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Alligator (1980)
Director: Lewis Teague
Cast: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger
Runtime91 min
Rating15
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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.
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Fans of 1980s horror-sci-fi hybrids will appreciate the unique blend of creature feature thrills and social satire in Alligator, directed by Lewis Teague. With a strong lead performance from Robert Forster as a world-weary detective tracking the titular mutant reptile, the film delivers suspenseful set pieces and offbeat humor that make it a standout in the killer animal subgenre.
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Alligator is a 1980 American independent horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. It stars Robert Forster, Robin Riker and Michael V. Gazzo. It also includes an appearance by actress Sue Lyon in her last screen role. Set in Chicago, the film follows a police officer and a reptile expert who track an enormous, ravenous man-eating alligator flushed down the toilet years earlier, that is attacking residents after escaping from the city's sewers.
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