‘You won’t know what bit you’
DinoGator is a sci-fi action horror film about a genetic engineer who creates a hybrid giant snake alligator creature. The movie was shot in 2014 as CobraGator but remained on the shelf until it was eventually released at Super Monster Monster Fest in August 2024.
The movie was directed by Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall; Piranhaconda; Gila!) and executive produced by Roger Corman.
Plot:
A crazed genetic engineer (Michael Madsen) from deep within the bayou creates a nightmarish offshoot of a giant snake and fearsome alligator…
And it’s not long before this giant, man-eating creature escapes into the swamp and begins terrorising anyone in its deadly path.
First up on the menu: a group of innocent young people who’ve come to shoot a rock video amidst the natural splendour of the secluded inland waterways.
Only their fun is quickly terminated when the creature devours the lead singer and starts chasing the remaining teens through the dense and foreboding marsh.
And as if that wasn’t enough, Madsen and his fellow hunter (Paul Logan) are after them too – wanting to permanently silence the kids before they can get back to the authorities…
Reviews:
” …Wynorski sure does deliver with DinoGator, and he’s of course also helped by a pretty good titular creature and decent effects work. What really makes this film though is that it doesn’t take itself very seriously and in the process at least to a degree makes fun of genre tropes…” Search My Trash
“While there are a few decent shots of the creature, most of the effects look about as convincing as a something from the early 2000s, like Boa vs Python […] I’m at a loss to explain why it took so long to be released. Yes, more than a few of the jokes fall flat, but plenty of them hit the mark and the film is frequently funny and entertaining.” ★★★ Voices from the Balcony
Trailer:
Cast and characters:
Michael Madsen … Layton
Grace Roubidoux … Izzy
Aaron Groben … Troy
Lauren Parkinson … Roni
Savannah Goldsmith … Aubrey
Jesse Bernstein … Nathan
Jay Adkinson … Steven
Kara Riann Brown … Josie
Allison Cain … Daughter
Bryan Clark … Wyatt
Trisha Curry … Radio Dispatch
Paul Logan … Jake Dixon
Jack Teague … Bob
Country of origin:
United States
Filming locations:
The film was shot over fifteen days in 2014 at Caverns State Park, Tallahassee, Florida.
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