This was director John Sayles second creature feature after Piranha and there's a similar sense of humour in the script enlivening what would otherwise be a fairly routine monster on the loose movie. A baby alligator is flushed down the toilet and grows to a gigantic size feeding on mutant dog carcasses. Robert Forster plays the morose cop David Madison charged with hunting it down aided by a herpetologist who just happens to be the little girl who bought the critter in the first place, Henry Silva is awful as the game hunter who takes charge and comes a cropper.
Robin Riker ( as Marisa )
Sex : Marisa sleeps with David
Death : Survives
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Robin was from a theatrical family but this was her first film role after a handful of TV appearances usually as a nurse. Despite her starring role here she was largely confined to the stage and TV where she scored recurring roles in a number of series. Her career is ongoing.
Sue Lyon ( as ABC Newswoman)
Sex : No
Death : Survives
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The film is also notable for being the last screen appearance for sixties starlet Sue Lyon who shot to fame in 1962 in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita. In the seventies her career waned partly due to a chaotic personal life and this one-scene cameo turned out to be her swan song. She retreated int private life and rarely gave interviews. She died in 2019 aged 73.
Angel Tompkins ( as TV Newswoman)
Sex : No
Death : Survives
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Angel was a former model who broke into acting, mainly on TV, in the sixties. Hard work sustained her career to the end of the nineties. Despite not having any screen credits after 2001 she is an energetic member of the SCreen Actor's Guild, making repeated runs to become its President.
Leslie Brown ( as young Marisa)
Sex : N/A
Death : Survives
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This is Leslie's only screen role.
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