Alligator

1980 film by Lewis Teague
Movie film Q259937
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Alligator

Summary

Alligator is a film[1]. Alligator ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alligator's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Alligator's director is recorded as Lewis Teague[4].
  • Alligator's screenwriter is recorded as John Sayles[5].
  • Alligator's composer is recorded as Craig Huxley[6].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as monster film[7].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as comedy horror film[8].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as science fiction film[9].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film[11].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as natural horror film[12].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as horror film[13].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as comedy film[14].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as independent film[15].
  • Alligator's genre is recorded as exploitation film[16].
  • Alligator's followed by is recorded as Alligator II – The Mutation[17].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Robert Forster[18].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Robin Riker[19].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Michael V. Gazzo[20].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Dean Jagger[21].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Sydney Lassick[22].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Angel Tompkins[23].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Perry Lang[24].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Henry Silva[25].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Sue Lyon[26].
  • Alligator's cast member is recorded as Dick Richards[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Alligator's director is recorded as Lewis Teague[4]. Alligator's screenwriter is recorded as John Sayles[5]. Cast members include Robert Forster[18], Robin Riker[19], Michael V. Gazzo[20], Dean Jagger[21], Sydney Lassick[22], and Angel Tompkins[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +1980-11-14T00:00:00Z[28], +1981-01-22T00:00:00Z[29], +1981-04-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1981-04-04T00:00:00Z[31], +1981-05-08T00:00:00Z[32], and +1981-05-27T00:00:00Z[33]. Alligator's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Genres include monster film[7], comedy horror film[8], science fiction film[9], drama film[10], science fiction horror film[11], and natural horror film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 6.2/10[35], 62/100[36], and 87%[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Alligator's followed by is recorded as Alligator II – The Mutation[17].

Why It Matters

Alligator ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (407 views/month).[2] Alligator has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Alligator is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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