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Plot The Crater Lake Monster (1977):

The heat of a meteor crashing into the lake incubates a prehistoric egg, which grows into a plesiosaur-like monster that terrifies the community.

Casts of The Crater Lake Monster:

Richard Cardella, Glen Roberts, Mark Siegel, Bob Hyman, Richard Garrison

A beast more frightening than your most terrifying nightmare!

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Title: The Crater Lake Monster

• Released: 1977-03-01


• Genre: Horror, Science Fiction


• Date: 1977-03-01


• Runtime: 85 Minutes


• Company: Crown International Pictures


• Language: English


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• Plot Keyword : Horror, Science Fiction


• Homepage: http://www.crownintlpictures.com/actitles.html


• Trailer: Video Trailer


• Director: Phil Tippett, Steve Neill, Steven Nielson, William R. Stromberg, William R. Stromberg, William R. Stromberg, Richard Cardella, Richard Cardella, Bill Dickinson, Paul Gentry

Learn More About The Crater Lake Monster

RELEASED IN 1977 and written & directed by William R. Stromberg, “The Crater Lake Monster” details events in the high country of central California after a meteor strikes the eponymous (fictitious) lake and incubates a prehistoric egg, which hatches a plesiosaur-like creature that terrorizes the locals.

Despite the title, the story does not take place in Crater Lake, Oregon, and the filmmakers don’t hide this fact in light of (1.) the California plates of the vehicles and (2.) the lake is clearly snake-like in shape and not round like Crater Lake in Oregon. Speaking of the lake they used for establishing shots, it’s located roughly 425 miles southeast of Crater Lake in central California.

The movie is akin to modern Syfy flicks, but shot on a low-budget in the mid-70s. It lacks the production quality of 70’s creature features like “Jaws” (1975) and “Prophecy” (1979), but isn’t even up to the production level of TV flicks like “Snowbeast” (1977) and “Kingdom of the Spiders” (1977). The second-rate acting of the principles in particular distinguishes “The Crater Lake Monster” from these movies. But the Ray Harryhausen-like stop-motion effects are effective, although whenever the creature is shown emerging from the lake the contrast between the two (the monster and the lake) looks decidedly fake.

Kacey Cobb shines on the female front and looks great in tight jeans, but her role is too small. There’s some goofy slapstick provided by Arnie and Mitch, which is only a notch or so above the antics of Skipper and Gilligan. Other than that, the tone is serious and there are some highlights, like the excellent locations, the 70’s atmosphere (styles/décor/etc.) and the surprisingly moving close. I should add that I never perceived the plesiosaur as a particularly scary or formidable dinosaur, but this flick gave me a different perspective.

THE FILM RUNS 1 hour & 25 minutes and was shot in Huntington Lake and Palomar Mountain, California. ADDITIONAL WRITER: Richard Cardella.

GRADE: C