Alligator (1980) - It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out!

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!
( Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 91 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Nov 14, 1980 [USA]

Director:	Lewis Teague [Director]

Writers:	Frank Ray Perilli [Story] John Sayles [Screenplay] John Sayles [Story]

Producers:	Robert S. Bremson [Executive Producer] Brandon Chase [Producer] Tom Jacobson [Associate Producer] Mark L. Rosen [Producer]

Cinematography:	Joseph Mangine [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Larry Bock [Editor] Ron Medico [Editor]

Music Composed by	Craig Huxley [Original Music Composer]

Casting by	Geno Havens [Casting] Lori Rabin [Casting]

Production Company:	Alligator Inc

Plot Summary:

A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Robert Forster David Robin Riker Marisa Michael V. Gazzo Chief Clark Dean Jagger Slade Sydney Lassick Gutchel Jack Carter Mayor Perry Lang Kelly Henry Silva Brock Bart Braverman Kemp John Lisbon Wood Mad Bomber		James Ingersoll Helms Robert Doyle Bill Patti Jerome Madeline Angel Tompkins Newswoman Sue Lyon ABC Newswoman Leslie Brown Young Marisa Buckley Norris Bob Royce D. Applegate Callan Tom Kindle Announcer Jim Brockett Gator Wrestler

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Tech Info:

Budget:: $1,500,000
Revenue:: $0
Sound Mix:: Mono

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