Directed by Lewis Teague   Written by John Sayles   Frank Ray Perilli   Cast Robert Forster ... David Madison Robin Riker ... Marisa Kendall Michael V. Gazzo ... Chief Clark (as Michael Gazzo) Dean Jagger ... Slade Sydney Lassick ... Luke Gutchel (as Sidney Lassick) Jack Carter ... Mayor Perry Lang ... Officer Jim Kelly Henry Silva ... Col. Brock Bart Braverman ... Kemp John Lisbon Wood ... Mad Bomber James Ingersoll ... Scientist Arthur Helms Robert Doyle ... Bill Patti Jerome ... Madeline Angel Tompkins ... Newswoman Sue Lyon ... ABC Newswoman Leslie Brown ... Young Marisa Buckley Norris ... Bob Royce D. Applegate ... Callan Tom Kindle ... Announcer Jim Brockett ... Gator Wrestler Simmy Bow ... Seedy Jim Boeke ... Shamsky Stan Haze ... Meyer James Arone ... Sloan Peter Miller ... Sgt. Rice Pat Petersen ... Joey Micole Mercurio ... Joey's Mother (as Micol) Frederick Long ... Sparks Ed Brodow ... Ross Larry Margo ... Stanley Philip Luther ... Purdy John F. Goff ... Ashe Elizabeth Halsey ... Policewoman Barry Chase ... Policeman 1 Richard Partlow ... Policeman 2 Jerado Decordovier ... Gator Vendor 1 (as Jeradio De Cordovier) Vincent De Stefano ... Gator Vendor 3 JoJo D'Amore ... Gator Vendor 4 (as Jo Jo D'Amore) Bella Bruck ... Dot Kendall Carly Browne ... Nurse Ann Danny Baseda ... Radioman Tink Williams ... Hector Corkey Ford ... Chi Chi (as Corky Ford) Charles R. Penland ... Tyrone Anita Keith ... Old Lady Mike Mazurki ... Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki) Margaret Muse ... Society Matron Michael Misita ... Reporter 1 Harold Greene ... Reporter 2 Jim Alquist ... Reporter 3 Margie Platt ... Bride Nike Zachmanoglou ... Maid at Party Gloria Morrison ... Woman at Bar-B-Que Uncredited Cast Robert Hammond ... Wedding Guest Kane Hodder ... Alligator Dana MacDuff ... Punk Amy Panter ... Party Guest Produced by Robert S. Bremson   Brandon Chase   Tom Jacobson   Mark L. Rosen   Original Music by Craig Huxley

Additional Info Premiere: July 02, 1980 DVD Release: September 18, 2007 Blu-ray Release: February 22, 2022 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Alligator Distributors Group 1 International Distribution   (1980) (USA) (theatrical) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1982) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Avid Home Entertainment   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Catalina Home Video   (1983) (USA) (VHS) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1981) (USA) (TV) (pay television) Lightning Video   (1986) (USA) (VHS) Lionsgate Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Scream Factory   (2022) (USA) (Blu-ray) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) The Sci-Fi Channel   (2003) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.1 / 10 Our Rating 4.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #3,973 / 20,995 Ratings Breakdown Average 3 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,969 The Last Supper (1995) #3,970 Anna And The Apocalypse (2017) #3,971 Antiviral (2012) #3,972 The Fall Of The House Of Usher (1960) #3,973 Alligator (1980) #3,974 Amityville: The Awakening (2017) #3,975 The Dukes Of Hazzard: Season 2 (1979) #3,976 Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) #3,977 The Dukes Of Hazzard: Season 6 (1983)