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Alligator

1980 · 91 min

A scrappy, tongue-in-cheek creature feature that lurks through grimy sewers and erupts into gleeful, crowd-pleasing mayhem.

Directed by
Lewis Teague
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo
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!
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Lewis Teague
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • greed
  • survival
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour5
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Lewis Teague
Written by
John Sayles
Starring
Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Sydney Lassick, Jack Carter, Perry Lang, Henry Silva
Music
Craig Huxley
Cinematography
Joseph Mangine
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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