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!

Duration: 91 min
Release date: 1980-11-14
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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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Alligator

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Robert Forster
Robert Forster
as David
Robin Riker
Robin Riker
as Marisa
Michael V. Gazzo
Michael V. Gazzo
as Chief Clark
Dean Jagger
Dean Jagger
as Slade
Sydney Lassick
Sydney Lassick
as Gutchel
Jack Carter
Jack Carter
as Mayor
Perry Lang
Perry Lang
as Kelly
Henry Silva
Henry Silva
as Brock
Bart Braverman
Bart Braverman
as Kemp
John Lisbon Wood
John Lisbon Wood
as Mad Bomber
James Ingersoll
James Ingersoll
as Helms
Robert Doyle
Robert Doyle
as Bill
Patti Jerome
Patti Jerome
as Madeline
Angel Tompkins
Angel Tompkins
as Newswoman
Sue Lyon
Sue Lyon
as ABC Newswoman
Leslie Brown
Leslie Brown
as Young Marisa
Buckley Norris
Buckley Norris
as Bob
Royce D. Applegate
Royce D. Applegate
as Callan
Tom Kindle
Tom Kindle
as Announcer
Jim Brockett
Jim Brockett
as Gator Wrestler
Simmy Bow
Simmy Bow
as Seedy
Jim Boeke
Jim Boeke
as Shamsky
Stan Haze
Stan Haze
as Meyer
James Arone
James Arone
as Sloan
Peter Miller
Peter Miller
as Sgt. Rice
Pat Petersen
Pat Petersen
as Joey
Micole Mercurio
Micole Mercurio
as Joey's Mother
Frederick Long
Frederick Long
as Sparks
Ed Brodow
Ed Brodow
as Ross
Larry Margo
Larry Margo
as Stanley
Philip Luther
Philip Luther
as Purdy
John F. Goff
John F. Goff
as Ashe
Elizabeth Halsey
Elizabeth Halsey
as Policewoman
Barry Chase
Barry Chase
as Policeman 1
Richard Partlow
Richard Partlow
as Policeman 2
Jerado Decordovier
Jerado Decordovier
as Gator Vendor 1
Dick Richards
Dick Richards
as Gator Vendor 2
Vincent De Stefano
Vincent De Stefano
as Gator Vendor 3
JoJo D'Amore
JoJo D'Amore
as Gator Vendor 4
Bella Bruck
Bella Bruck
as Dot
Kendall Carly Browne
Kendall Carly Browne
as Ann
Danny Baseda
Danny Baseda
as Radioman
Tink Williams
Tink Williams
as Hector
Corkey Ford
Corkey Ford
as Chi Chi
Charles R. Penland
Charles R. Penland
as Tyrone
Anita Keith
Anita Keith
as Old Lady
Mike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
as Gatekeeper
Margaret Muse
Margaret Muse
as Society Matron
Michael Misita
Michael Misita
as Reporter 1
Harold Greene
Harold Greene
as Reporter 2
Jim Alquist
Jim Alquist
as Reporter 3
Margie Platt
Margie Platt
as Bride
Nike Zachmanoglou
Nike Zachmanoglou
as Maid at Party
Gloria Morrison
Gloria Morrison
as Woman at Bar-B-Que
Robert Hammond
Robert Hammond
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Kane Hodder
Kane Hodder
as Alligator (uncredited)
Dana MacDuff
Dana MacDuff
as Punk (uncredited)
Amy Panter
Amy Panter
as Party Guest (uncredited)
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