Overview:
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.| Status: | Released (1980-11-14) |
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| Awards: | 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | John Sayles, Frank Ray Perilli |
| Productions: | Alligator Inc |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 5694: Robert Forster - David
- 38711: Robin Riker - Marisa
- 3172: Michael V. Gazzo - Chief Clark
- 29313: Dean Jagger - Slade
- 7085: Sydney Lassick - Gutchel
- 40429: Jack Carter - Mayor
- 124783: Perry Lang - Kelly
Crews
- 21819: Lewis Teague - Director - Directing
- 102445: John Sayles - Screenplay - Writing
- 102445: John Sayles - Story - Writing
- 140886: Joseph Mangine - Director of Photography - Camera
- 124782: Brandon Chase - Producer - Production
- 29745: Frank Ray Perilli - Story - Writing
- 1214909: Craig Huxley - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
Gimly
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Genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. The best giant croc (Well I mean, it's an alligator, but in terms of what you can do with them in a horror movie, they're really the same thing) creature feature I've seen since _Rogue_. I wish someone was still making movies like t ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_An oversized alligator from the sewers of Chicago breaks loose_** A baby alligator is flushed down the toilet in Chicago and mutates to great size from eating chemically contaminated dog carcasses in the sewers. A policeman (Robert Forster) and a beautiful reptile expert (Robin ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
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It's snappy. After an irate father flushes down the toilet his daughter's baby alligator, the creature feeds on dumped animals that have been tested with a growth hormone. Thus the gator grows into a 36 foot long monster that promptly terrorises Chicago. With a rather witty Joh ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Not great but semi-entertaining monster-horror film has its moments and like seeing Robert Forster in the lead. Some of the effects were on the goofy side when it came to the alligator but still for its time I thought it was alright. **3.0/5**
Continue reading ->The Movie Mob
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**Alligator didn't win any awards, and it shouldn't have. It's so bad, but it might just win your heart if you give it a shot.** Another creature feature with no money, horrible acting, and terrible dialogue that is a lot of fun if you treat it differently than an Oscar contender. ....
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