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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.
Stream
Rent
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Release date
14/11/1980
Votes
397
Popularity
4.1
Robert Forster
David
Robin Riker
Marisa
Michael V. Gazzo
Chief Clark
Dean Jagger
Slade
Sydney Lassick
Gutchel
Jack Carter
Mayor
Perry Lang
Kelly
Henry Silva
Brock
Bart Braverman
Kemp
John Lisbon Wood
Mad Bomber
James Ingersoll
Helms
Robert Doyle
Bill
Patti Jerome
Madeline
Angel Tompkins
Newswoman
Sue Lyon
ABC Newswoman
Leslie Brown
Young Marisa
Buckley Norris
Bob
Royce D. Applegate
Callan
Tom Kindle
Announcer
Jim Brockett
Gator Wrestler
Simmy Bow
Seedy
Jim Boeke
Shamsky
Stan Haze
Meyer
James Arone
Sloan
Peter Miller
Sgt. Rice
Pat Petersen
Joey
Micole Mercurio
Joey's Mother
Frederick Long
Sparks
Ed Brodow
Ross
Larry Margo
Stanley
Philip Luther
Purdy
John F. Goff
Ashe
Elizabeth Halsey
Policewoman
Barry Chase
Policeman 1
Richard Partlow
Policeman 2
Jerado Decordovier
Gator Vendor 1
Dick Richards
Gator Vendor 2
Vincent De Stefano
Gator Vendor 3
JoJo D'Amore
Gator Vendor 4
Bella Bruck
Dot
Kendall Carly Browne
Ann
Danny Baseda
Radioman
Tink Williams
Hector
Corkey Ford
Chi Chi
Charles R. Penland
Tyrone
Anita Keith
Old Lady
Mike Mazurki
Gatekeeper
Margaret Muse
Society Matron
Michael Misita
Reporter 1
Harold Greene
Reporter 2
Jim Alquist
Reporter 3
Margie Platt
Bride
Nike Zachmanoglou
Maid at Party
Gloria Morrison
Woman at Bar-B-Que
Robert Hammond
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Kane Hodder
Alligator (uncredited)
Dana MacDuff
Punk (uncredited)
Amy Panter
Party Guest (uncredited)
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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 this. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
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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 Riker) team-up to track down the beast when it escapes the sewers and preys on citizens. “Alligator” (1980) is kind of boring for the first half hour or so, but the last hour perks up and generally keeps your attention. Unlike "Jaws" (1975), which is completely serious and scary, most adults won't take "Alligat…
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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 John Sayles script, tidy effects work and Lewis Teague's knowingly "B" movie direction, Alligator turns out to be one of the better post Jaws copy-cats. Very much using a satirical slant, Alligator's gigantic horror is born out of dubious suit types involved in conspiracies. While the cheery pay back that comes the wa…
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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**
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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. Sure, it's a piece of garbage, literally. The alligator got flushed down the toilet ending up in the sewer along with some experimental chemicals mutating it into a giant. Despite being a 40-foot-long maneater, the police and local law enforcement spend the whole movie trying to find the thing (apparently, it's ve…
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