Lake Placid

Lake Placid is a 1999 comedy horror film. It was directed by Steve Miner and was released in the United States on July 16, 1999. The music was composed by John Ottman. A scientist researching beaver populations in a lake in Maine is savaged by something unseen in the water while diving. The lower part of his body is eaten. A tooth found in the remains is sent to a museum for analysis. Paleontologist Kelly Scott (Bridget Fonda) gets the job, mainly because her boss, with whom she has had an office affair, wants her out of his way. The tooth resembles that of a crocodile. Fish and Game officer Jack Wells (Bill Pullman) and sheriff Hank Keough (Brendan Gleeson), who witnessed the fatal attack, take her to the campsite and brief her on the incident, and the three are out in a boat on the lake to familiarise her with the habitat. Back at the camp they are joined by her colleague Hector Cyr (Oliver Platt), a millionaire crocodile expert who believes the creature is a crocodile, who... full article at wikipedia