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Rollergator

  • 1996
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
1.3/10
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Sandra Shuker in Rollergator (1996)
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A teen-age girl tries to help a small, purple, jive-talking alligator escape the clutches of a greedy carnival owner as well as as an assortment of characters so he can be reunited with his ... Read allA teen-age girl tries to help a small, purple, jive-talking alligator escape the clutches of a greedy carnival owner as well as as an assortment of characters so he can be reunited with his owner.A teen-age girl tries to help a small, purple, jive-talking alligator escape the clutches of a greedy carnival owner as well as as an assortment of characters so he can be reunited with his owner.

  • Director
    • Donald G. Jackson
  • Writers
    • Donald G. Jackson
    • Scott Shaw
  • Stars
    • Sandra Shuker
    • Joe Estevez
    • Conrad Brooks
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  • IMDb RATING
    1.3/10
    874
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    • Director
      • Donald G. Jackson
    • Writers
      • Donald G. Jackson
      • Scott Shaw
    • Stars
      • Sandra Shuker
      • Joe Estevez
      • Conrad Brooks
    • 38User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Sandra Shuker
    • P.J. Smith
    Joe Estevez
    Joe Estevez
    • Chico Dennis
    Conrad Brooks
    Conrad Brooks
    • Swamp Farmer
    Jenette Lynne Hawkins
    • Slingshot
    Lisa Kaake
    • Dark Ninja
    Bobbie Blackford
    • Karate Instructor
    Larry Maddox
    • Reggie Dennis
    Nicholas Adams
    • Frogface
    Erin O'Bryan
    • Roller Blade Mama
    Donald G. Jackson
    • Rollergator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Elizabeth Mehr
    • Mystery Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Donald G. Jackson
    • Writers
      • Donald G. Jackson
      • Scott Shaw
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    1dsgraham212002

    Um...where to begin...

    I have only looked at the recent short from Rifftrax and, from what I saw, to give this zero-budget 'thing' any stars should be a crime; since IMDb requires a minimum of 1, that's all it could 'possibly' get.

    Everyone involved with "Rollergator" must have known they were making the equivalent of 'cinematic fecal matter'. Cheap and amateurish in every imaginable aspect of film-making, this pile of celluloid dung's only two redeeming qualities were the presence of the self-loathing (I suspect) Joe Estevez who may have thought:'I know full-well what I'm getting into, but don't care because I'm expected to be in intentionally-crappy films. How awful can I be in this one?') and the not-so-bad-looking blonde actress, Sandra Shuker, although her thespian skills border on non-existent. That's really it, folks. It's that bad.

    The talking (!) baby alligator puppet would have even been improved by merely sewing eyes on a sock...you'd get the same effect, really. I guess it's all an intentional joke because it looks so obviously-fake. Anyone who's heard of 'Ed the Sock' has seen this before and just as believably; only Ed's perpetual cigar was missing.

    Saying, 'This is the worst (fill in the blank) I've ever seen, etc.' is asking for it. Something even more horrifically-cheap and stupid may actually be possible...a shuddering thought, considering what I saw of this thing.
    1markcornwell-31818

    People spent their time making this film

    No seriously people literally spent time out of their lives doing this.
    1mhorg2018

    ADD A ZERO RATING!

    How did anyone, anywhere on this entire planet find this piece of unfunny, badly directed, terribly acted - and I won't even mention the Gator Unspecial Effect, think this needed to be made? Just terrible from beginning to end! And when I read the "Directors" credits, he also did The Rollerblade Seven (which I ridiculously rented from a Mom and Pop years ago, and have regretted it ever since!). From the 'talking' Gators horribly annoying voice, to the non-emoting of PJ (who has only two credits on IMDb) to the rest of the non-able to act cast, this is just one horrible film. The absolute ONLY way to watch this: Rifftrax, which at least makes it funny.
    1Idiot-Deluxe

    Absolutely and unquestionably thee WORST movie ever. Period.

    Dire Ineptitude!!!!!!! For fans of bad movies only. The Rifftrax version is the recommended way to see this wretched movie.

    As stated above, this movie is the worst I've ever seen (dethroning the previous worst: 1964's "The Creeping Terror") being an avid fan of MST3K and Rifftrax for the past 15 years, I like to think I know something about bad movies. And let me say when the question of "what's the worst movie ever" arises, generic, ubiquitous choices like "Plan 9 from Outer Space" DO NOT hold a candle to ROLLERGATOR. When you dissect these movies element by element, those being casting, script, acting, dialogue, sound recording, editing, music, pacing, special effects, costumes, etc. ROLLERGATOR is thee absolute ultimate in terms of overall badness. Easily.

    Starring Charlie Sheen's uncle, also known as Joe Estevez, he's the star-power of the movie, the other "actors" are total no-names, that the casting agent probably found at a local community theater (or a laundro-mat). As you can glean from the cover, along with Charlie Sheen's uncle, there's a small purple alligator (that talks!) featured in the movie; it's limply brought to life by a very lame and simplistic hand-puppet, whose tiny hands appear to be permanently fused to it's chest, as there is no arm movement what-so-ever.

    The basic characters are a young blonde chick on rollerblades who befriends the alligator and its with the help of her skates that it becomes the: ROLLERGATOR! Estevez plays a carnival owner, along with him comes a henchman to do his dirty work, a karate instructor, a "dark ninja" and yet another even younger blonde girl on rollerblades named "Slingshot", plus near the end there's some portly, bumbling, old biologist whose been attempting to find the alligator.

    Throughout the movie, almost non-stop, there is aimless "playing" of an acoustic guitar, which will have to do as far as the soundtrack goes; occasional organ tracks appear and briefly add variety, but then back come the pointless guitar wanking.

    As far as the dialogue goes, it often sounds improvised and shows little flow or logic and is often unintelligible.

    Blah, blah, blah, the portly old biologist who's looking for the alligator eventually finds the alligator, who by then of course, is a Rollergator. End of movie. The worst movie ever.

    (Hey all, any word on whether there's to be a 20th anniversary Blu-ray edition issued in 2016???)
    toddholmes-88883

    Makes Hobgoblins look like a Fellini film

    I can't, nay, I won't write anything more. The title of my review says all I want to say.

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    • Trivia
      The credits announce a sequel, "Roller Gator 2", which was never made.
    • Quotes

      Reggie Dennis: I don't believe it! A talking alligator!

      Rollergator: I don't believe it! A talking nimrod!

    • Connections
      Edited into Rollergator (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Roller Gator
      Written by Elizabeth Mehr

      Additional lyrics by Larry Maddox

      Performed by Magic Man

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    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roller Gator
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Budget
      • $173,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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