Alligator (1980)
"It lives 50 feet beneath the city. It's 36 feet long. It weighs 2,000 pounds...And it's about to break out!"
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 74%
(RT: 87%, MC: 62) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Robin Riker as Marisa
Michael V. Gazzo as Chief Clark
Sydney Lassick as Gutchel
Jack Carter as Mayor
Perry Lang as Kelly
Is Alligator good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 404 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 74%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
