Alligator Movie Review

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the sewers, along comes Ramon. Once a cute little flushable-type alligator, he made the mistake of eating more than just the occasional stray human. When he ingests a dead lab animal chock full o’ growth hormones, he begins to swell at an amazing rate. No longer content with the Weight Watchers'-approved human-a-day diet, Ramon begins to munch on everything and everyone in sight. So-so special effects and a thrown-in romance between the gator-chasin’ cop and lovely-lady scientist aside, a witty (the script is by John Sayles), low-budget eco-monster chiller that's sure to please.

1980 (R) 94m/C Robert Forster, Jack Carter, Henry Silva, Robin Riker, Dean Jagger, Michael V. Gazzo, Bart Braver-man; D: Lewis Teague; W: John Sayles. VHS, Beta LIV