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Alligator

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Alligator (1980)
A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. 12 years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.
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A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. 12 years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth... Read allA pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. 12 years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. 12 years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
14K
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    • Lewis Teague
    • John Sayles(screenplay)
    • Frank Ray Perilli(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Forster
    • Robin Riker
    • Michael V. Gazzo
    • Lewis Teague
    • John Sayles(screenplay)
    • Frank Ray Perilli(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Forster
    • Robin Riker
    • Michael V. Gazzo
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    • 150User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:04
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    Trailer 2:22
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    Photos152

    Robert Forster and Robin Riker in Alligator (1980)
    Michael V. Gazzo and Margie Platt in Alligator (1980)
    Mike Mazurki in Alligator (1980)
    Robin Riker in Alligator (1980)
    Robin Riker in Alligator (1980)
    Dean Jagger in Alligator (1980)
    Robin Riker in Alligator (1980)
    Sue Lyon in Alligator (1980)
    Vincent De Stefano in Alligator (1980)
    Jerado Decordovier in Alligator (1980)
    Robin Riker in Alligator (1980)
    Micole Mercurio and Pat Petersen in Alligator (1980)

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    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • David Madison
    Robin Riker
    Robin Riker
    • Marisa Kendall
    Michael V. Gazzo
    Michael V. Gazzo
    • Chief Clark
    • (as Michael Gazzo)
    Dean Jagger
    Dean Jagger
    • Slade
    Sydney Lassick
    Sydney Lassick
    • Luke Gutchel
    • (as Sidney Lassick)
    Jack Carter
    Jack Carter
    • Mayor
    Perry Lang
    Perry Lang
    • Officer Jim Kelly
    Henry Silva
    Henry Silva
    • Col. Brock
    Bart Braverman
    Bart Braverman
    • Kemp
    John Lisbon Wood
    • Mad Bomber
    James Ingersoll
    • Scientist Arthur Helms
    Robert Doyle
    • Bill
    Patti Jerome
    • Madeline
    Angel Tompkins
    Angel Tompkins
    • Newswoman
    Sue Lyon
    Sue Lyon
    • ABC Newswoman
    Leslie Brown
    • Young Marisa
    Buckley Norris
    Buckley Norris
    • Bob
    Royce D. Applegate
    Royce D. Applegate
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      • Lewis Teague
      • John Sayles(screenplay) (story)
      • Frank Ray Perilli(story)
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    • Trivia
      "Ramon," the often-malfunctioning animatronic alligator used in the film, was later donated to the Florida Gators of the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL as a team mascot. Ramon made several appearances before games and during halftime.
    • Goofs
      In the first shot of the alligator's eye, the entire film crew is reflected in it.
    • Quotes

      Mayor: And if they traced it back to the company...

      Slade: You'd be out of a job, for one thing.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to heavily edit scenes of gore, including shots of legs being bitten off, a car being destroyed by the alligator and victims being eaten alive during the garden party attack, and to remove one instance of the word 'fuck' in order for the film to receive an 'A' (PG) certificate. The cuts were waived in 1991 when the certificate was raised to a 15, and all subsequent releases are fully uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)

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    Chomp!...
    It's the age-old story of growth hormones fed to lab animals that are dumped in the sewer system. Said animals make tempting snacks for Ramone. Who is Ramone, you ask? Why, he's the pet alligator that got flushed down the toilet. Now, after years of feasting on his favorite treats, Ramone is about to make his big, sidewalk-breaking debut.

    Robert Forster is a cop who learns of the gator's existence and must convince his superiors to take action. In the meantime, maw-fuls of victims are devoured, including comedian Jack Carter as the idiot mayor, and Henry Silva as an over-confident hunter!

    Director Lewis Teague brings the extra-large reptile to life with bone-crunching results. ALLIGATOR is a fantastic "nature's revenge" / monster movie!...
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    • Release date
      • November 14, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Alligator
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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