Alligator (1980)

Twelve years ago two incidents occurred that bore no similarity until now. The Kendal family decided their pet baby alligator was a nuisance and flushed him down the toilet. At the same time Slade Laboratories was conducting secret hormonal experiments with dogs and the dead dogs were disposed of in the city sewer. As the baby alligator fed on the dead dogs its body chemistry took on grotesque mutations. When several brutal murders are discovered David Madison (Forster) is put on the case. But this is no human psychopath - it is a ravaging animal-turned-monster bent on destroying everything in its wake.System Requirements:Run time: 89 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: R UPC: 012236182061 Manufacturer No: 18206 Product Description

alligator

My Son loved this movie.....of course, you have to like movies of this type, and he does. He has watched it over and over again already.
As always, Amazon had our order here very fast......we are pleased!! March 26, 2008

The only GREAT alligator movie.

Sure, this movie is as old as I am and F/X are pretty outdated. So what! Alligator is awesome. The use of real alligators was smart thinking. The fake alligator does not look all that bad, but you can still tell it's fake. The gore in this movie is done pretty well, you get to see a man get eaten whole body and all, body parts, lots of blood, the alligator crashes a wedding and goes on a bloody rampage. Skip Lake Placid if you want to see a good alligator horror movie. This is the one. March 13, 2008

Who cares about the alligator, Robin Riker is in this film!!

As the title would suggest, "Alligator" (1980) is a "Jaws" rip-off nature-runs-amok flick, but "Alligator" only plays it semi-serious and is, in fact, a semi-spoof of "Jaws." You'll even hear Jaws-imitation suspense music as the creature approaches and attacks.

THE PLOT: A baby alligator is flushed down the toilet and mutates to great size from eating chemically contaminated dog carcasses in the sewers. A policeman and a beautful reptile expert team up to kill the beast after it starts eating people.

"Alligator" barely runs 90 minutes and is kind of boring for the first half hour, but the last hour perks up and keeps your attention. Unlike "Jaws," which is completely serious and scarey, most adults won't take "Alligator" too seriously or find it remotely scarey. In fact, I busted out laughing numerous times when the creature would attack people. Some understandably compare "Alligator" to "Piranha," which came out two years earlier in 1978, but "Piranha" takes itself a bit more seriously and is more entertaining overall. Actually, as far as creatures-on-the-loose flicks go, "Piranha" is a definite 5/5 Star piece.

What makes "Alligator" a necessary purchase is the awe-inspiringly gorgeous redhead Robin Riker, who doesn't appear until half an hour into the story. After that she's featured prominently. Robin was 28 years old at the time of release but possesses such a mature and classy air (I mean that in a good way, of course) that she seems at least 35.

Since the last hour of "Alligator" is worthwhile and fun I'll rate the story 3.5/5 Stars, even though it can't be taken seriously. Robin Riker, on the other hand, rates 5/5 Stars (actually there aren't enough stars in the universe!); hence, my overall 4/5 Star rating.

Men join in with me: Robin Riker, Robin Riker, Robin Riker, Robin Riker, Robin Riker, Robin Riker, Robin Riker (continue ad nauseam). December 9, 2007

alligator

A excellent horror movie, that is not over done. This movie is not for the faint hearted. November 12, 2007

Up From The Depths...

Ah yes, ALLIGATOR, one of my favorite monster movies! Director Lewis Teague (Cujo) brings this extra-large lizard to life w/ some bone-crunching results! Robert Forster is a cop who learns of the gigantic gator's existence and must convince his superiors to take action. We get maw-fuls of victims, including comedian Jack Carter as the idiot mayor, and Henry Silva as a big game hunter who's in way over his head (especially when he winds up in the gator's gut)! This entire nightmare begins after a chemical company, run by Dean Jagger (Revolt Of The Zombies, X The Unknown), dumps it's old doggy-cadavers into the sewers. Yep, they've been experimenting w/ growth hormones! Of course, years earlier, a little girl's dad flushed her pet alligator (named Ramone) down the toilet. Ramone's been eating his fill of polluted pups ever since, and now he's the size of an elephant! He's also extremely hungry! I still love his sidewalk-breaking entrance! If you slobber over movies like GRIZZLY, JAWS, etc. (and who doesn't??), then ALLIGATOR will make you drool and froth (it does me)... October 28, 2007

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