FILM 1753: LAKE PLACID

FILM 1753: LAKE PLACID

TRIVIA: Sheriff Keough's "big gun" was a fake gun made specifically as a prop for this movie. They even gave it a fake name, calling it a "Light Weight Forward Area Air Device Unit" which itself is a pretty good parody of military jargon. It was not an M-203 grenade launcher, which fires 40mm grenades. The "grenades" shown with the gun were a good deal smaller than 40mm.

Betty White's character is told that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) would be interested to learn of her alleged mistreatment of her cows. In reality, Betty White is a major on-air spokeswoman for PETA.

Oliver Platt's character is named Hector Cyr. There is a real life Cyr Plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, where this movie takes place.

While the film is supposed to be in Maine, there are no scenes filmed in Maine.

A typical flatbed truck in the United States is around 48-53' in length and 8'6" across meaning the crocodile on the flatbed at the end would be at least around 45' long.