Alligator
1980 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.1 · 71% critics
A baby alligator is flushed away and ends up in the sewers, where it grows to enormous size after feeding on contaminated lab animals. When it escapes into the city, it sparks a rampage that draws a determined cop and a big-game hunter into a chaotic hunt.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-11-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (380 votes)
- Box office
- $6,459,000
- Budget
- $1,750,000
About
Not for you if you want a fully serious thriller or modern-looking monster effects like Splinter (2008); if you enjoy Jaws-style rip-offs such as Piranha (1978), this goofy, crowd-pleasing rampage may hit.
Pros: giant alligator spectacle; fun creature-feature energy; strong genre atmosphere | Cons: uneven first half; goes goofy sometimes; dated special effects
Themes
- hunter
- mutation
- underwear
- alligator
- toxic
- creature
- briefs
- scientist
- sewer
- child eaten
- timebomb
- reptile
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Robert Forster
as David
Robin Riker
as Marisa
Michael V. Gazzo
as Chief Clark
Dean Jagger
as Slade
Sydney Lassick
as Gutchel
Jack Carter
as Mayor
Perry Lang
as Kelly
Henry Silva
as Brock
Bart Braverman
as Kemp
John Lisbon Wood
as Mad Bomber
Directed by Lewis Teague