Movie Information
Overall Rank: 18924
Average Rating: 2.1/4
# of Ratings: 33
Theatrical Release Date: 07/02/1980
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lewis Teague
Actors: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Sydney Lassick, Henry Silva
Plot: Twelve years ago, a pet alligator was set free in the Chicago sewers, where it fed on the bodies of dogs used in genetic experiments. Now, the mutated reptile is on a feeding spree.
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2.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 04/23/2020
Offbeat monster movie that liberally apes the Jaws formula but is more comedic about it. For example, a great white hunter (Henry Silva no less!) decked in safari khakis hires black teens as his "urban guides". It's a winking goofiness like that sprinkled throughout the picture that makes it slightly less disposable than the likes of GRIZZLY or ORCA.
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Franz Patrick - wrote on 10/20/2008
I like B-movies because they are able to provide a certain level of entertainment (mostly the good kind of camp) that mainstream, studio-backed movies cannot. Unfortunately, this picture is not of those B-movies I like. It’s not a complete failure because some scenes made me laugh like when the alligator attacked the policeman and the wedding chaos. However, there is no solid story, the pace is as slow as molasses, and the acting is pretty bad. Robert Forster and Robin Riker had some sort of chemistry during their more romantic scenes, but when they actually face the alligator, it seems as though they were on a completely different page. I understand that this has a low budget so I tried not to look down too much on its visual effects such as when the alligator would look a bit …
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