Alligator II: The Mutation

Alligator II: The Mutation is a 1990 American monster horror film directed by Jon Hess and starring Joseph Bologna, Woody Brown, Harlan Arnold, Nicolas Cowan, and Brock Peters. It is a sequel to the 1980 film Alligator.

Alligator II: The Mutation
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Directed byJon Hess
Produced byBrandon Chase
Cary Glieberman
Written byCurt Allen
StarringJoseph Bologna
Woody Brown
Harlan Arnold
Nicolas Cowan
Brock Peters
Music byJack K. Tillar
CinematographyJoseph Mangine
Edited byChristopher Ellis
Marshall Harvey
Production
company
Group 1 Films
Release date
  • October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,000,000 (estimated)

Synopsis

Deep in the sewers beneath the city of Regent Park, another baby alligator feeds on the experimental animals discarded by Future Chemicals Corporation. Nourished by toxic growth hormones and other mutating chemicals, the gator grows immense in size, develops a voracious appetite and goes out on a killing spree. No one believes the sightings until a large number of people are killed, and the police eventually embark on a search-and-destroy mission to put a stop to the alligator's murderous rampage. They track it down to a lake and a police helicopter attempts to blow the alligator up, but to no avail. Afterwards, two officers enter a marsh area where the alligator had escaped to. One of the officers uses a rocket launcher and ends the alligator's reign of terror.

Cast

Reception

The film, given only a very limited theatrical release, received generally negative reviews, with some critics considering it a retread of the first film.[1] In a review of the original film, Kim Newman of Empire noted that "Alligator II: The Mutation is less a sequel than a lackluster remake".[2] Almar Haflidason of BBC Online wrote that the film lacked "the wit and indeed the scares of the original".[3]

References
  1. Wingrove, David (1985). Science Fiction Film Source Book. Harlow: Longman. ISBN 0-582-89310-0.
  2. Newman, Kim (1 January 2000). "Alligator Review". Empire. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. "BBC - Films - review - Alligator II - The Mutation SE DVD (1991)". BBC Online. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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