Rent Alligator (1980)
3.1 of 5 from 67 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- From Director Lewis Teague (Cujo) and screenwriter John Sayles (The Howling) comes an unstoppable thriller with bite. A family returning from Florida decides their pet baby alligator is too much to handle and flushes him down the toilet. Meanwhile, Slade Laboratories is conducting secret experiments with animals and disposing of them in the sewer. The alligator, fending for itself, begins to feed on the dead animals, and grows. Now, twelve years later, after several mysterious murders, David Madison (Robert Forster, Jackie Brown) is on the case to find out who...or what…is killing people.
- Actors:
- Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Sydney Lassick, Jack Carter, Perry Lang, Henry Silva, Bart Braverman, John Lisbon Wood, James Ingersoll, Robert Doyle, Patti Jerome, Angel Tompkins, Sue Lyon, Leslie Brown, Buckley Norris, Royce D. Applegate, Tom Kindle, Jim Brockett
- Directors:
- Lewis Teague
- Producers:
- Brandon Chase, Mark L. Rosen
- Writers:
- John Sayles, Frank Ray Perilli
- Studio:
- 101 Films
- Genres:
- Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- Films to Watch If You Like..., What to Watch Next If You Liked Jaws
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Alligator Alternate TV cut
- Everybody in the Pool - An interview with actress Robin Riker
- Wild in the Streets - An interview with director Lewis Teague
- It Walks Among Us - An interview with screenwriter John Sayles
- Luck of the Gator - An interview with special makeup effects artist Robert Short
- Gator Guts, The Great River, and Bob - An interview with Bryan Cranston Additional scenes from the TV version
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- TV cut and special features
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 12/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Alligator Alternate TV cut
- Everybody in the Pool - An interview with actress Robin Riker
- Wild in the Streets - An interview with director Lewis Teague
- It Walks Among Us - An interview with screenwriter John Sayles
- Luck of the Gator - An interview with special makeup effects artist Robert Short
- Gator Guts, The Great River, and Bob - An interview with Bryan Cranston Additional scenes from the TV version
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
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Reviews (1) of Alligator
Sewer Monster with Standards - Alligator review by griggs
I was expecting Robert Forster to be the best thing in it, but he’s only part of the pleasure. His lived-in performance gives the film real weight, while Lewis Teague packs the edges with small human details that stop it feeling like a disposable creature feature. There’s even a sly nod to The Third Man.
Alligator obviously owes something to Jaws, but the creature here is the better beast: nastier, more primal, and more fun. Best of all, its killing spree feels weirdly selective. This is a sewer monster with standards.
Bloodthirsty, yes, but oddly principled too. It bites harder than you’d expect.
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