Lake Placid - Building the 30-Foot Animatronic Crocodile

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#LakePlacid, a Steve Miner film about the search for a man-eating, thirty-foot crocodile in a lake in Maine.
Stan Winston and his crew realized Lake Placid’s crocodile as a full-size animatronic puppet - complete with moving head and tail and snapping jaws - that would function underwater. The crocodile was mechanized through hydraulics, which, as had been learned on previous projects, worked fairly well in a water environment, as long as they were protected in waterproof housings and surrounded by water-resistant skin.
“We went into this show with the full knowledge that water always wins,” said Richard Landon, who led the mechanical crocodile design. “That has become my personal motto: Water Always Wins. Water will always break something. Water is the universal solvent. Superglue breaks down in it. Urethane breaks down in it. Paint breaks down in it. Water is a nightmare - and we were in it for a full six months on this show.”
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[@StanWinstonSchool]

FULL STORY: bit.ly/LakePlacidBtsYT - Balázs

[@jolliebearforchrist5468]

PRAISE THE LORD GOD AND COOL! OUTSTANDING WORK 👏 BRAVO!

[@rustyshackelford4730]

So kool wish i could see it in real life

[@bencemolnar4246]

Szia

[@namaanda364]

@@jolliebearforchrist5468 a

[@macp2118]

Stupid kool wow that rocks!!

[@sungkono1]

Animatronics can never be replaced by CGI. You can tell CGI right away and that destroys the illusion. Thats why films from the 90s still look good because all the actions were real.

[@sjb5169]

The detail in this is incredible. I'm sure it was a lot easier for the actors to feel fear being in the water with this thing.

[@tinobemellow]

Yeah, I'd be pretty perturbed if I was in the water with a model of basically a dinosaur.

[@rcbif101]

Maximum Prank potential...

[@hamsacc]

Maximum jailtime potential.

[@emzee1262]

@@hamsacc it would be worth it😂😂😂

[@ronl9357]

@@hamsacc Jail is just a room.

[@hamsacc]

@@ronl9357 and age is just a number Wait what the fuck did I just say

[@RonWonWon]

@@hamsacc u said *age is just a number*

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Lake Placid is one of my favorites. In fact, all of my favorite movies had Stan Winston involved. There will never be another like him. Rest in peace Stan, we miss you.

[@son9626]

Lake placid 2?

[@velociraptor4you3291]

Regardless of how you may feel about the film, you can't deny that a lot of genuine hard work and creativity went into bringing the film's 'star' here to life. 👍🏻

[@velociraptor4you3291]

@@seanking1775 Yeah, it’s a favorite ‘90s creature feature’ flick of mine, too (😊).

[@mufradhossain9238]

Don't care what others say. The casting was fantastic and this was the best crocodile movie ever.

[@velociraptor4you3291]

@@mufradhossain9238 😁

[@readysetsolo3302]

"Ok gents, we're done shooting for the day. Let's get this thing out of the water." "Uh, sir? The croc was pulled out of the lake an hour ago..." "Then what the hell is swimming behind us?"

[@charlstonelopez6573]

wahahhahhah

[@horrorgamestv6564]

That would be a awesome plot twist, if it was in the end, of the movie!

[@elsinnombre1728]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@LargestClassifieds]

Good script

[@MusaDays808]

Guess You Haven't Watch "Primeval" Yet 😅 A Film (Based On A True Story) About This Fierce Man Eating African Nile Crocodile Called "Gustave" 😃 & To This Day, The Crocodile's Rarely Seen But Neither Caught Nor Killed, Just So You Know 😳 Lake Placid's Cool Though 🙂

[@buuhan3189]

Its crazy to think back in history there were actually crocodiles around this size.

[@eligebrown8998]

A full grown salt water croc can reach 25 ft long if they live long enough. This model is 30ft so not much different

[@ivanzonder5228]

yea Sarcosuchus were this big

[@tomtalker2000]

@@ivanzonder5228 They were even bigger...!!!

[@YaBoiDREX]

@@eligebrown8998He’s talking about prehistoric crocodiles like deinosuchus and purusaurus.

[@HanzxLikesMonsters]

Deinosuchus is 12 I think this animatronic is more like purrusaurus

[@LethalSaliva]

This movie introduced me to Betty White. Over 15 years ago, I was watching monster movies all the time. Lake Placid was one of them. Rest in peace, Betty. Thank you for being a friend, even to a bloodthirsty monster croc😊.

[@justakidviewer9288]

So realistic. If you try to Prank someone with that. No words for their reactions. 😂😂😂

[@pisangberbiji3034]

I can imagine if someone is getting pranked and he is gonna stay still and think "Damn, im gonna die today😂😂"

[@cinematicaddict6863]

Ofcourse not because they would die of a heart attack

[@blueskykayzee9009]

Honestly, I would try to do that.

[@chxzzychxzz7574]

Yes , no words, just words from your dumbass mom

[@Walk0000]

Of course it would all be staged thats youtube now. Lame old staged videos

[@thatsjustthegame9175]

2019 and still the best Crocodile movie ever!

[@elsinnombre1728]

Yes

[@jacobwild2858]

I think "crawl" is going to beat it

[@rodmarsaulaomarabonales2164]

How about Primeval??

[@richardbalicas8055]

@@rodmarsaulaomarabonales2164 how about rogue and black water

[@rodmarsaulaomarabonales2164]

richard balicas primeval is more real thrilling and scary.

[@infoforu3455]

U have to make many pranks with this.

[@cintaNKRI2023]

😄😄😄👍👍🤟🤟That's true gaes, I'm sure.. The people will be very shock, if this the Croc robot for to prank😄😄👍👍, sory my speak english not good🙏🙏🙏😊😊

[@infoforu3455]

@@cintaNKRI2023 Gapapa bro. Gw juga cuma modal google translate. 😂

[@martinedelius]

Lake Placid is such an underrated movie. It's a lot more clever than you'd think.

[@NDKfilms]

The one dislike must've been from an alligator

[@StanWinstonSchool]

And from Greenpeace. :P - Balázs

[@GadZip]

😂

[@deadaccount5238]

That Alligator is jealous

[@MTChris]

The alligator got mad , because he is only 10ft. Clearly the one in the video is huge .

[@MTChris]

@@deadaccount5238 jealousy did get in the way lol

[@Slappap]

As cheesey as Lake Placid is I've always genuinely enjoyed it. I wish these making videos were longer. I love them.

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

That is truly incredible and makes me want to watch the movie again. I always love animatronics over CGI!

[@christophermoonlightproduction]

There's no other way to describe this than a work of art.

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Well said, Chris. - Balázs

[@KhmerAngkorOfficial]

good

[@elsinnombre1728]

Yes

[@mufradhossain9238]

Best crocodile movie ever.

[@CircusBunBun]

Oh man i didnt know you guys made the crocodile for this! *.* lake placid is one of my favorite movies

[@marcoylagan9024]

Imagine if a real crocodile saw this I would be damn that’s my best friend

[@No_Sleep789]

I wonder who got to keep the crocodile puppet.. Totally badass for a man cave or backyard.

[@supersoldier2539]

No Sleep Croc is a Paid actor

[@unknownuser8896]

It’s was destroyed after the movie.

[@averymartin1327]

It actually couldn't really be properly stored, it stared deteriorating after just a while I believe.

[@nickducharme5104]

We needed more of this in the sequels other then fake looking cgi

[@faithsetley789]

Totally agree

[@ASR-Ansori]

The sequels are so bad they're not even worth acknowledging.

[@elsinnombre1728]

Yes sr

[@Laufield]

I saw Lake Placid Legacy, it was very awful for fake cgi

[@johnchris4609]

Film Companies' Over reliance on CGI doesnt make them realize how fake some of it looks.They think that Practical effects like these are just 90s things.Duh some 90s movie monsters look way more realistic than todays CGI, ever seen the Trex from Jurassic Park 1,i hope they Realize that👌

[@AB-ni7ou]

I mean, I watched this movie this week and I discovered it has one of the best "special effects" I have ever seen!!! The crocodile looks so real and awesome!!! And you have to take into consideration that it was 20 years ago 💚

[@lazycalm41]

This is what I miss about my old job working in film! true craftsmen at the top of their game. fabulous video , thanks for sharing . I am also a fan of the movie Lake Placid!

[@isaiahrodriguez8925]

Lake Placid is defiantly ruler of all crocodile movies. i love it!

[@ViolentNightshade]

Didn’t expect to get a throw back to lake placid today but seeing the process of creating the big animatronics like this and the JP Dinos are always my favourite 💕

[@70gabino]

A work of art, and to think that there were prehistoric versions of this creature that were ten feet longer!

[@loify8381]

Yes 40 feet longer like deinosuchus

[@EmileVinesh]

That looks amazingly realistic... incredible work!

[@KRGSOP]

I saw Lake Placid when I was 6 and I will never be satisfied with today’s CGI and animated movies. I love Lake Placid ❤️🐊

[@BloodyFlowerFilms]

I miss Stan Winston

[@DesertRunner602]

Talents like this are quickly disappearing because of cgi

[@StanWinstonSchool]

Practical effects are still alive! - Balázs

[@kennethmorales5121]

Exactly

[@alzetilted33]

@@dakshelpatron he meant the talent of sculpting these realistic animatronic

[@rikudoes]

Seeing this really makes you appreciate the movie a lot more. Stan Winston and his team are amazing. Such talents.

[@SRC267]

Can i have it? I'll pay you.

[@thatcreepynerdinyourclass6745]

Let's make a deal

[@SRC267]

@@thatcreepynerdinyourclass6745 okay

[@miahalifa9855]

1million USD

[@SRC267]

@@miahalifa9855 max I can give for that is $120k

[@silverscreenreviews8521]

@@SRC267 dude probs cost more then that to build 😂

[@martinh5402]

Wow this is awesome well done Stan Winston School that looks crazy and just illustrates what a Deinosuchus sized crocodile looks like, ridiculously large!

[@Valve3065]

This is why I'll love more Animatronic than cgi. Animatronic is the best

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

The Lake Placid movie series is awesome and Lake Placid 2 is one of my favorite sequels.

[@jessejohnson3138]

This is what I miss this is the nuts and bolts of the film industry, the list goes on and on from my favorite film of all time Jaws, aliens, gremlins, even some elements of King Kong (1976) practical effects animatronics is what brought my love of film they'll always be a place for CGI but unfortunately this type of talent doesn't exist the ability to create a creature with precise realism my hats off great upload. I will forever enjoy animatronics and practical effects.

[@absoluteterror9098]

I watched this movie at such a young age, that Betty White's character protecting the crocodile and learning why had a huge impact on me.

[@saadisabyasachi2686]

With this size, you can even prank crocs/ gators big time!

[@sandipanpaul4440]

I want to see a real croc reaction to this massive mechanical croc...😁

[@joshua.snyder]

Such a great build! I hope there is always a place for these real effects. Computers will always have their limits and just don't grab the imagination like these things do. I assume this old croc deteriorated and was assimilated like the JP animatronic creatures were?

[@MrFishface5]

that's AWESOME, Where is the croc now?

[@seppuku_doge]

John Knopp still swimming in the lake

[@reginaldbarbaton5316]

Got escaped~

[@clintyoung6851]

⭐️⭐️⭐️ IN FLORIDA EATING RETIREES ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ikee337]

Its in the philippines currently and not captured yet 😂

[@elsinnombre1728]

@@ikee337 😂 😂 😂

[@MojoDevirus]

I absolutely love that crocodile in that movie. =)

[@AllYellowJoshua]

These films like Lake Placid, Crocodile, Blood Surf were my childhood and when Lolong the "largest crocodile ever caught" I wasnt too thrilled coz of these movies hahahah

[@bokekproduction7473]

My dad showed this movie when i was 5, now im scared of water. Thanks dad

[@TheElnots]

This is the kinda stuff I stay subbed for! Amazing! Loved Lake Placid, watched it waaay back when it was new!

[@RealUnimportant]

One of Betty White's best movies, too.

[@jam5533]

"If I had a dick, this is where I would tell you to suck it." XD

[@ayyachris]

Croc: Yo, did you survive the Dinosaur days? You’re freaking huge! Hello? Talk to me!

[@Adamdow95]

This movie was way better than the sequels and the spin-offs.

[@JLOFlix]

I LOVE that movie!! Its funny, suspenseful and surprising! VERY FUN!!

[@richireach]

This movie beats every single crocodile movie forever

[@bigkick86]

Forget pranking people.. i want to see this out in the wild !!🦓🐆🐅🦒🐘🦏🦛🐊🐊

[@pheminismisshit4571]

remember 1999 when the posters of a crocodile grabbing a helicopter caught my eyes, lake placid great movie 😍🙏

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Scary thing is this film is more realistic then others because a crocodilians that size exist somewhere right now.

[@murasamekaini8786]

God that’s so freaking cool that it’s designed so well it can propel itself though the water I wish I could have worked with this lol

[@jenarobentancur1779]

This is awesome!!! It's so realistic!!! Seriously, the animatronics made by Stan Winston are always so realistic!!

[@farahfebryx]

Thats why this movie look so real -_- this better than CGI

[@randomvideos8477]

It looks very realistic, it count be a real gigantic crocodile.

[@canthelp6366]

Jemand it is that’s why it needs people helping him out

[@dudejrryan]

The people that really make magic in movies,actors get all the money & credit

[@becominglessofmyself7032]

Cgi can't replace tangible props

[@davyjones5068]

right now this remarkable talents, efforts, and hardworking overwhelmed by a few people with computer

[@beastmaster0934]

The fact that crocs that grew that big actually existed at one point is insane. And I’m not just talking about during the Mesozoic. Some Cenozoic crocodilians could grow that big too.

[@zacpanther6364]

The making of the Crocodile 11/10, the film 5/10

[@rosamagallanes9379]

Amarillo

[@outquick]

This is my absolute favorite monster movie all the actors and actresses just nailed it and they didn't spend a lot of time on a fake looking alligator, it's like the jaws of the lake, no but seriously all that was the only one you need to make was Lake Placid 1, also I am currently waiting for that 4K Blu-ray release so come on please hurry up it is one of my favorites, Demolition man and galaxy quest are my top movies I'm waiting for a 4K Blu-ray release

[@YOy50]

This animatronic and the animatronic for Rogue are in my opinion the best animatronics in the history of practical effects

[@royalcatwalk]

Compliments from the Kingdom of the Netherlands! 🇳🇱

[@krifalox9715]

Even though I know that crocodile is fake I would still be terrified to go swim and then just seeing that crocodile just come up to me.

[@joshbiddle5877]

Imagine being that one person who didn't know that it was a animatronic piece of art when it was in the lake 😂

[@seattledubsix7109]

Besides pranking people Id love to see it set in the Nile River or Australia to prank Crocks.. they would be shook at the site of its size

[@domenicoabdulmadjid]

Without CGI there will be a bunch of super creative intelligent people

[@daustin8888]

This just proves they could have put the Deinosuchus in The Lost World: Jurassic Park

[@atlassilverbraid]

I love crocs. I want one. He looks happy.

[@thezantgeneral677]

*Interior crocodile alligator. I drive a Chevrolet movie theater.*

[@MN_2003]

Well said !

[@positivelynegative3260]

Send it into a crocodile habitat!

[@Titan52berg]

Man, it may be an animatronic robot, but that thing looks real enough to scare the scales off of smaller, REAL crocodiles, alligators, caymans, gavials..... oh, yeah! And people would get plenty nervous, too!

[@seanwhitehall4652]

1:50 raw footage like this can be so cool

[@nenofalletta]

This thing should be made with a prank. You'll make the person shit in the water.

[@jonnysnipes3123]

I would still shit my pants if I saw this in the water even knowing it’s a robot

[@tonyferguson3675]

This is absolutely stunning! Props to all who helped make this thing

[@Cjmaster1111]

1:37 me in literally every stressful moment of my life

[@jameswarren423]

That is truly a work of art it should be in a show room somewhere where people could see it and enjoy it truly amazing👍🏼🤩

[@MukWongDeso]

By capturing the screen, someone then make a hoax news, "30 feet croc eating men, captured by fishermen"

[@korosensei996]

Prefer stuff like this than cgi..it looks much more fun and interesting

[@jionvanztv495]

thats why i always top this movie will all the croc films because it looks so real compare to others that uses CGI

[@MichaelAngeIoh]

This and the animatronic tyrannosaurus and spinosaurus is pure art to me..

[@RaymondArias]

If "Resident Evil" films would be rebooted and would base the story upon the games' premise, I would really love to see a beautifully-crafted animatronic to be used for the alligator from "Resident Evil 2".

[@roygaming8929]

I still remember this movie being screened by our school authorities in a nearby theatre on the occassion of childrens day I was 12 back then and now I am 31...

[@haslahali746]

Even though lake placid is a B class horror movie in all of its glory, you can see a huge different between the first one and the sequels. In the 90's they put a lot of effort on cheaper horror movies too.

[@WMICx]

Wish this footage was longer

[@gfavarato3944]

THE CROCODILE LOOKS SO REALISTIC IN THE WATER! AMAZING AND SCARY AT THE SAME TIME!

[@eligebrown8998]

Gotta love movies that use almost CGI. The first time I ever saw a movie with Betty White in it and she cursed like a sailor. I blew soda out my nose and laughed cause it was surprising and funny. This movie was great.

[@raymondz7152]

Lake placid is one of my favorite movies 😁

[@kashinathchari6497]

I saw the movie the croc looked real , awesome work

[@lo-siento-wilson]

I can't be the only one who wants stop motion, suits, puppets and all other old school special effects to be brought back in movies. Combine those with cgi and we will get very realistic looking effects

[@StanWinstonSchool]

100% agree! - Balázs

[@deztinypafekuto7968]

This should be an example to make titanoboa movie. The method should be like this.

[@virgin1792]

Deztiny Pafekuto The original anaconda movie, loosely based on Giant Anaconda legends which had a similar size to a titanoboa had an animatronic used.

[@orangetreeflower6670]

i thought the croc was 100% cgi kudos for the guys,really nice work

[@London-ke2pq]

1:39 “I am crocodile” made me laugh way too hard

[@reginaldmarcial6071]

Awsome! A crocodile that big should show a more prominent scales.

[@danielcollins9850]

That’s was a piece of work. So real looking.

[@prittib6412]

This is incredible work.... artistry at its best

[@cintaNKRI2023]

That's amazing skill crew, OMG it's like a real, I'm sure, all peoples can't will to know this croc is a robot. Amazing. Great job for the creator crew.