Gator Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 815 this week

Gator (1976)

PG 115 min  -  Action | Drama | Crime  -   20 August 1976 (Finland)
5.5
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.5/10 from 1,204 users  
Reviews: 23 user | 7 critic

Agents force an ex con to help them nab a corrupt politician.

Director:

Burt Reynolds, and 1 more credit »

Writer:

William W. Norton, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Jack Weston and Lauren Hutton
 Loading+Watchlist
View Watchlist »
New List »
12 photos | 19 news articles | full cast and crew »

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Quick Links:

Related News

'Smokey and the Bandit': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Burt Reynolds Movie
28 May 2012 10:27 AM, PDT | Moviefone
Supporting Actors: The Overlooked and Underrated (part 2 of 5)
24 May 2012 12:12 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight
Archer Round Table: "The Man From Jupiter"
25 January 2012 6:39 AM, PST | TVfanatic
See all 19 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of title
The 70's Movie Legacy
a list of 77 titles by Josuan created 2 months ago
 
image of title
Actors' Directing Debuts
a list of 398 titles by RAMPARTisGREAT created 7 months ago
 
image of title
My movies
a list of 822 titles by j-mar1785 created 6 months ago
 
image of title
Leonard Maltin's ** Movies
a list of 3,126 titles by raisleygordon created 5 months ago
 
image of title
Viewing Log: 2010
a list of 142 titles by TheBlindOwl created 2 months ago
 
See all 50 related lists »

Connect with IMDb

Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds ...
Jack Weston ...
Irving Greenfield
Lauren Hutton ...
Jerry Reed ...
Bama McCall
Alice Ghostley Alice Ghostley ...
Emmeline Cavanaugh
Dub Taylor Dub Taylor ...
Mayor Caffrey
Mike Douglas ...
The Governor
Burton Gilliam Burton Gilliam ...
Smiley
William Engesser William Engesser ...
Bones
John Steadman John Steadman ...
Ned McKlusky
Lori Futch Lori Futch ...
Suzie McKlusky
Stephanie Burchfield Stephanie Burchfield ...
Young Girl
Dudley Remus Dudley Remus ...
Deputy Pogie, Dunston PD
Alex Hawkins Alex Hawkins ...
Police Chief
J. Don Ferguson J. Don Ferguson ...
Bartender (as Don Ferguson)
Full cast and crew »
Edit

Storyline

Agents force an ex con to help them nab a corrupt politician.

Add Full Plot | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Sawed Off Shotgun | Directed By Star | Violence | Sequel | Motorboat  | See more »

Taglines:

Gator. Come and get him.

Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Gator el implacable See more »

Filming Locations:

Lakeland, Georgia, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Levy-Gardner-Laven See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cinema feature directorial debut for Burt Reynolds. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Bama visits the Southside Shuffle to collect his 'protection' money, he walks over to talk to the bouncer who is cooling his face with a mug of beer. Before Baba smashes the mug into his face, you can clearly see that the wound is already on his left cheek ahead of time, covered with flesh-colored makeup. See more »

Quotes

Bama McCall: [Bama is introducing Gator to his seven-foot-tall bodyguard] Ask him why they call him "Bones."
Gator McKlusky: Why they call you "Bones?"
Bones: Because I TELL them to!
See more »

Connections

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.154" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hey, Country Boy"
Written by Rusty Richards
Performed by Miss Dinah Shore See more »