DinoGator – Movie Review
First Reaction – DinoGator is a fun late-night creator feature.
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(VOD Release 1/14/25)
Director: Jim Wynorski
Writer: Blake Miller (Screenplay)
Cast
- Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs)
- Grace West
- Paul Logan (The Charisma Killers)
- Aaron Groben (The Hidden Billionaire)
- Lauren Parkinson
Plot: When a gigantic, mutated reptile gets loose in the swampy wilderness, the murky waters suddenly become an all-you-can-eat human buffet! Now the scientist that created the beast, a big-game hunter, and a group of tourists must stop it from devouring the entire community. With their numbers dwindling, and the hungry creature closing in, they’ll have to use their wits to avoid becoming its next meal.
Runtime: 1 Hour 25 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: DinoGator starts when a rock band Izzy (West), Roni (Parkinson) and Aubrey (Goldsmith) head to the swamp area to shoot a music video. Nathan (Bernstein) leads them to a safe spot to shoot. Meanwhile, Layton (Madsen) and Jake (Logan) are hunting for Layton’s experiment blend of cobra and alligator which has escaped into the wild.
The creature has been causing chaos, leaving bodies along the swamp. Layton knows how deadly the beast is and races to stop it, keeping it alive for more research. Elsewhere, the music video crew must fight to survive.
Verdict on DinoGator
Recap
The movie follows a rock band shooting a music video in the swamp. However, a rogue scientist has created a cobra-alligator hybrid that has escaped into the swamp. It is hunting anything that moves and it becomes a race to stop it before it kills too many people.
Best Parts
When it comes to low-budget creature features, this works well and delivers the chaos behind it. I found myself thinking the girl rock band was the Hex Sisters from Scooby Doo, which made me laugh at times. This fills the comedy horror collection and mixed ideas of two known animal threats.
Worst Parts
The biggest question mark comes from the creatures’ behavior. One moment, it’s an instant kill, and the later we go through the movie, it becomes more comedic and over-the-top.
Final Thoughts -DinoGator is fun, entertaining and a perfect late-night horror.
