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Killer Crocodile

  • 1989
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.8K
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Killer Crocodile (1989)
AdventureHorrorSci-FiThriller

A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. The water also hides a giant crocodile, and the corrupt local officials don't help much ei... Read allA group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. The water also hides a giant crocodile, and the corrupt local officials don't help much either.A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. The water also hides a giant crocodile, and the corrupt local officials don't help much either.

  • Director
    • Fabrizio De Angelis
  • Writers
    • Fabrizio De Angelis
    • Dardano Sacchetti
  • Stars
    • Richard Anthony Crenna
    • Pietro Genuardi
    • John Harper
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fabrizio De Angelis
    • Writers
      • Fabrizio De Angelis
      • Dardano Sacchetti
    • Stars
      • Richard Anthony Crenna
      • Pietro Genuardi
      • John Harper
    • 40User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Richard Anthony Crenna
    • Kevin
    • (as Anthony Crenna)
    Pietro Genuardi
    • Mark
    • (as Julian Hampton)
    John Harper
    • Bob
    Sherrie Rose
    Sherrie Rose
    • Pamela
    Ann Douglas
    • Jennifer
    Ennio Girolami
    Ennio Girolami
    • Joe
    • (as Thomas Moore)
    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Judge
    Bill Wohrman
    Bill Wohrman
    • Foley
    • (as Wohrman Williams)
    Gray Jordan
    Amilcar Martins
      Franklin Dominguez
      • Pathologist
      Dionicio Castro
      Nic Gavin
      • Director
        • Fabrizio De Angelis
      • Writers
        • Fabrizio De Angelis
        • Dardano Sacchetti
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      4BA_Harrison

      What a crock.

      80s Italian horror knock-offs can usually be relied upon to provide a decent amount of gore and a fair smattering of gratuitous nudity in an effort to draw in the crowds, but Fabrizio De Angelis's Killer Crocodile, yet another belated Jaws rip-off, fails on both counts. Perhaps the effects budget didn't stretch far enough for both Gianetto Di Rossi's giant fibreglass croc AND bucket-loads of juicy splatter, but surely some aspiring starlets desperate for some screen-time could have been talked into getting their tops off for next to nothing...

      Without much in the way of exploitative goodness on display, the gore limited to one mutilated corpse, a chewed off arm, and clouds of blood in the water whenever someone gets chomped, and the nudity non-existent, there's very little worthy of praise in this highly unoriginal and totally inept film. Bee Gee-alike Richard Anthony Crenna (son of Rambo's Col. Trautman) heads a miserable cast of virtual unknowns whose acting skill are so bad that they can't even fall in the water convincingly. Even Riz Ortalani, an accomplished composer usually capable of a decent tune, fails to impress, his score being a pale imitation of John Williams' theme from Jaws.

      I rate Killer Crocodile 3.5 out of 10, rounded up to 4 for the croc's impressive demise: swallowing an outboard motor that liquefies its throat and causes its head to explode.
      larsan111

      Fun, just fun.

      Rented this film for being a horror-moviefan and got me one of the most amusing comedies I've seen. It's very hard to give this film any horror categorizing, did they ever (the film-makers) thougt this would scare anybody? After one minute or so the croc appears and I realized that this can be 90 terrible minutes of my life, but ooh, one needs to laugh sometimes.

      With the special effects, that already by others been clearified, which are stiffy to say the least, the musical score that is ripped from John Williams jaws (in particular the second track of the "jaws"-soundtrack) - it's already then amusing. Then comes the characters, boy o boy, the teenagers behaviour in Fr:13:s movies are deep thougt genious moves. The dialogue for ex: ....yeah.....maybe you're right about that.....(dramatic thinkingpause) ..or maybe you're wrong.... (and the camera starts pulling back after this refreshing turn of event). Interesting how this monstrous beast loses a big tooth on a very thin wall that just about stands for itself and how a propellermachine can explode - once, twice, three...four...I lost count of the explosions. Finally, for now, the experienced hunter that shoots the hero (the croc) with a elephant-rifle time after time with no effect to the beast whatsoever jumps overboard onto the crocs back and starts poking it with a boathook (yeah, THAT will do a wonders).

      Tons of stuff like this and I can only recommend this for those who want to laugh at a bad (but amusing) movie, a little gore, but that is NOT what you remember after seeing "Killer Krokodile" (the spelling on the swedish cover).

      (Got to see the sequel)
      5shawnblackman

      Jaws In The Swamp

      The Great Alligator (1979) was already done so Italy decided to give us Killer Crocodile. A massive crocodile is munching on everybody in the swamp that has been used to dump radioactive waste.

      They rearrange a few notes to the Jaw's theme for the opening credits and then use the exact music later on. They duplicate a few classic scenes as well. Campy as hell. The crocodile they use looks alright until the mouth moves and the back of his mouth looks like its made of paper. Not very gory as the crocodile use takes his food to go.

      Over acting is prominent in this one but stick it out for the end. The way they kill the creature is priceless. I'm not really giving away the ending because their is Killer Crocodile 2 which now I have watch. On a side note the guy who directs this was a producer for most of Fulci's films. I still have to see his Breakfast With Dracula (1993).
      6HumanoidOfFlesh

      Very cheesy Italian killer crocodile flick.

      A group of environmentalists discover that barrels of radioactive waste have been dumped along a Santo Domingo river.This causes a giant crocodile to emerge and start devouring the local villagers."Killer Crocodile" by Fabrizio De Angelis is an extraordinarily poor horror film that provides tons of cheese and amusing moments.The film rips-off "Jaws" and is filled with bad acting and idiotic scenes.The main star of it is of course the killer crocodile,who devours its victims incredibly fast.The existence of this bloodthirsty beast is never fully explained.Give this one a look,only if you enjoy trashy Italian horror films.6 out of 10.
      4Sandcooler

      Bad effort, but at least it's an effort

      This Italian "Jaws" knock-off really only has one redeeming feature, so I might as well open with it: the croc is real! Well, not real real, but I mean that it isn't a cheap CGI effect like in "Blood Surf" or God forbid "Crocodile". The puppet they use can't really move well, but at least it's actually freakin' there. It even looks pretty scary from time to time, they really did an excellent job with such a limited budget. It's just too bad they couldn't use the model in a better movie, because all other aspects of "Killer Crocodile" are well below average. The characters are annoying, the dialogues are uninspired and the story developments are all lifted directly from "Jaws". They even bring in a blatant Quint rip-off just for those who don't catch on quickly. Hell, even the music is just John Williams' theme with one or two different notes to avoid a lawsuit. In the end there are no scares, no real memorable scenes and a pretty boring finale but like I said, the puppet's damn cool. It might be worth a watch just because of that, and also for the rare "so bad it's good" moment.

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      • Trivia
        This film and its sequel Killer Crocodile II (1990) were filmed simultaneously.
      • Goofs
        During the credits/crocodile POV, You can clearly see a hand moving the plants to the side at about 01:05.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Night Flier (1997)

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      • Release date
        • July 30, 1989 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Languages
        • English
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Cocodrilo asesino
      • Filming locations
        • Dominican Republic
      • Production company
        • Fulvia Film
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 30m(90 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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