The Date: October
21
The Movie: Alligator
(1980)
What Is It?: Who’d imagine John Sayles was once the go-to guy for goofy Jaws cash-ins? Like Sayles’s Piranha, Alligator
is a witty little satire about an aquatic nightmare. This one is a
tyrannosaurus-sized gator named Ramón. I made sure to catch this
whenever it ran on TV in the early ‘80s. It’s still a fun
way to spend 87 minutes.
Why Today?: Today
is Reptile Awareness Day.
