Der Horror-Alligator (1980)

Der Horror-Alligator: Directed by Lewis Teague. With Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger. A baby alligator is flushed down a Chicago toilet and survives by eating discarded laboratory rats injected with growth hormones. The small reptile grows gigantic, escapes the city sewers, and goes on a rampage.

“Ahhh, one of the classic 80u0026#39;s Guilty Pleasure flicks, right up there with u0026quot;Humanoids From the Deepu0026quot;, and u0026quot;C.H.U.D.u0026quot;. Ramon, the cute little baby gator who gets flushed into the sewers of Chi-town eats some dead dogs on super-steroids, and becomes a giant, ravenous walking handbag with teeth. Chicago is terrorized, and only a handful of veteran B-moovie actors can save the day! Robert Forster(u0026quot;The Black Holeu0026quot;, u0026quot;Delta Forceu0026quot;, u0026quot;Satanu0026#39;s Princessu0026quot;) is our balding, square-jawed hero; Robin Riker(u0026quot;Buffy the Vampire Slayeru0026quot; tv series, u0026quot;Dead Badgeu0026quot;)plays the snuggly herpatologist; Henry Silva(u0026quot;Chained Heatu0026quot;, u0026quot;Megaforceu0026quot;, u0026quot;Amazon Women on the Moonu0026quot;) plays a surly big-game hunter; Michael Gazzo(u0026quot;The Godfather IIu0026quot;, u0026quot;Sudden Impactu0026quot;) is the over-worked police chief; Dean Jagger(u0026quot;Twelve Ou0026#39;Clock Highu0026quot;, u0026quot;X: The Unknownu0026quot;, u0026quot;Game of Deathu0026quot;)is the evil corporate bigwig who gets smooshed in his own limo; Sydney Lassick(u0026quot;One Flew Over the Cuckoou0026#39;s Nestu0026quot;, u0026quot;Shakes the Clownu0026quot;, u0026quot;Fast Walkingu0026quot;)is a twisted pooch purveyor who gets pulverized. In fact, LOTS of people get chomped, stomped, and crushed by the mad gator, but itu0026#39;s all done with wit and enough sense not to take its self too seriously. Udders cowplain that u0026quot;Alligatoru0026quot; is merely anudder u0026quot;Jawsu0026quot; rip-off, but fail to appreciate the filmu0026#39;s tongue-in-cheek humor u0026amp; fun. Penultimate scene of the hungry gator running amok at a garden party is an all-time classic! Cud have been really stupid, but the film benefits from a smart script by John Sayles(w. u0026quot;The Howlingu0026quot;, u0026quot;Matewanu0026quot;, u0026quot;Eight Men Outu0026quot;), and solid direction by Lewis Teague(d.u0026quot;The Lady in Redu0026quot;, u0026quot;Cujou0026quot;, u0026quot;Navy SEALSu0026quot;). Pretty good fx further cowplimant the moovie. Not a perfect film, by any means, but a great choice to pop in on a dull Saturday night with a greasy pizza u0026amp; some moo juice! Stop flushing those baby gators down the john!! The MooCow says rent u0026quot;Alligatoru0026quot; today! ;=8)”