A baby alligator is flushed down a Chicago toilet and survives by eating discarded laboratory rats injected with growth hormones. The small reptile grows gigantic, escapes the city sewers, and goes on a rampage.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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John Lisbon Wood | ... | Mad Bomber |
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James Ingersoll | ... | Helms |
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Robert Doyle | ... | Bill |
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Patti Jerome | ... | Madeline |
| Angel Tompkins | ... | Newswoman | |
| Sue Lyon | ... | ABC Newswoman | |
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Ramon the alligator is flushed down the toilet as a baby and grows into a gargantuan monster by eating the corpses of laboratory animals who have undergone dubious hormone experiments, thus providing all the ecological and social subtext that one could possibly wish for, even if one doesn't normally go for films about giant alligators eating people left, right, and center--which is the inevitable and tragic result of Ramon's decision that the outside world looks rather more interesting than the sewers.... Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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A FRIGHTENING movie with a sense of FUN! See more »Parents Guide:
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14 November 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Colonel Brocks rifle is a Remington Model 7600 with a telescopic scope. See more »Goofs
The Cadillac limousine switches from a 1971 Fleetwood 75 to a 1966 Fleetwood 75 sedan when Ramon crushes the limo. See more »Quotes
Gutchel: How about cats? I got plenty of cats. I also got a parrot I'd like to get rid of.See more »
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The Catalina Home Video version cuts out the blood floating to the top of the water in the pool scene and the line "I'm gonna kick it's ass" is changed to "I'm gonna kick its tail" and "pain in the ass" is changed to just "pain" See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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First there was Jaws then Piranha both great movies and then in 1980 there was a giant Alligator film written by John Sayles who wrote Piranha and The Howling, using the urban legend of Alligators flushed down into the sewers and becoming giant due to the stuff in there they made a great B-movie with an Alligator twice it's normal size. Sometimes it's just a real Alligator in a small set to make it look big and other times it's a big rubber Alligator but that's what makes it fun.
The atmosphere is creepy when in the sewers especially since the Alligator is prowling around ready to jump out and get them. The main characters are likable and the acting is good. Alligator is a classic B-Movie that's great and fun to watch. 10/10