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Alligator (1980)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A vicious alligator named Ramon, who was flushed into the city sewer as a baby, survives to become a 32-foot-long menace who devours animals and people alike. Ramon's so huge because of the steady... A vicious alligator named Ramon, who was flushed into the city sewer as a baby, survives to become a 32-foot-long menace who devours animals and people alike. Ramon's so huge because of the steady diet of dead pets - treated with growth hormones - that he's fed on for 12 years. Now the tremendous brute is angry and looking for revenge. Only detective David Madison knows of Ramon's existence, and it is his task to prove to the rest of the city that a tropical beast lives in their midst. Veteran screenwriter Sayles' script finds the perfect blend of comedy and horror, making this an entertaining romp through the sewers of Chicago. [More]
Starring: Robert Forster, Perry Lang, Michael V. Gazzo, Robin Riker
Starring: Robert Forster, Perry Lang, Michael V. Gazzo, Robin Riker, Dean Jagger, Sydney Lassick, Jack Carter, Henry Silva
Director: Lewis Teague
Director: Lewis Teague
Screenwriter: John Sayles
Story: Frank Ray Perilli
Producer: Brandon Chase
Composer: Craig Hundley
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Lewis Teague is only too willing to hand over the entire project to Sayles's hunger for allegorical subplots.
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