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Director:
Lewis Teague
Writers:
John Sayles (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 July 1980 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
Beneath Those Manholes, A Man-Eater Is Waiting ... See more »
Plot:
A baby alligator is flushed down a Chicago toilet and survives by eating discarded lab rats, injected with growth hormones. The small animal grows gigantic, escapes the city sewers, and goes on a rampage. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
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Exploitation Alley: Alligator!
 (From Icons of Fright. 4 February 2013, 12:30 PM, PST)
The 10 finest sewers of B-movie cinema
 (From Den of Geek. 20 October 2011, 9:51 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Robert Forster before "Jackie Brown", John Sayles before "Lone Star", and other stuff See more (81 total) »

Cast

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Robert Forster ... David

Robin Riker ... Marisa

Michael V. Gazzo ... Chief Clark (as Michael Gazzo)

Dean Jagger ... Slade

Sydney Lassick ... Gutchel (as Sidney Lassick)

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 (as Micol)
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 (as Jeradio De Cordovier)
Vincent De Stefano ... Gator Vendor 3
JoJo D'Amore ... Gator Vendor 4 (as Jo Jo D'Amore)
Bella Bruck ... Dot
Kendall Carly Browne ... Ann
Danny Baseda ... Radioman
Tink Williams ... Hector
Corkey Ford ... Chi Chi (as Corky Ford)
Charles R. Penland ... Tyrone
Anita Keith ... Old Lady

Mike Mazurki ... Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Robert Hammond ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Kane Hodder ... Alligator (uncredited)
Dana MacDuff ... Punk (uncredited)
Amy Panter ... Party Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Teague 
 
Writing credits
John Sayles (screenplay)

John Sayles (story) and
Frank Ray Perilli (story)

Produced by
Robert S. Bremson .... executive producer
Brandon Chase .... producer
Tom Jacobson .... associate producer
Mark L. Rosen .... producer
 
Original Music by
Craig Huxley  (as Craig Hundley)
 
Cinematography by
Joseph Mangine (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Larry Bock 
Ron Medico  (as Ronald Medico)
 
Casting by
Gino Havens  (as Geno Havens)
Lori Rabin 
 
Art Direction by
Michael Erler 
 
Set Decoration by
Cyd Smyllie  (as Cyd A. Smillie)
 
Makeup Department
Sue Dolph .... hair stylist
Sue Dolph .... makeup artist
Robert Short .... special effects makeup
 
Production Management
Marianne Chase .... executive in charge of production
Tom Jacobson .... production manager
Maurice Marks .... production manager: second unit
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Miller Drake .... second unit director
Lisa Marmon .... second assistant director
Paul Stader .... second unit director
Jerram A. Swartz .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Kenneth Coontz .... assistant property master (as Ken Coontz)
Tomas DeSoto .... set dresser
Michael Farr .... set dresser
Richard Charles Greenbaum .... assistant art director (as Richard Greenbaum)
Dan Morski .... property master
 
Sound Department
Art Names .... production sound (as Arthur Names)
Biff Yeager .... boom operator
 
Special Effects by
David Bartholomew .... special effects
David Beasley .... special effects
Pete Gerard .... special effects
Richard O. Helmer .... special effects coordinator
John Ramsey .... special effects
William Shourt .... special effects (as William F. Shourt)
 
Visual Effects by
Bill Kaufman .... miniatures
Michael Douglas Middleton .... visual effects still photographer (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour .... stunt performer (as Bruce Barbour)
Michael Cassidy .... stunt performer
Dottie Catching .... stunt performer
Tom Clardy .... stunt performer
Roger Creed .... stunt performer
Kenny Endoso .... stunt performer
Diamond Farnsworth .... stunt performer (as Hill Farnsworth)
Dale E. House .... stunt performer (as Dale House)
Conrad E. Palmisano .... stunt coordinator (as Conrad Palmisano)
Bobby Sargent .... stunt performer
Rick Seaman .... stunt performer (as Richard D. Seaman)
Peter Stader .... stunt performer
Tom Steele .... stunt performer
Jack Tyree .... stunt performer
Cindy Wills .... stunt performer (as Cindy L. Wil)
Harry Wowchuk .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Assaf Amir .... electrician
Hanania Baer .... director of photography: second unit
Jack Cooperman .... underwater photographer
Tony Cunha .... still photographer
Doug Curtis .... electrician
Sam Gart .... first assistant camera
Dwight Joseph Lavers .... grip (as Dwight La Vers)
Ray Maichen .... grip
Ron McCausland .... key grip
Udi Rimer .... electrician
David Schmier .... camera operator
Gary Shore .... electrician
Mark Simon .... assistant camera
Peter Smokler .... director of photography: second unit
Thomas Vanghele .... second assistant camera
Terry Wimmer .... grip (as Terrance Wimmer)
Moshe Yakobovesky .... gaffer
Arthur Krauss .... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Charlie Messenger .... extras casting (as Charles Messenger)
Chris Trainer .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Audrey Kasof .... second assistant wardrobe
Michael Rouse .... first assistant wardrobe
Constance Sech .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Patricia Summers .... assistant editor (as Pat Summers)
Bill Williams .... assistant editor
 
Transportation Department
Duncan Brine .... transportation coordinator
David De Carlo .... transportation captain
John Panzarella .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Larry Ackerman .... production accountant
Elizabeth Dale Baer .... production assistant (as Dale Baer)
Kevin Blackton .... gator operator
Jim Brockett .... animal provider
Richard Casey .... production assistant
Laurie Cohn .... script supervisor (as Laurie M. Cohn)
Grace Dennis .... production accountant
Dominic Ferlan .... craft service
Thomas Goeken .... gator operator (as Tom Goeken)
John Hungerford .... production assistant
Steve Jerrom .... production assistant (as Stephen Jerrom)
Dana MacDuff .... production assistant
Randi Maurer .... production coordinator
Steve McMillian .... production assistant (as Stephen McMillin)
Pete Robinson .... production assistant
Van Spaulding .... production assistant
Jacqueline Zambrano .... location manager
Kent Adamson .... production assistant (uncredited)
Gale Anne Hurd .... production assistant (uncredited)
Ben Stansbury .... alligator effects (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Mike Brenner .... grateful appreciation
Tom Hicks .... grateful appreciation
Leslie Morson .... grateful appreciation
 

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
91 min | Argentina:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:12
Company:
Alligator Inc.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The shot of the swat team emerging from the sewers looked so real that people actually thought they were terrorists and some even called the police.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The Cadillac limousine switches from a 1971 Fleetwood 75 to a 1966 Fleetwood 75 sedan when Ramon crushes the limo.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V)See more »

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Robert Forster before "Jackie Brown", John Sayles before "Lone Star", and other stuff, 8 March 2007
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Fun, satirical horror flick reminding us of the dangers of flushing our aquatic pets down the toilet. In this case, a flushed alligator ends up in the sewer, where he gets exposed to a chemical and grows to behemoth size and moves above ground to look for people too stupid to pay attention to their surroundings. When will these dopey characters ever learn?! What I noticed when watching the movie was the presence of Robert Forster some years after "Medium Cool" and many years before "Jackie Brown". I guess that he had to do something in between. And it may be surprising that John Sayles was involved with these sorts of movies early in his career, but I consider it perfectly justified; there were far worse movies with which he could have been involved.

Anyway, it's a nice way to pass time. The sequel was lower but not dreadfully terrible.

I wonder whether or not Sue Lyon (the ABC/NBC reporter) was the same Sue Lyon who played Lolita.

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