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

1980

1h 31m

6.1(350 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

58 members

Acting

Robert Forster

David

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Robin Riker

Marisa

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Michael V. Gazzo

Chief Clark

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Dean Jagger

Slade

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Sydney Lassick

Gutchel

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Jack Carter

Mayor

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Perry Lang

Kelly

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Henry Silva

Brock

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Bart Braverman

Kemp

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John Lisbon Wood

Mad Bomber

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James Ingersoll

Helms

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Robert Doyle

Bill

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Patti Jerome

Madeline

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Angel Tompkins

Newswoman

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Sue Lyon

ABC Newswoman

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Leslie Brown

Young Marisa

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Buckley Norris

Bob

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Royce D. Applegate

Callan

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Tom Kindle

Announcer

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Crew

Jim Brockett

Gator Wrestler

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Simmy Bow

Seedy

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Jim Boeke

Shamsky

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Stan Haze

Meyer

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James Arone

Sloan

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Peter Miller

Sgt. Rice

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Pat Petersen

Joey

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Micole Mercurio

Joey's Mother

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Frederick Long

Sparks

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Ed Brodow

Ross

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Larry Margo

Stanley

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Philip Luther

Purdy

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John F. Goff

Ashe

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Elizabeth Halsey

Policewoman

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Barry Chase

Policeman 1

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Sound

Richard Partlow

Policeman 2

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Jerado Decordovier

Gator Vendor 1

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Dick Richards

Gator Vendor 2

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Vincent De Stefano

Gator Vendor 3

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JoJo D'Amore

Gator Vendor 4

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Bella Bruck

Dot

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Kendall Carly Browne

Ann

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Danny Baseda

Radioman

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Tink Williams

Hector

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Corkey Ford

Chi Chi

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Charles R. Penland

Tyrone

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Anita Keith

Old Lady

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Mike Mazurki

Gatekeeper

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Margaret Muse

Society Matron

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Michael Misita

Reporter 1

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Harold Greene

Reporter 2

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Jim Alquist

Reporter 3

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Margie Platt

Bride

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Nike Zachmanoglou

Maid at Party

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Gloria Morrison

Woman at Bar-B-Que

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Robert Hammond

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Kane Hodder

Alligator (uncredited)

Production

Dana MacDuff

Punk (uncredited)

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Amy Panter

Party Guest (uncredited)

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