Alligator

Alligator(1980)

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

6.1/10
365 votes
91 minNovember 14, 1980

Overview

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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Robert Forster

Robert Forster

David

Robin Riker

Robin Riker

Marisa

Michael V. Gazzo

Michael V. Gazzo

Chief Clark

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Slade

Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick

Gutchel

Jack Carter

Jack Carter

Mayor

Perry Lang

Perry Lang

Kelly

Henry Silva

Henry Silva

Brock

Bart Braverman

Bart Braverman

Kemp

John Lisbon Wood

John Lisbon Wood

Mad Bomber

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James Ingersoll

Helms

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Robert Doyle

Bill

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Patti Jerome

Madeline

Angel Tompkins

Angel Tompkins

Newswoman

Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon

ABC Newswoman

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Leslie Brown

Young Marisa

Buckley Norris

Buckley Norris

Bob

Royce D. Applegate

Royce D. Applegate

Callan

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Tom Kindle

Announcer

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Jim Brockett

Gator Wrestler

Simmy Bow

Simmy Bow

Seedy

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Jim Boeke

Shamsky

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Stan Haze

Meyer

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James Arone

Sloan

Peter Miller

Peter Miller

Sgt. Rice

Pat Petersen

Pat Petersen

Joey

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Joey's Mother

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Frederick Long

Sparks

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Ed Brodow

Ross

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Larry Margo

Stanley

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Philip Luther

Purdy

John F. Goff

John F. Goff

Ashe

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Elizabeth Halsey

Policewoman

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Barry Chase

Policeman 1

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Richard Partlow

Policeman 2

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Jerado Decordovier

Gator Vendor 1

Dick Richards

Dick Richards

Gator Vendor 2

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Vincent De Stefano

Gator Vendor 3

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JoJo D'Amore

Gator Vendor 4

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Bella Bruck

Dot

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Kendall Carly Browne

Ann

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Danny Baseda

Radioman

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Tink Williams

Hector

Corkey Ford

Corkey Ford

Chi Chi

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Charles R. Penland

Tyrone

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Anita Keith

Old Lady

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Gatekeeper

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Margaret Muse

Society Matron

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Michael Misita

Reporter 1

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Harold Greene

Reporter 2

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Jim Alquist

Reporter 3

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Margie Platt

Bride

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Nike Zachmanoglou

Maid at Party

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Gloria Morrison

Woman at Bar-B-Que

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Robert Hammond

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Kane Hodder

Kane Hodder

Alligator (uncredited)

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Dana MacDuff

Punk (uncredited)

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Amy Panter

Party Guest (uncredited)

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