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Alligator 1980

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.

Directed by: Lewis Teague
Written by: John Sayles
Release date: 1980-07-02
Runtime: 91 minutes
Critics score:
67 / 100
Tagline: It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out!
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Cast:
Sue Lyon Sue Lyon
ABC Newswoman 
Robert Forster Robert Forster
David 
Royce D. Applegate Royce D. Applegate
Callan 
Bart Braverman Bart Braverman
Kemp 
Michael V. Gazzo Michael V. Gazzo
Chief Clark 
Kane Hodder Kane Hodder
Alligator (uncredited) 
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Also known as:
  • Alligator - O Jacaré Gigante
  • Der Killer-Alligator
  • El cocodrilo mortal
  • L'incroyable alligator
  • La bestia bajo el asfalto