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Alligator (1980) [R]

Release Date:
July 2, 1980

Original Title:
Alligator

Alternate Titles:
Alligator - O Jacaré Gigante
Der Killer-Alligator
El cocodrilo mortal
L'incroyable alligator
La bestia bajo el asfalto

Genres:
Horror | Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
Alligator Inc

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 12+  DE: 16  GB: 15  NL: 16  US: R 

Runtime: 91

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Michael Erler

Assistant Director:
Jerram A. Swartz

Associate Producer:
Tom Jacobson

Camera Operator:
David Schmier

Casting:
Lori Rabin
Geno Havens

Director:
Lewis Teague

Director of Photography:
Joseph Mangine

Editor:
Larry Bock
Ron Medico

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Marianne Chase

Executive Producer:
Robert S. Bremson

Gaffer:
Moshe Yakobovesky

Hairstylist:
Sue Dolph

Makeup Artist:
Sue Dolph

Original Music Composer:
Craig Huxley

Producer:
Brandon Chase
Mark L. Rosen

Screenplay:
John Sayles

Script Supervisor:
Laurie Cohn

Second Assistant Director:
Lisa Marmon

Second Unit Director:
Paul Stader
Miller Drake

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Peter Smokler
Hanania Baer

Set Decoration:
Cyd Smyllie

Special Effects Coordinator:
Richard O. Helmer

Story:
John Sayles
Frank Ray Perilli

Stunt Coordinator:
Conrad E. Palmisano

Stunts:
Kenny Endoso
Dottie Catching
Dale E. House
Jack Tyree
Peter Stader
Diamond Farnsworth
Tom Steele
Bruce Paul Barbour
Harry Wowchuk
Rick Seaman
Bobby Sargent
Cindy Wills
Michael Cassidy
Roger Creed

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