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6.1A 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.
Released: 1980-11-1491 minDir: Lewis TeagueHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $1.5MPart of: Alligator Collection
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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
Themes
- hunter
- mutation
- underwear
- alligator
- toxic
- creature
- briefs
- scientist
- sewer
- child eaten
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 219003
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- publication date
- 1984-02-00
- title
- Alligator
- review score
- 87%
- capital cost
- 1750000
- box office
- 6459000
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Categories
1980 English-language films1980 films1980 horror films1980 independent films1980 science fiction films1980s monster movies1980s science fiction horror filmsAmerican exploitation filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican natural horror filmsAmerican police detective filmsAmerican science fiction horror filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFilms about animal testingFilms about crocodiliansFilms about mutantsFilms about scientistsFilms based on urban legendsFilms directed by Lewis TeagueFilms set in ChicagoFilms set in IllinoisFilms set in the 1960s