Movie poster for Alligator
TMDb Rating
6.1/10

370 verified votes

Alligator (1980)

HorrorScience FictionThriller
91 min

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

Plot Summary

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.

Director

Lewis Teague

Top Cast

Robert ForsterRobin RikerMichael V. GazzoDean JaggerSydney Lassick

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