Supergator (Video 2007)

Scott Kinney is an American geologist monitoring a local volcano when the Supergator, a prehistoric alligator recreated from fossilized DNA escapes from a secret bio-engineering research ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian Clyde

Writers:

Brian Clyde, Frances Doel,

Stars:

Brad Johnson, Kelly McGillis, Bianca Lawson

Cast

Credited cast:
Brad Johnson	...	Scott Kinney
Kelly McGillis	...	Kim Taft
Bianca Lawson	...	Carla Masters
Mary Alexandra Stiefvater	...	Alexandra Stevens
Josh Kelly	...	Ryan Houston
John Colton	...	Jake Kilpatrick
Holly Weber	...	Lorissa
Nick Nicotera	...	Jeremy (as Nic Nac)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth J. Carlisle	...	Brenda
Meg Cionni	...	Wendy
Greg Cipes
Matt Clendenin	...	The Driver
Gene DeFrancis	...	Lance
Sarah DuBois	...	Betty
Sol Kahn	...	Jason

Storyline

Scott Kinney is an American geologist monitoring a local volcano when the Supergator, a prehistoric alligator recreated from fossilized DNA escapes from a secret bio-engineering research center. Kinney joins forces with another scientist and a Texan alligator hunter as they pursue the monster as it heads down river intent on destroying a luxurious resort packed with tourists.

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Plot Keywords:

geologist | river | volcano | hunter | monster | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Primevil

Filming Locations:

Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rodeo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Screenwriters Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Feast, Saw IV) appear briefly during the attack on the luau. Dunstan is one of the people eaten by the gator.

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Goofs

After the monster reaches the luau and the people are running, the shotgun in Brad Johnson's character's hands changes from folding stock to pistol grip, and back to folding stock.

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Quotes

Scott Kinney: Well, you're not in Kansas anymore.

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Connections

Follows Dinocroc (2004)

User Reviews

Super Idiotic

The same extreme close-up footage of what appears to be a pit bull gorging on a blood rare piece of meat is inserted again and again with each kill. Considering how many kills there are in this trash fest, you'll become so familiar with the gator's incisors, you might start giving each tooth a name.

Ridiculous and deranged. So much so, it begins to look like it's a parody, but I think the film actually took itself seriously. This is one of those flicks with so many outrageously stupid lines it could become a cult classic of the so-bad-it's-good kind. The acting is beyond atrocious. There's one Jessica Simpson look alike who is casually jogging around (looking like she's doing an episode of Bay Watch) through the forest after seeing two gruesome deaths. The skeptics she encounters recite lines like robots. There's three dimwitted twerps who flunked out of Animal House wandering around looking for an anti-drunkenness elixir. Then there's some whack lady (an unrecognizable Kelly McGillis) who wants to catch the thing. And some poor man's Capt. Ahab who also wants to croak it. Oh, and the vulcanologists who just stand around gossiping.

I love the rampage scene, where the gator chases everything that moves. Red CGI splotch paint balls replace characters frequently; that's about the level of the CGI effects. The "volcano" looks like one of those science project things kids do. Characters with "Next victim" written on their faces always seem to fall down while running so the thing can devour them. Terrified extras screaming and running: straight out of an old Godzilla type flick. By this time, you're either rooting for the monster, or rolling on the floor in hysterics.

Demented script, comically awful acting, brazenly sloppy special effects: this one is so amateurish, you have to see it to believe it.