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Cast

Matt Dillon
as Dova

Faye Dunaway
as Janet

Gary Sinise
as Milo

William Fichtner
as Law

Joe Mantegna
as G.D. Browning

Viggo Mortensen
as Guy

Skeet Ulrich
as Danny

John Spencer
as Jack

Frankie Faison
as Agent Marv Rose

Melinda McGraw
as Jenny Ferguson

M. Emmet Walsh
as Dino

Doug Spinuzza
as Agent No. 1

Spencer Garrett
as Agent No. 2

Enrico Colantoni
as Agent No. 3

Tulsy Ball
as ATF Agent

Travis Appel
as Another Agent

Brad Koepenick
as Browning's Assistant

Jock Worthen
as Medic

Willie C. Carpenter
as Reporter

Alexander Smith
as Reporter

Michael Unger
as Reporter

Toni Montgomery
as Female Officer

Jeff Hoffman
as Jenny's Cameraman

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Critic Reviews for Albino Alligator

Audience Reviews for Albino Alligator

• Mar 22, 2012

  Law: Albo gator... sacrifice for a gain.  "Deliberate sacrifice for deliberate gain." Everything about Albino Alligator seemed intriguing on paper. It's got a formidable cast with Dillon, Sinise, Fichtner, and Dunaway. It has Kevin Spacey as the director, and despite having a story that's been done a million times, the story always seems like a good idea. So I was sort of surprised to see such distain across the board for the film. Still, everything was too intriguing to pass up, and I'm happy that I at least gave the movie a shot because in the end, I didn't hate it. Now Albino Alligator is nothing special. I just want to get that out there right now. If you never see it, it wouldn't be a big deal. The story is something you've seen before and will see again. It is the international robbery story, where a group of criminals robbery is botched and they are left cornered with hostages, and the police outside. So how are they going to get away? That's the whole movie. The criminals are cornered in a basement bar, and must come up with a way to get out of there with their freedom and with their lives. To me, it isn't surprising at all the Spacey directed this. Look at a lot of films that he has starred in. In many of them, there's a lot of dialogue and free range among the actors. So it isn't surprising at all, that this film is mostly dialogue, where the actors are given a lot of free reign. The only problem with that is that the actors aren't on top form. I like Fichtner and Sinise, but neither was that good. I did enjoy Dillon's performance though. I think he did a pretty good job overall. The sad thing comes in that Albino Alligator should have been better. It's too predictable to be considered better than average. You can see the plot development with Mortensen's character coming the moment you lay eyes on him. As for the actual outcome, I liked the idea, but not so much the execution.  So this is a slightly disappointing movie just because of all the talent that is involved and because it could have been so much more. But I got a certain amount of enjoyment out of it. While it may not be exceptional filmmaking, it's interesting filmmaking, and sometimes interesting is all you need.
  Melvin W Super Reviewer
• Jul 17, 2011

  An impressive directorial debut for Kevin Spacey, who was able to effectively use the confined parameters of the story (most of it taking place in one location) to create a tense thriller. Strong cast as well, especially Matt Dillon. Though ultimately an unrealistic plot, the script has enough twists and interesting dialogue to keep the film moving along at a good pace.
  Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
• Sep 10, 2009

  Pleasant surprise. I'd never heard of this one, but the catchy title caught my eye, so I watched it and was soon recommending it to others, whom also liked it in return. "Albino Alligator" is a movie about three thieves that take a few people at a New Orleans bar hostage. The criminals don't really mean any of the hostages any harm, at least not until the police start to wait right outside the bar and the three criminals don't know what to do to get out with freedom still on their side. "Albino Alligator" is a pretty good movie, especially when you consider that it was the first movie that Kevin Spacey directed. It's not the best movie of its kind, but it's not bad either. It all happens inside a bar in the basement of a building and the plot doesn't change much the whole movie, but it does have a few interesting twists that keep the movie from being boring. All three of the criminals do a great job in the acting department, especially Matt Dillon. The hostages, led by Faye Dunaway, also do a good job of acting. This movie is both chilling and entertaining, and I recommend anybody who likes movies that center around criminals and hostages to get "Albino Alligator." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001.
  Jason O Super Reviewer
• Apr 29, 2009

  Only watched it because of William Fichtner. And he was awesome.
  Remi L Super Reviewer

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