Lake Placid - Building the 30-Foot Animatronic Crocodile

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  • Опубліковано 2 лис 2024

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  • @StanWinstonSchool
    @StanWinstonSchool  5 років тому +107

    FULL STORY: bit.ly/LakePlacidBtsYT - Balázs

  • @sjb5169
    @sjb5169 3 роки тому +243

    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
      @tinobemellow Рік тому +9

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

  • @sungkono1
    @sungkono1 4 роки тому +45

    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.

  • @rcbif101
    @rcbif101 5 років тому +1826

    Maximum Prank potential...

    • @hamsacc
      @hamsacc 5 років тому +126

      Maximum jailtime potential.

    • @emzee1262
      @emzee1262 5 років тому +93

      @@hamsacc it would be worth it😂😂😂

    • @ronl9357
      @ronl9357 5 років тому +58

      @@hamsacc
      Jail is just a room.

    • @hamsacc
      @hamsacc 5 років тому +59

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

    • @RonWonWon
      @RonWonWon 5 років тому +7

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

  • @Jean_Pierre_Wehry
    @Jean_Pierre_Wehry 5 років тому +143

    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
      @son9626 2 роки тому +2

      Lake placid 2?

  • @velociraptor4you3291
    @velociraptor4you3291 5 років тому +242

    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
      @velociraptor4you3291 Рік тому +1

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

    • @mufradhossain9238
      @mufradhossain9238 Рік тому +2

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

    • @velociraptor4you3291
      @velociraptor4you3291 Рік тому

      @@mufradhossain9238 😁

  • @readysetsolo3302
    @readysetsolo3302 5 років тому +1327

    "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
      @charlstonelopez6573 5 років тому +19

      wahahhahhah

    • @horrorgamestv6564
      @horrorgamestv6564 5 років тому +93

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

    • @elsinnombre1728
      @elsinnombre1728 5 років тому +9

      😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

    • @LargestClassifieds
      @LargestClassifieds 5 років тому +8

      Good script

    • @MusaDays808
      @MusaDays808 5 років тому +22

      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 🙂

  • @justakidviewer9288
    @justakidviewer9288 5 років тому +553

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

    • @pisangberbiji3034
      @pisangberbiji3034 5 років тому +34

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

    • @cinematicaddict6863
      @cinematicaddict6863 4 роки тому +8

      Ofcourse not because they would die of a heart attack

    • @blueskykayzee9009
      @blueskykayzee9009 4 роки тому +2

      Honestly, I would try to do that.

    • @chxzzychxzz7574
      @chxzzychxzz7574 4 роки тому

      Yes , no words, just words from your dumbass mom

    • @leviticuscornballs
      @leviticuscornballs 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @thatsjustthegame9175
    @thatsjustthegame9175 5 років тому +307

    2019 and still the best Crocodile movie ever!

  • @infoforu3455
    @infoforu3455 4 роки тому +238

    U have to make many pranks with this.

    • @cintaNKRI2023
      @cintaNKRI2023 3 роки тому +4

      😄😄😄👍👍🤟🤟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
      @infoforu3455 3 роки тому

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

  • @NDKfilms
    @NDKfilms 5 років тому +336

    The one dislike must've been from an alligator

    • @StanWinstonSchool
      @StanWinstonSchool  5 років тому +16

      And from Greenpeace. :P - Balázs

    • @GadZip
      @GadZip 5 років тому +2

      😂

    • @deadaccount5238
      @deadaccount5238 5 років тому +3

      That Alligator is jealous

    • @MTChris
      @MTChris 5 років тому +4

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

    • @MTChris
      @MTChris 5 років тому +2

      @@deadaccount5238 jealousy did get in the way lol

  • @christophermoonlightproduction
    @christophermoonlightproduction 5 років тому +476

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

  • @martinedelius
    @martinedelius 5 років тому +19

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

  • @LethalSaliva
    @LethalSaliva 2 роки тому +14

    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😊.

  • @Slappap
    @Slappap 5 років тому +22

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

  • @buuhan3189
    @buuhan3189 5 років тому +58

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

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 4 роки тому +14

      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
      @ivanzonder5228 3 роки тому

      yea Sarcosuchus were this big

    • @tomtalker2000
      @tomtalker2000 Рік тому +9

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

    • @YaBoiDREX
      @YaBoiDREX Рік тому +8

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

    • @HanzxLikesMonsters
      @HanzxLikesMonsters 8 місяців тому

      Deinosuchus is 12 I think this animatronic is more like purrusaurus

  • @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat
    @mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat Рік тому +11

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

  • @nickducharme5104
    @nickducharme5104 5 років тому +420

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

    • @faithsetley789
      @faithsetley789 5 років тому +14

      Totally agree

    • @ASR-Ansori
      @ASR-Ansori 5 років тому +34

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

    • @elsinnombre1728
      @elsinnombre1728 5 років тому +2

      Yes sr

    • @Laufield
      @Laufield 5 років тому +5

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

    • @johnchris4609
      @johnchris4609 5 років тому +17

      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👌

  • @CircusBunBun
    @CircusBunBun 5 років тому +146

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

    • @marcoylagan9024
      @marcoylagan9024 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @lazycalm41
    @lazycalm41 5 років тому +36

    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!

  • @No_Sleep789
    @No_Sleep789 5 років тому +79

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

    • @supersoldier2539
      @supersoldier2539 4 роки тому +8

      No Sleep
      Croc is a Paid actor

    • @unknownuser8896
      @unknownuser8896 4 роки тому +4

      It’s was destroyed after the movie.

    • @averymartin1327
      @averymartin1327 3 роки тому

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

  • @rikudoes
    @rikudoes 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @isaiahrodriguez8925
    @isaiahrodriguez8925 5 років тому +5

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

  • @EmileVinesh
    @EmileVinesh 5 років тому +90

    That looks amazingly realistic... incredible work!

  • @70gabino
    @70gabino 4 роки тому +12

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

    • @loify8381
      @loify8381 2 роки тому +3

      Yes 40 feet longer like deinosuchus

  • @AB-ni7ou
    @AB-ni7ou 5 років тому +7

    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 💚

  • @Valve3065
    @Valve3065 Рік тому +2

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

  • @KRGSOP
    @KRGSOP Рік тому +1

    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 ❤️🐊

  • @ViolentNightshade
    @ViolentNightshade 5 років тому +5

    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 💕

  • @BloodyFlowerFilms
    @BloodyFlowerFilms 5 років тому +71

    I miss Stan Winston

  • @katelynthewhitewerewolf6376
    @katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 Рік тому +1

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

  • @mufradhossain9238
    @mufradhossain9238 Рік тому +3

    Best crocodile movie ever.

  • @richireach
    @richireach 5 років тому +1

    This movie beats every single crocodile movie forever

  • @absoluteterror9098
    @absoluteterror9098 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @DesertRunner602
    @DesertRunner602 5 років тому +82

    Talents like this are quickly disappearing because of cgi

    • @StanWinstonSchool
      @StanWinstonSchool  5 років тому +24

      Practical effects are still alive! - Balázs

    • @kennethmorales5121
      @kennethmorales5121 5 років тому +1

      Exactly

    • @alzetilted33
      @alzetilted33 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @SRC267
    @SRC267 5 років тому +209

    Can i have it? I'll pay you.

  • @jessejohnson3138
    @jessejohnson3138 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @martinh5402
    @martinh5402 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @judas2891
    @judas2891 3 роки тому +1

    The stuff of nightmares. And very good movie.

  • @JLOFlix
    @JLOFlix 5 років тому +3

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

  • @RealUnimportant
    @RealUnimportant 5 років тому +22

    One of Betty White's best movies, too.

    • @jam5533
      @jam5533 5 років тому +4

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

  • @Nbk_Bigo
    @Nbk_Bigo Рік тому +3

    Imagine not knowing this crocodile is fake and seeing it swimming towards you.

  • @domenicoabdulmadjid
    @domenicoabdulmadjid 5 років тому +1

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

  • @Adamdow95
    @Adamdow95 5 років тому +2

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

  • @tonyferguson3675
    @tonyferguson3675 5 років тому +2

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

  • @farahfebryx
    @farahfebryx 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @anthonymarch-ti1fq
    @anthonymarch-ti1fq 12 днів тому +1

    Animatronic is so much better than CGI.

  • @MichaelAngeIoh
    @MichaelAngeIoh 5 років тому +1

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

  • @AllYellowJoshua
    @AllYellowJoshua 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @TheElnots
    @TheElnots 5 років тому +5

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

  • @daustin8888
    @daustin8888 Рік тому +2

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

  • @atlassilverbraid
    @atlassilverbraid 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @saadisabyasachi2686
    @saadisabyasachi2686 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @pheminismisshit4571
    @pheminismisshit4571 4 роки тому

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

  • @zacpanther6364
    @zacpanther6364 5 років тому +2

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

  • @bokekproduction7473
    @bokekproduction7473 5 років тому +2

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

  • @outquick
    @outquick 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @jenarobentancur1779
    @jenarobentancur1779 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @MojoDevirus
    @MojoDevirus 5 років тому +1

    I absolutely love that crocodile in that movie. =)

  • @davyjones5068
    @davyjones5068 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @murasamekaini8786
    @murasamekaini8786 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @jameswarren423
    @jameswarren423 2 роки тому +1

    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👍🏼🤩

  • @gfavarato3944
    @gfavarato3944 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @danielcollins9850
    @danielcollins9850 5 років тому +2

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

  • @thezantgeneral677
    @thezantgeneral677 5 років тому +60

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

    • @MN_2003
      @MN_2003 4 роки тому

      Well said !

  • @roygaming8929
    @roygaming8929 5 років тому +1

    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...

  • @randomvideos8477
    @randomvideos8477 5 років тому +5

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

    • @canthelp6366
      @canthelp6366 4 роки тому

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

  • @tomtalker2000
    @tomtalker2000 Рік тому +2

    And too think their are probably a few LIVE CROCS that are this size...!!!

  • @YOy50
    @YOy50 Рік тому +1

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

  • @prittib6412
    @prittib6412 Рік тому +1

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

  • @dudejrryan
    @dudejrryan 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @royalcatwalk
    @royalcatwalk Рік тому +2

    Compliments from the Kingdom of the Netherlands! 🇳🇱

  • @joshua.snyder
    @joshua.snyder 5 років тому +13

    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?

  • @raymondz7152
    @raymondz7152 5 років тому +1

    Lake placid is one of my favorite movies 😁

  • @korosensei996
    @korosensei996 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @jeffallcock4561
    @jeffallcock4561 4 роки тому +1

    Very cool. Loved the movie. Kudos to the amazingly talented crew!!!

  • @franklespaul7150
    @franklespaul7150 4 роки тому +1

    Real Croc on Lake placid,nice film very real.

  • @ayyachris
    @ayyachris 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @kashinathchari6497
    @kashinathchari6497 3 роки тому +1

    I saw the movie the croc looked real , awesome work

  • @bigkick86
    @bigkick86 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @sandipanpaul4440
    @sandipanpaul4440 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @mr.adventure0142
    @mr.adventure0142 5 років тому +2

    Good bless You STAN WINSTON.

  • @joshbiddle5877
    @joshbiddle5877 5 років тому +2

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

  • @不老不死の男
    @不老不死の男 3 роки тому +1

    Modern monster movies need this!!

  • @naarahjanemorris3121
    @naarahjanemorris3121 3 роки тому +1

    Wow Its So Amazing at how All these Artists, made this Crocodile 👍👍 to the Creature Effects Amazing Work.

  • @reginaldmarcial6071
    @reginaldmarcial6071 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @MrFishface5
    @MrFishface5 5 років тому +295

    that's AWESOME, Where is the croc now?

    • @seppuku_doge
      @seppuku_doge 5 років тому +85

      John Knopp still swimming in the lake

    • @reginaldbarbaton5316
      @reginaldbarbaton5316 5 років тому +37

      Got escaped~

    • @clintyoung6851
      @clintyoung6851 5 років тому +30

      ⭐️⭐️⭐️ IN FLORIDA EATING RETIREES ⭐️⭐️⭐️

    • @ikee337
      @ikee337 5 років тому +22

      Its in the philippines currently and not captured yet 😂

    • @elsinnombre1728
      @elsinnombre1728 5 років тому +1

      @@ikee337 😂 😂 😂

  • @ahmadyoung1732
    @ahmadyoung1732 3 роки тому

    Please use this to make pranks in the river or in the sea when so many people swimming in the summer holiday

  • @cintaNKRI2023
    @cintaNKRI2023 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @MyNameIsDanielYT
    @MyNameIsDanielYT Рік тому +1

    the best in fx and real model work.

  • @jionvanztv495
    @jionvanztv495 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @jonnysnipes3123
    @jonnysnipes3123 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @evannewberry6602
    @evannewberry6602 5 років тому +1

    I WANT IT!!!! It’s so cute and EPIC! I wanna rife on it! I love Lake Placid!

  • @hectorvr_pr1105
    @hectorvr_pr1105 5 років тому +3

    This 'Making Of' reminded me the film #Jaws .

  • @ejzafratbooom8721
    @ejzafratbooom8721 3 роки тому +1

    JAW: finally a worthy opponent!

  • @douglasquaid140
    @douglasquaid140 5 років тому +1

    I wish movies used more practical effects this is awesome

  • @orangetreeflower6670
    @orangetreeflower6670 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @MukWongDeso
    @MukWongDeso 5 років тому +8

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

  • @aloysious4527
    @aloysious4527 5 років тому +1

    That's one big ass alligator

  • @AlexBatistaCamargo
    @AlexBatistaCamargo 4 роки тому +1

    Omg guys Thos Amenzing! Look guys cool effects