Fever Lake Explained

Fever Lake
Starring:Corey Haim
Mario López
Bo Hopkins
Director:Rafe M. Portilo
Producer:Jamie Elliott
Ralph E. Portillo
Distributor:ETD Distribution Company
Runtime:90 minutes
Music:Robert J. Walsh
Language:English

Fever Lake (originally titled Demon Kid)[1] is an American direct-to-video horror film that was released in 1997.[1] It stars Corey Haim, Mario López and Bo Hopkins. Filming occurred in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.[2]

Plot

A group of teenagers visit a lake with intentions to spend the weekend there. Despite warnings from the locals, the group continues with their weekend plan and soon discover the lake is cursed.

Release and legacy

In America, Fever Lake premiered on October 9, 1997 at a gala invite-only charity event in Kenosha, where it had been filmed. It would be released direct-to-video a few days later, in time for Halloween 1997.[3] Producer Jim Kreutzer stated in an August 1997 interview that “We always knew this was a straight-to-video release."[3] Fever Lake was the subject of a 2015 RiffTrax satirical commentary track.[4]

Filming locations

Notes and References

  1. Book: Grant . Edmond . The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997 . 1998 . CineBooks . 9780933997417 . 8 November 2019.
  2. News: TV's Mario Lopez in town to promote Fever Lake . Journal Times . Racine, Wisconsin . October 9, 1997 .
  3. Web site: Horror film shot at Twin Lakes should hit stores for Halloween. 4 August 1997 .
  4. Web site: Fever Lake RiffTrax. 26 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Wisconsin in the movies . On Milwaukee . May 26, 2002.