# Alligator (1980)

> A sewer-raised alligator mutated by laboratory waste turns Chicago into a darkly comic hunting ground.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20993

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Lewis Teague
- Cast: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger, Sydney Lassick, Jack Carter, Perry Lang, Henry Silva
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080354/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: witty, irreverent, suspenseful, late night horror marathon, cult movie night

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