Alligator (1980)

07/02/1980 (US) • 1h 31m

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

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

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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Part of the Alligator Collection

Includes Alligator, Alligator 2: The Mutation

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

hunter

mutation

underwear

alligator

toxic

creature

briefs

scientist

sewer

child eaten

timebomb

reptile

psychotronic

pets

animal horror

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