ALLIGATOR/ALLIGATOR II

A large scaled problem

Ian Berriman

EXTRAS ▸ RELEASED 29 JANUARY 1980/1991 | 15 | 4K & Blu-ray ▸ Directors Lewis Teague, Jon Hess ▸ Cast Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Joseph Bologna, Dee Wallace BLU-RAY DEBUT Of all the films swimming along in Jaws’ wake, Alligator is the best – a genuinely brilliant film in its own right. That’s what happens when you have John Sayles (later an acclaimed independent director, but at this point a gun-for-hire screenwriter) on board. Riffing on an urban myth, the set-up sees a gator living in the LA sewer system growing to 30 feet in length after munching on experimental dogs dumped by a pharma company. Realised using baby gators in model sets and a suit operated pantomime-horse style, the beast is good enough, with director Lewis Teague having the sense…

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