''Supergator '' is a 2007

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directed by Brian Clyde, produced by

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, and starring Brad Johnson and

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. The music was by Damon Ebner; it was a parody of the film ''

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''.

Background

After Corman produced '' Dinocroc'' in 2004, he wanted to create a sequel to be named ''Dinocroc 2''. However, the

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turned down the project after claiming that sequels did not do well for them. Corman decided to go ahead with the project, but under the name ''Supergator''.

Plot

Professor Scott Kinney is an American geologist monitoring a local volcano when a Supergator, a ''

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'' recreated from fossilized preserved DNA, escapes from a secret bio-engineering research center/laboratory. Along the way, it eats 13 people, including two lovers, three drunken teens, three models, two tourists and a fisherman. It also eats Alexandra Stevens and Ryan Houston. Kinney joins forces with another scientist, Kim Taft, and a Texan alligator hunter named Jake. They pursue the monster as it heads down river intent on destroying a luxurious resort packed with hundreds of tourists. Conventional weapons have no effect on it at all and Kim is eaten. So they, with the help of Carla, plan a trap for it using a fake volcano. They lure him on to it, with Jake using himself as live bait. The Supergator devours him and Kinney kills it by shooting at the fake volcano, which then blows up the beast.

Cast

* Brad Johnson as Professor Scott Kinney *

as Kim Taft *

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as Carla Masters * Mary Alexandra Stiefvater as Alexandra Stevens * Josh Kelly as Ryan Houston * John Colton as Jake Kilpatrick *

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as Lorissa * Tamara Witmer as Gigi * Nic Nac as Jeremy * Meg Cionni as Wendy *

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as Shaun * Matt Clendenin as The Driver * Gene DeFrancis as Lance * Sarah DuBois as Betty * Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Brenda * Sol Kahn as Jason *

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as Rob * Justin Loeb as Guy Running From Supergator * Dave Ruskjer as Max * Joanna Shewfelt as Tracy * Charles Solomon as Joe * Charles Solomon Jr. as Joe * Jennifer Titus as Zoe * Traci Toguchi as Melinda

Reception

References

External links

Brian Clyde - Director
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