Underwater Creature Features Part III: Alligators and Crocodiles
Alligator This 1980 film directed by Lewis Teague (Stephen King adaptations Cujo and Cat's Eye ) is the fun, and often silly, story of a giant killer alligator roaming the sewers of Chicago (yes, it's based on that urban legend). Cop David (the recently departed Robert Forster) and herpetologist, Marisa (Robin Riker) attempt to hunt down the creature as it wreaks havoc across the city, from a kid's birthday party to a fancy wedding. The alligator is, for the most part, impressive, and the kills are even occasionally disturbing. Plus, our incredibly likable leads have good chemistry. However, a warning for dog lovers: there is some doggie death in the beginning, although thankfully this part of the subplot is mostly dropped after the first ten minutes. Lake Placid Lake Placid serves up plenty of giant crocodile mayhem and gore, while also occasionally being possibly even sillier than Alligator two decades before. That being said, dismiss this as B-movie cheese at your ow...