Alligator II: The Mutation
| Alligator II: The Mutation | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Jon Hess |
| Produced by |
Brandon Chase Cary Glieberman |
| Written by | Curt Allen |
| Starring |
Joseph Bologna Woody Brown Harlan Arnold Nicolas Cowan Brock Peters |
| Music by | Jack K. Tillar |
| Cinematography | Joseph Mangine |
| Edited by |
Christopher Ellis Marshall Harvey |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Alligator II: The Mutation is a 1991 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Jon Hess. It is a sequel to the 1980 film Alligator.
Plot
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. Nobody 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
- Joseph Bologna as David Hodges
- Dee Wallace as Christine Hodges
- Richard Lynch as Hawk Hawkins
- Woody Brown as Rich Harmon
- Holly Gagnier as Sheri Anderson
- Bill Daily as Mayor Anderson
- Steve Railsback as Vincent 'Vinnie' Brown
- Brock Peters as Chief Speed
- Trevor Eyster (credited as Tim Eyster) as J.J. Hodges
- Voyo Goric as Carmen
Reception
The film has received negative reception, 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] The film currently holds a score of 3.2/10 on IMDb, based on 1,469 user reviews.
References
- ↑ Wingrove, David (1985). Science Fiction Film Source Book. Harlow: Longman. ISBN 0-582-89310-0.
- ↑ Newman, Kim (1 January 2000). "Alligator Review". Empire. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "BBC - Films - review - Alligator II - The Mutation SE DVD (1991)". BBC Online. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2016.