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Alligator (1980)

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Lewis Teague directed this sly horror-comedy from a script by John Sayles, which plays off the old urban legend about the dangers of flushing one's pet alligator down the toilet. One such unlucky reptile is "Ramon," who survives in the subterranean cesspool by feeding on the steroid-saturated carcasses of dogs dumped there by chemical company researchers and eventually bulks up to the size of a Winnebago. When assorted sewage workers start disappearing into Ramon's massive maw, hard-boiled cop

R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

John Sayles

Sep 18, 2007

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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (5) | DVD (9)

Flush it down the toilet.

November 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

Lewis Teague is only too willing to hand over the entire project to Sayles's hunger for allegorical subplots.

November 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment (1)
Slant Magazine

Pretty good, as far as these gigantic Alligator things go.

February 5, 2003 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

John Sayles' screenplay mixes monster flick mayhem with a whole lot of wit.

July 27, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Alligator

When it comes to these creature features, they're pretty much a dime a dozen. I found Alligator to be quite special for a couple of reasons. First of all, it was made by competent filmmakers who put their own spin on things without losing sight of the main narrative. Second, Robert Forster, Perry Lang and Henry Silva

January 2, 2012
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Tim Salmons

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This movie reminds me of Humanoids from the Deep, in the way that it takes sci-fi/horror conventions of the 50s, in this case the giant insect/animal sub-genre, and updates it to 80s standards. But this movie has a lot less gore than Humanoids did. Overall it's an okay movie, but it could be a lot scarier.

October 21, 2011
ajv2688

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