"Twelve years ago, two incidents occurred that bore no similarity until now. The Kendal family decided their pet baby alligator was a nuisance and flushed him down the toilet. At the same time, Slad Laboratories was conducting secret hormonal experiments with dogs & the dead dogs were disposed of in the city sewer. As the baby alligator fed on the dead dogs, its body chemistry took on grotesque mutations. When several brutal murders are discovered, David Madison (Robert Forster) is put on the case. But this is no human psychopath destroying everything in it's wake" 1980 Lionsgate My Thoughts: Alligator is one of my all time favorite films. It's a Jaws rip-off and it's proud of it. I've watched this movie multiple times as a kid. The scene with a little boy and a pool made me unable to swim at night for years. Recommended to Everyone who loves b-horror movies.