Fever Lake

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 López and Bo Hopkins. Filming occurred in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.[2]

Fever Lake
Directed byRafe M. Portilo
Written byJalee Bailey
Michael Edwards
Produced byJamie Elliott
Ralph E. Portillo
StarringCorey Haim
Mario López
Bo Hopkins
Music byRobert J. Walsh
Distributed byETD Distribution Company
Release dates
October 8, 1997 (Finland)
October 14, 1997 (USA)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

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

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. "Fever Lake | RiffTrax". 26 June 2015.
  5. "Wisconsin in the movies". On Milwaukee. May 26, 2002.
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