This ferocious reptile has been put on the screen a lot of times to scare viewers. However, only a few crocodile movies...
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This ferocious reptile has been put on the screen a lot of times to scare viewers. However, only a few crocodile movies were really successful and memorable.
Alligator (1980)
Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Syles wrote this horror story about a crocodile named Ramón which fell down a toilet pipe and started living under the Chicago's sewers. It ate creatures living under the sewer and began to grow into a giant 11 meter long beast. And when the food in the sewer was not enough to satisfy Ramón, it began to attack the townspeople.
The film starred two big movie stars of that era, Robert Forster and Henry Silva, under the flexible direction of director Lewis Teague, which made Alligator one of the best B-movie about reptiles in the 1980s.
Rogue (2007)
Two years after terrifying the audience with the sensational movie about the wilderness 'Wolf Creek', Australian scriptwriter / director Greg McLean unleashed a new nightmare. This time, it was about a giant saltwater crocodile devouring a group of tourists roaming the river in Kakadu National Park.
The gruesome scenes of the crocodile's attacks and how McLean exploits the natural beauty of the Northern Territory of Australia were highly praised. Although the film is mostly fictional, the story is actually inspired by a real-life crocodile that brought terror in the 70s.
Lake Placid (1999)
Very few horror movies about giant crocodiles could gather an expensive A-list cast like this film, with famous names in the late 90's such as Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Brendan Gleeson and Oliver Platt. However, Lake Placid mainly earned its success thanks to the memorable script of David E. Kelley and experienced directing from director Steve Miner.
The movie takes place at an ecological reserve where environmental protection workers have isolated an area on suspicion of a giant crocodile. A group of crocodile hunters intentionally broke the isolation barrier and endangered a group of young people who were camping nearby. The movie has a clever mix of satirical comedy and scary jump-scares that are perfectly timed to create a good thrill for the audience. Lake Placid immediately became a phenomenon when it came out.
Black Water (2007)
Deep in the mysterious mangrove swamp in Northern Australia (an area seems to be favored by Hollywood filmmakers), a group of adventurers becomes the bait of a fierce crocodile. Directed by David Nerlich and Andrew Traucki, who specialize in visual effects, the film is highly rated for its using classic practical effects rather than modern CGI. It sometimes even used real crocodile.
The plot of the film is strong, relatively neat and only focused on confronting the crocodile. Black Water will be a good choice for those who want to a good entertaining film.
Crawl (2019)
It's quite hard for monster movies to get a good plot, especially crocodile movies. These type of films often focus on a single scary predator, which is no longer interesting. However, Crawl managed to surprise viewers when its official scores from movie sites were quite good. What's the difference? Well, the most successful highlight of Crawl is the exploitation of survival factors and human psychology, not a simple big monster.
Crawl is set amid a huge storm that devastated the city, causing the entire population to find a place to evacuate. Instead of running away, Haley heads right to the middle of the storm to find her missing father. She met her father, but he was seriously injured. The scary thing is that he was not injured by the storm, but by giant crocodiles. Somehow, they followed the water and crept into the neighborhood.
