{"id":1724,"date":"2006-11-03T15:04:25","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T22:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2020-12-15T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:52:14","slug":"alligator-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1724","title":{"rendered":"Alligator (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Well, if I couldn&#8217;t get myself killed chasing it, what fun would it be?&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Poster.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile investigating a series of mysterious disappearances, a Chicago police detective (Robert Forster) discovers the presence of an enormous mutant alligator (&#8220;Ramon&#8221;) living in the city&#8217;s sewers. <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Detectives and Private Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Mutant Monsters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis low-budget sci-fi thriller effectively plays upon the fears generated by &#8220;rumors of alligators roaming around urban sewer systems&#8221; after tourists return from Florida with live gator babies they no longer want. Screenwriter John Sayles cleverly exploits the unexpected dangers of illicit scientific experimentation (Ramon has grown to astronomical proportions from eating the hormone-riddled corpses of dumped lab animals) while addressing the age-old suspicion about what may happen if you flush live animals down the toilet. The movie&#8217;s limited budget shows through occasionally (particularly, as Peary notes, when Ramon emerges onto the city streets), and Sayles&#8217;s script is unduly formulaic at times &#8212; but for the most part <em>Alligator<\/em> remains consistently amusing, and <em>just<\/em> freaky enough to keep you on your toes. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of enjoyable humor<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still.png 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/Alligator-Still2.png 1731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Sayles&#8217;s clever script<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s a fun, surprisingly literate &#8220;mutant monster&#8221; flick. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0080354\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/06\/05\/movies\/alligator.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/alligator-1980\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moria.co.nz\/horror\/alligator.htm\">SF, Fantasy and Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qwipster.net\/alligator.htm\">Qwipster Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/77720.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Well, if I couldn&#8217;t get myself killed chasing it, what fun would it be?&#8221; Synopsis: While investigating a series of mysterious disappearances, a Chicago police detective (Robert Forster) discovers the presence of an enormous mutant alligator (&#8220;Ramon&#8221;) living in the city&#8217;s sewers. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Corruption Detectives and Private Eyes Horror Mutant Monsters Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This low-budget sci-fi thriller effectively plays upon the fears generated by &#8220;rumors of alligators roaming around urban sewer systems&#8221; after tourists&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1724\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1724"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58034,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1724\/revisions\/58034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}