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Alligator (1980)

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Movie"It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out!"
Audience Score
61
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R 1 hr 31 minJul 2nd, 1980Science Fiction, Thriller, HorrorAlligator Collection PosterPart of Alligator Collection
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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.
StarringRobert ForsterRobin RikerMichael V. Gazzo
DirectorLewis Teague

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 2nd, 1980 - Buy Tickets
Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Robert S. Bremson
Production Companies:Alligator Inc
Movie Tags:
scientistcreaturehunterpetsanimal horrormutationpsychotronicalligatorunderweartoxic

Alligator Collection

An early 1980s monster movie film series featuring a deadly giant alligator that kills human beings.