Fever Lake

Fever Lake
Directed by	Rafe M. Portilo
Written by	Jalee Bailey Michael Edwards
Produced by	Jamie Elliott Ralph E. Portillo
Starring	Corey Haim Mario Lopez Bo Hopkins
Music by	Robert J. Walsh
Distributed by	ETD Distribution Company
Release dates	October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) (Finland) October 14, 1997 (1997-10-14) (USA)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	English

Fever Lake (originally titled Demon Kid)[1] is an American direct-to-video horror film that was released in 1997.[1][2] It stars Corey Haim, Mario Lopez 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.[3] 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

• Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States[5]
• Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, United States[5]

References

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

External links

• Fever Lake at IMDb