Splake most properly known as a char or charr. In some locales, the fish is referred to as the wendigo. Although the hybrid is genetically stable and is, theoretically, capable of reproducing, splake reproduction is extremely rare, for behavioural reasons, outside the hatchery environment. The only known natural reproduction has occurred in five lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada and, in each case, only a handful of progeny were produced. Because splake typically do not reproduce, they are used as a sport fish in many lakes across the US. Fishery managers are able to control populations numbers due to
Revenge of the Creature dismissive of the production. Although "Revenge of the Creature" has been broadcast on television in red-and-blue-glasses anaglyph form (e.g., in 1982 in the San Francisco Bay area), it was originally shown in theaters by the polarized light method and viewed through glasses with gray polarizing filters. A "flat" version without 3D was also released. In 1997, "Revenge of the Creature" was mocked on the comedy television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000", marking its first episode on the Sci-Fi Channel. Universal released "Revenge of the Creature" on DVD in a boxed set, along with "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The