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Release Date:
2 July 1980 (USA)
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Beneath Those Manholes, A Man-Eater Is Waiting ... more
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A giant alligator is on the loose in Chicago. Chicago? Yup, don't go down the sewers! full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Forster | ... | David |
 | Robin Riker | ... | Marisa |
 | Michael V. Gazzo | ... | Chief Clark (as Michael Gazzo) |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Slade |
| Sydney Lassick | ... | Gutchel (as Sidney Lassick) |
| Jack Carter | ... | Mayor |
| Perry Lang | ... | Kelly |
| Henry Silva | ... | Brock |
| Bart Braverman | ... | Kemp |
| John Lisbon Wood | ... | Mad Bomber |
| James Ingersoll | ... | Helms |
| Robert Doyle | ... | Bill |
| Patti Jerome | ... | Madeline |
| Angel Tompkins | ... | Newswoman |
| Sue Lyon | ... | ABC Newswoman |
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91 min | Argentina:92 min
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Argentina:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
South Korea:12 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
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The oft-malfunctioning animatronic alligator used in the film was later donated to the Miami Gators as a team mascot.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the first shot of the alligators eye, the whole crew is reflected in it.
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Man vs Nature could only have risen in the '70s, the '60s were too flowery and the '80s too greedy, and Alligator is a fantastic full stop to a genre that was ace even when it was awful. Lewis Teague learnt his trade working for the legendary Roger Corman and the austerity is clearly evident, the story is lean, but pacey enough to sweep you from start to finish. Robert Forster is economy in motion, playing himself and not even trying to pretend otherwise, its easy to imagine a bigger ego making a complete mess of things. The genre clichés are firmly bolted in place: good people fall in love, bad people get whomped! and all's well that ends well, but you can almost feel Corman watching from the wings and that's the difference.