- The Alligator People
Infobox Film
name = The Alligator People
director =Roy Del Ruth
producer =Jack Leewood
writer =Robert M. Fresco Orville H. Hampton Charles O'Neal
starring =Beverly Garland Bruce Bennett
music =Irving Gertz
cinematography =Karl Struss
released = July 1959
runtime = 74 mins
country =United States
language = English
imdb_id = 0052549"The Alligator People" is a 1959
science fiction horror film directed byRoy Del Ruth .The film follows a scientist who, as a result of a lab experiment involving
alligator hormones gone awry, transforms injured men into alligator-human hybrids. The main monster (Paul Webster) runs amok, but in the end falls into quicksand. The film is set in theSouthern United States and is one of manymonster B-movies released in the era.Cast
Trivia
*The Lizard, a
Marvel Comics character who first appeared several years later in 1963, has an origin which is nearly identical to the Alligator Man's in the film.
*Avideo game for theAtari 2600 based on the movie was programmed by 20th Century Fox, but never released.
*In "Metal Gear Solid 3 ", Para-medic makes a reference of the movie when Naked Snake equips the alligator cap.References
*Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
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