Watch The Crater Lake Monster (1977) Free Online

Release Date: 1977   Duration: 83 min

Cast: Richard Cardella, Bob Hyman, William R. Stromberg

Categories: Movies, Natural horror film, Science Fiction, B movie, Stop motion, Creature Film, Horror

The Crater Lake Monster is a 1977 B-movie horror film directed by William R. Stromberg for Crown International Pictures, and starring Richard Cardella. The script was also written by Stromberg and Cardella, and their affiliation with The Crater Lake Monster marked the zenith of their careers. The storyline revolves around a giant plesiosaur, akin to the Loch Ness Monster, which appears in...  MORE

The Crater Lake Monster is a 1977 B-movie horror film directed by William R. Stromberg for Crown International Pictures, and starring Richard Cardella. The script was also written by Stromberg and Cardella, and their affiliation with The Crater Lake Monster marked the zenith of their careers. The storyline revolves around a giant plesiosaur, akin to the Loch Ness Monster, which appears in Crater Lake in Northern California, near Susanville. As people are attacked by the monster, the Sheriff investigates along with a group of scientists in order to stop the creature. The film is mostly notable for being an example of David W. Allen's early stop-motion animation, and "the best thing about the movie". Otherwise, the film was widely panned by critics, with DVD Drive-In calling it 'one of the worst giant monster flicks of all time'. The film suffered from financing and publication problems with Crown International; as Cardella recounts: Despite being a critical flop the film was a modest commercial success and made 3 million inspite of the under $100,000 budget.camp The film gained a VHS release on United Home Video, and DVD release on Rhino Home Video. In 2011, The Crater Lake Monster was used as fodder for the Rifftrax comedy team. Mill Creek Entertainment released The Crater Lake Monster on Blu-ray disc as part of a double-feature disc in March 2011, pairing it with "Galaxina". LESS