Alligator
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Alligator

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

6.1 / 10 1980 1h 31mR English
HorrorScience FictionThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

David

Lead
Robin Riker

Robin Riker

Marisa

Michael V. Gazzo

Michael V. Gazzo

Chief Clark

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Slade

Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick

Gutchel

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Mayor

Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Kelly

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Brock

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lewis Teague's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Alligator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker