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(1980)

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Followed by 

Edited into 

Alligator II: The Mutation (1991)
The scene of the alligator stalking past the sewer tunnel supports and the shot of the saliva under the microscope was stock footage from the original Alligator (1980).

References 

The Third Man (1949)
Graffiti on wall reads "Harry Lime Lives"
The Honeymooners (1955) (TV Series)
The first victim's name is Edward Norton. The Honeymooners (1955) features a sewer worker of that name.
Days of Our Lives (1965) (TV Series)
Madeline says that she watches this show.
Jaws (1975)
Creature attack movie with similar theme music.
Foxes (1980)
Bomber sings the theme song "On the Radio" by Donna Summer.

Referenced in 

Remote Control (1988)
Video case is shown in a video store.
Serial Mom (1994)
Video case is shown in a video store.
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV Movie)
Video case is shown.
Humanoids from the Deep (1996) (TV Movie)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Max (Robert Forster) makes mention of a receding hairline problem, a reference to the running gag involving Madison (also Robert Forster) in 'Alligator'
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla emerges from the sewers, emulating the alligator doing so.
Lake Placid (1999)
the reference of the monster was flushed down the toliet.
The Triangle (2001) (TV Movie)
Supercroc (2007)
same concept with a crocodile that has grown in size and attacks a major city
Alligator Author (2007) (Video)
Made for DVD documentary about the making of this movie.
Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo' (2007) (Video)
Mentioned in interview.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
It is mentioned in a newspaper article.
Christmas Cruelty! (2013)
Homage.
Pop Culture Beast's Halloween Horror Picks: The Monster Club (2015) (TV Episode)
Matt mentions film by name.
DuckTales: The Richest Duck in the World! (2019) (TV Episode)
The way Bombie emerges from the water covered in Seaweed.

Featured in 

Sneak Previews: Stir Crazy, Bye Bye Brazil, Popeye, Flash Gordon (1980) (TV Episode)
Ebert's Dog of the Week. Clip shown
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) (Video)
clip shown
Alligator Author (2007) (Video)
Shows film clips from this monster motion picture.
42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (Video)
A short U.S. teaser trailer is featured.
American Grindhouse (2010)
Lewis Teague mentions it. Also, footage of this movie is shown.
The Cinema Snob: Faces of Death (2012) (TV Episode)
during a scene of an alligator hunt, Snob remarks that Robert Forster is unavailable.
Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (2017) (Video)
The film's theatrical trailer is featured.
Vintage Video: Alligator (1980) (2020) (TV Episode)
The movie is reviewed. Clips are played.

Spoofs 

Jaws 2 (1978)
Both movies involve a picture of the title creature taken by a man who died right after, and the picture is used for evidence that it exists.

Spoofed in 

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
A "tiny baby" version of the original antagonist appears at the very end of the film, unseen by the victorious hero and heroine as they walk away towards "happily ever-after", indicating that "it's not over yet".

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