"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

6.0(395 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

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Forster

David

Robin Riker

Marisa

Michael V. Gazzo

Chief Clark

Dean Jagger

Slade

Sydney Lassick

Gutchel

Jack Carter

Mayor

Perry Lang

Kelly

Henry Silva

Brock

Bart Braverman

Kemp

John Lisbon Wood

Mad Bomber

Creative team

Directed by: Lewis Teague
Written by: John Sayles
Frank Ray Perilli
Produced by: Brandon Chase
Mark L. Rosen

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