Alligator (1980)
Happy Halloween!
For Halloween, I thought I'd post about a horror movie I've watched. I had a subscription to Shudder in our house for awhile, and one fun thing to watch is the various shows that describe old horror movies. I've added a lot of old horror movies to my to-be-watched list.
Alligator is basically about the urban legend that if you flush a baby pet alligator down the toilet, it will grow very big. This even happens once to Grampa Simpson.
The movie takes a different turn with the addition of corporate toxic waste. I love the idea of a movie where the municipal government struggles to handle a monster. And the best part is there are political reasons why can't handle this particular monster.
The best part of the movie, of course, is when the alligator messes up the rich folks party. It's in a very 1970s class war spirit.
Robert Forster (1941-2019) does good work here as a cop no one wants to work with because he keeps losing partners. And they aren't wrong not to want to work with him.
Apparently they released a board game based on the movie. Who wouldn't want to play this game?
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