of a young David Allen, who later went on to animate the flying monster in Larry Cohen's "Q" and the dolls in Stuart Gordon's "Dolls" and the "Puppet Master" franchise. It's a little curious that this marine reptile ventures onto dry land as often as the film shows, but If I start picking nits I'll be typing for three days. The point is, if you like monster movies (particularly with stop-motion animation) and you can get past the cheesy production, this is worth a look.
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wanda hardwick
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Movie
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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I loved this movie. These old 70's movies are somewhat cheesy by today's standards, but I still enjoy watching them.
Anyone that likes creature features this will be a great addition to their collection and one worth watching.
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Robert Frey
3.0 out of 5 stars Terrific film but crappy copy
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2017
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The film is terrific for the period and genre - should get a five-star BUT the dvd I received seems to be a copy off a worn-out vhs copy with no cleanup or remastering attempted. Resolution and sound suck ... but this is a grand example of the low-budget, low-talent horror flicks of the day. I bought it because I love these films and I live near Crater Lake, Oregon ... unfortunately the real Crater Lake doesn't appear in the film. Lots of good monster, bad acting, floppy goofy comedy, and even a few kinda scary scenes. Highly recommend the film and hopefully there is a better copy out there for folks.
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Mister Madel
3.0 out of 5 stars Für Fans des Genre
Reviewed in Germany on May 15, 2019
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Der Film an sich ist eine grobe Kopie des üblichen Creature-Films. 2-3 schöne Stopmotion Szenen. Und der Transfer auf DVD sieht aus wie abgefilmt vom VHS Band. Nur für Fans des Genre. Ach ja, die Tricks stammen von Altmeister David Allen.
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jean mariage
5.0 out of 5 stars Parfait
Reviewed in France on November 14, 2014
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L'obligation de mettre un commentaire est absurde quand on a coché cinq étoiles et que l'on dit que c'est « parfait ». Elle peut se comprendre s'il y a des choses à redire. Si vous ne la supprimez pas, je finirai par ne plus répondre à vos demandes d'évaluation, ce qui regrettable.
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Jord
3.0 out of 5 stars Commentaire fait alors que la VOST en français de 2014 n'était pas disponible.
Reviewed in France on April 13, 2014
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"The Crater Lake Monster" est un film américain de 1977 réalisé par "William R. Stromberg" (connais pas) en 1977.
Le monstre est en fait un plésiosaure (un reptile marin et non un dinosaure, comme Nessie) et le scénario reprend la plupart des poncifs et des clichés des films d'horreur de ce genre. Mais, pour l'époque, l'animation du monstre, image par image, est relativement bien faite par le responsable des effets spéciaux de la parodie érotique "Flesh Gordon" de "Howard Ziehm" et "Michael Benveniste" de 1974 et du film de la "Hammer", "Quand les dinosaures dominaient le monde/When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" de Val Guest en 1970: "David W. Allen". L'apparition du plésiosaure se fait attendre mais le plaisir et le divertissement spectaculaire sont quand-même au rendez-vous.

Pour les amateurs de ce genre de films série B qui parlent anglais ou italien seulement. Les autres qui aimeraient le voir ou le revoir n'ont qu'à prendre un billet d'avion pour l'Oregon et visiter le parc national de Crater Lake.
Audio : Italien (Dolby Digital 1.0), Italien (Dolby Digital 5.1), Anglais (Dolby Digital 1.0). Sous-titres : Italien.

PS: Disponible à présent en VF : http://www.amazon.fr/Crater-Lake-Monster-%C3%89dition-Limit%C3%A9e/dp/B00L7TNSTS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1410698473&sr=1-1&keywords=the+crater+lake+monster . Pour les commentaires du DVD en VOST français de 2014, voir les remarques. Mon commentaire sur la version précédente s'étant répercutée sur ce nouveau DVD.
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Leslie Mears
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2016
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great movie< shame about the dubbing of dialogue
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Korok
5.0 out of 5 stars Super DVD
Reviewed in France on September 20, 2014
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Un film que j'attendais en édition française depuis longtemps, super de pouvoir enfin redécouvrir "The Crater Lake Monster" en zone 2 vostfr ! Cette collection Exploitation Cinema est top pour moi puisque j'adore ce type de vieux film.
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