Film

Alligator

1980 · 1h 31m · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller

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

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

62

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.

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

• Lewis TeagueDirector
• John SaylesScreenplay · Story
• Frank Ray PerilliStory
• Brandon ChaseProducer
• Mark L. RosenProducer
• Robert S. BremsonExecutive Producer
• Joseph MangineDirector of Photography
• Craig HuxleyOriginal Music Composer
• Larry BockEditor
• Ron MedicoEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

November 14, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Budget

$1,500,000

Genres

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

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