The heat of a meteor crashing into the lake incubates a prehistoric egg, which grows into a plesiosaurlike monster that terrifies the community. The loch ness monsters socially awkward cousin, a giant, stopmotion animated dinocreature, is unleashed from the bottom of crater lake thanks to a crashing. An ancient monster has been lurking beneath the surface of the earth in the egg of a dinosaur that has been preservedthat is, until a meteor strikes near his remote area, dislodging it from its hiding place and leading to it hatching. It is not horrible, but it certainly fits the bmovie bill. To put it into historical perspective the film was released shortly before star wars and close encounters of the third kind in 1977, and a year before low budget films were altered forever with the release of halloween in 1978. A film in which only a fragment, trailer, outtakes or stills survive is listed as a lost film, however incomplete films in which at least one full reel survives are not.
I remember seeing a trailer for this one on a vhs tape called fantastic dinosaurs of the movies which was made up a bunch of monster movie trailers. Crater lake is in reality only a little bit shy of a 2,000 foot depth. Aw crap, were over halfway through the movie and we. Ah, the crater lake monster, a film that repeatedly made me wonder, why the heck am i still watching this movie. Stream the crater lake monster online or download for free. Meanwhile, a sidestory about a murdering robber unfolds, leading, not surprisingly, to the. Are you a giant, cheaplymade monster looking for a nice place to terrorize. 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 plesiosaurlike creature that terrorizes the locals. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. In fact, some of americas creepiest haunts can be found in this state, particularly in southern oregon, portland, and on the oregon coast.
The heat of a meteor crashing into the lake incubates a prehistoric egg, which grows into a plesiosaurlike monster that terrifies the. Crater lake monster appears to be a mercifully short 85 minutes. Horror, science fiction, fantasy, spy, superhero, jd, thriller and noir films, thats what we like, and a recurring theme in a lot of those kinds of movies has always been music. She immediately started to eat people, waddling on her flippers into town to fill up. Great strengthswims up to 100 mph in watermore of a meateater then eating fishaggresivepowerful jaws. Short film from cbs sunday morning by connor knighton. She was finally stopped in her tracks by a bulldozer, which also has tracks. The crater lake monster 1977 the tranquility of a mountain community is shattered when a meteorite awakens a prehistoric lake creature. Released 1977, the crater lake monster stars richard cardella, glen roberts, mark siegel the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
A meteor that crashed into oregons crater lake unearths a dinosaur egg. Galaxina 1980 is a star wars wannabe scifi with a beautiful female robot and nutty aliens. Oregons crater lake national park travel dvd video. One poster even suggest robotlike creature with squidarms. As people are attacked by the monster, the sheriff investigates along with a group of scientists in order to stop the creature. Pretty cool stopmotion monster, horrible script and and acting. View weather data from three crater lake weather stations. Watch the crater lake monster now on your favorite device. Stromberg featuring richard cardella, glen roberts, mark siegel country. The plesiosaur is pretty pissed, hungry, and ready to snack on the inhabitants of crater lake. Lots of meaningless dialog, hillbilly comedy, and an intrusive subplot involving the sheriff chasing a crazy man he kills for.
The sinister story behind this popular oregon lake will give you chills there are a large number of locations that are reportedly haunted in oregon. Stromberg for crown international pictures, and starring richard cardella. Case in point, the crater lake monster is a plesiosaur, like nessie. In reality, its very capably and decentlyproduced for a regional horror flick out of 1977. Donate buy your movies on amazon and help rifftrax. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. A free guide and library about crater lake national park. But what we get in the film is definitely a plesiosaur. We also got to have a sheriff who doesnt really do a damn thing in this film and whom nobody listens to.
I really wanted this one to be a really great movie, but alas, it was really bad. The subsequent car chase ends in a shootout by the lake. As people are attacked by the monster, the sheriff cardella investigates along with a group of scientists in order to stop the creature. While the sheriff reloads, the dinosaur eats the derelict. This monster plesiosaur climbed out of crater lake california, usa after being rudely awakened from hibernation by a meteor falling into her home. Download the current park newspaper for fall 2019 and winter 2020 park newspaper. Vezi film blood lake 2014 online subtitrat in romana. Dinosaur on the loose a meteor causes a plesiosaur egg to hatch at the bottom of crater lake, and the monster begins chowing down on vacationers on the lake. The crater lake monster 1977 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Stromberg for crown international pictures, and starring richard cardella the storyline revolves around a giant plesiosaur, akin to the loch ness monster, which appears in crater lake in northern california, near susanville not to be confused with the much more famous crater lake in oregon. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The tranquility of a mountain community is shattered when a meteorite awakens a prehistoric lake creature. There were rockin clubs and cafes with cool jukeboxes, teen poolside parties with local bands, sometimes it was a seedy bar with a sleazy torch singer, a beatnik coffeehouse, maybe dancing somewhere in outer space. Stromberg on allmovie this bargainbasement dinosaur romp finds a. The crater lake monster is a 1977 brated horror film directed by william r. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. A meteorite hatches an animated dinosaur from an old egg lying on the bottom of a lake. Crater lake monster from the grindhouse cinema database.
This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The crater lake monster 1977 cast and crew the tranquility of a mountain community is shattered when a meteorite awakens a prehistoric lake creature. Goodbadflicks checks out the silly, stop motion monster film. The monster is also a better actor than most of the humans in the film. Get your limp rubbery body down here, youll be feasting on mustachioed creeps quicker than you can say aaauuurgghh, im a monster this small, sleepy community has everything youre looking for. The crater lake monster 1977 cast and crew moviefone. The crater lake monster crown international pictures 1977. The crater lake monster, if it could talk, would probably take a rodney dangerfield defense, i dont get no respect. The crater lake monster by monsterkingofkarmen on deviantart. The crater lake monster 1977 directed by william r.
Read the the crater lake monster movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The heat from the meteor causes the egg to hatch, and the emerging dinosaur takes to snacking on the locals. A creature resembling a plesiosaur hatches from a dormant egg after a meteor crashes into crater lake in this moderately ambitious, if failed low budget throwback to the monsters of many a fab 50s flick. You must attend every mondo movie of the month in order to enter, and only one lucky winner will be selected at the final screening of each month. The crater lake monster is a 1977 b movie horror film directed by william r. The crater lake monster 1977 a meteorite splashes into a backwoods lake. Crater lake monster on dvd 603497606320 from rhino. A beast more frightening than your most terrifying nightmare. Crater lake monster galaxina double feature bluray. Crater lake is americas deepest lake and scientists consider it to be the cleanest and clearest large body of water in the world its vibrant blue color is a testament to its purity and depth and is fed almost entirely by rain and snowfall, which averages 2844 feet per year oregons mount mazama collapsed after a major eruption thousands of years ago resulting i this spectacular natural. The storyline revolves around a giant plesiosaur, akin to the loch ness monster, which appears in crater lake in northern california, near susanville not to be confused with the much more famous crater lake in oregon. It is the main feature of crater lake national park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. Residents of the area are already dazed by the crash itself, and they think that is all they have to deal with initially. The crater lake monster is a 1977 bmovie horror film directed by william r.
With richard cardella, glen roberts, mark siegel, bob hyman. Jul 11, 2012 holy shit was what crossed my mind when i realized this movie is from 1977, because it looks terrible. Crater lake institute enhancing the visitors experience a free. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The killerderelict sneaks back into it and drives off, shooting at the sheriff as he goes by. Staring kacey cobb, mark siegel, glenn roberts and richard cardella.
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