''Fever Lake'' (originally titled ''Demon Kid'') is an American

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that was released in 1997. It stars

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and

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. Filming occurred in

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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. Producer Jim Kreutzer stated in an August 1997 interview that “We always knew this was a straight-to-video release." ''Fever Lake'' was the subject of a 2015 RiffTrax satirical commentary track.

Filming locations

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* Twin Lakes,

References

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* 1997 films American teen horror films 1997 horror films Films scored by Robert J. Walsh Films set on lakes 1990s English-language films 1990s American films Direct-to-video horror films English-language horror films {{1990s-US-film-stub