Horror ·Science Fiction ·Thriller · United States of America · 1980 · 1h 31m

Alligator

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Director
Lewis Teague
Cast
Robert Forster as David Robin Riker as Marisa Michael V. Gazzo as Chief Clark Dean Jagger as Slade Sydney Lassick as Gutchel Jack Carter as Mayor
Crew
Joseph Mangine — Director of Photography Larry Bock — Editor Ron Medico — Editor Craig Huxley — Original Music Composer John Sayles — Screenplay John Sayles — Story
Tagline

It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out!

Synopsis

A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.

Trailer Alligator — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
huntermutationunderwearalligatortoxiccreaturebriefsscientistsewerchild eatentimebombreptile
Key Collaborators
Lewis Teague Director Joseph Mangine Director of Photography Larry Bock Editor Ron Medico Editor Craig Huxley Original Music Composer John Sayles Screenplay John Sayles Story Frank Ray Perilli Story Brandon Chase Producer Mark L. Rosen Producer
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