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Alligator is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Lewis Teague released in USA on 2 july 1980 with Robert Forster

Alligator (1980)

Alligator II: The Mutation

Alligator
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Released in USA 2 july 1980
Length 1h32
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Science fiction,    Thriller,    Horror comedy,    Action,    Horror
Rating40% 2.041112.041112.041112.041112.04111

Alligator is a 1980 American horror film, directed by Lewis Teague with a screenplay by John Sayles. It stars Robert Forster, Robin Riker, and Michael V. Gazzo. It also includes an appearance by actress Sue Lyon in her last screen role to date.

Set in Chicago, the film follows a police officer and a reptile expert to track a giant murderous alligator, flushed down into the sewers years earlier that is attacking residents after escaping from the sewers.

The film received praise from critics for its intentional satirizing. An apparent sequel was released in 1991, titled Alligator II: The Mutation. Despite the title, this film shared no characters or actors with the original, and the plot was essentially a retread of the first film. A board game based on the movie was distributed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1980.

Synopsis

A teenage girl purchases a baby American alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida. After the family returns home to Chicago, the alligator, named Ramón by the girl, is promptly flushed down the family's toilet by her surly, animal-phobic father and ends up in the city's sewers.

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