Alligator (1980) - fantastic Jaws rip-off with Robert Forster and Henry Silva in full on bonkers mode.
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Which did he do first out of that and this?
No, I don't think so... link it and I will.
I've just learned both this and Piranha were written by John Sayles; The Howling too. I only know him from stuff like Matewan and Return of the Secaucus 7, I'd no idea he'd done anything like that.Alligator (1980) - fantastic Jaws rip-off with Robert Forster and Henry Silva in full on bonkers mode.
I love that film, good choiceI'm watching the Matrix. The greatest movie ever made.
thanks for the link, great to know Alligator is somewhat lauded in certain circles. I'm curious about UFOs Are Real now. I don't know those films you mentioned, are they worth it? I just read a quote from someone describing Return of the Secaucus 7 as "dull proto-mumblecore with moments of sincerity". sounded interesting to me at least.I've just learned both this and Piranha were written by John Sayles; The Howling too. I only know him from stuff like Matewan and Return of the Secaucus 7, I'd no idea he'd done anything like that.
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The Politics of the Sewer: John Sayles and Lewis Teague’s ‘Alligator’
Steven Spielberg called Joe Dante’s 1978 Piranha “the best of the Jaws ripoffs,” but my vote goes to 1980’s Alligator, directed by Lewis Teague and distributed by Group 1 Films, the latter responsi…wearethemutants.com