Alligator

Movie • 1980 • Horror  

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A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals, injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers and goes on a rampage, pursued by a cop and a big-game hunter.
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Does the dog die?
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onionsoup
Dogs are killed in experiments & we see their carcasses in the sewer
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Unanswered Triggers
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone tortured?
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glance
For a very short part of the movie, a father figure is verbally abusive and emotionally abusive (flushing a pet).
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Is there bestiality?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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Abuse
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It's subtle, but the father is emotionally abuse and toxic. He indulges her by buying her the gator then swing into rage without warning and flushes it
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Is someone stalked?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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Emotional abuse (buying and then killing pets).
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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A character swigs alcohol when hunting the alligator, but it’s not inherently clear he abuses it. Probably not best to skull it whilst hunting a giant alligator, though…
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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At the beginning of the movie, a man is shown stealing dogs off the street and bringing them to an animal testing lab to be used for experiments.
in another scene, a scientist explains how they cut the larynx of the dogs so they can't make a lot of noise while they're in their cages. And then a couple of dogs pitifully try and park. It can be very upsetting for people.
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onionsoup
Dog carcasses seen partially eaten
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Is an animal sad?
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There are dogs in cages (used for science experiments) that have had their larynxes slit to stop them from barking. It’s pretty sad.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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glance
This movie is called Alligator. You’d hope so.
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Are there snakes?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there amputation?
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glance
Mostly of the legs, but one instance of the arm.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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angrydoberman
Yes, and its a very sad scene.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Pants
However a child's pet is killed by their father. He also mentions killing previous pets.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Are there jump scares?
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Pants
Someone threatens to, but he's probably bluffing.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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Anonymous
The movie is about an alligator killing people in a sewer system, so there are frequently scenes down in the enclosed sewer space.
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glance
The main character suffers from PTSD including nightmares.
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Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
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Is there screaming?
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Pants
There are flashlights in a "sewer" (likely more of a storm drain system).
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Prejudice
Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
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The female character serves little purpose other than offering a book to the main character (so he can study himself, instead of the alligator specialist telling him, of course) and being a sexual/romantic interest.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a car crash?
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glance
A car and boat crash with explosions. A car is crushed, and characters inside die. Could be very distressing for car crash victims.
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Pants
Someone was crushed in a car.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Pants
There was an explosion.
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