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Alligator

Alligator

Nov 14, 1980
91 min
HorrorScience FictionThriller
6.1/ 10
360 votes

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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TMDB
6.1/10
360 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
17,623 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
62/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,500,000Production cost
0

Awards & Nominations

3 nominations total

Details

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,500,000

0

Production Companies

Alligator CollectionAlligator Inc

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