Meth Gator
2024 film by Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meth Gator (also known as Attack of the Meth Gator) is a 2024 American action film[1] directed by Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray and produced by The Asylum. It is a mockbuster of the film Cocaine Bear by Elizabeth Banks.[2]
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| Directed by | Christopher Douglas-Olen Ray |
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| Produced by | David Michael Latt |
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| Cinematography | Thomas Hennessy |
| Edited by | Zach Lorkiewicz |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
On an island in the Everglades, a DEA agent and a local sheriff team up with locals to hunt down a giant alligator on meth.[3]
Cast
- LaRonn Marzett as Dante Williams
- Ray Acevedo as Bithlo
- Vanesa Tamayo as Anna
- Patrick Labyorteaux as Mayor Jensen
- Robbie Rist as Trig
- Wade Hunt Williams as Grady
- Bruce Peoples as Sheriff Williams
- Stuart Maxheimer as Deputy Farme
- Benjamin L. Newmark as Shane
- Arlene Lagos as Skyler
- Tristen Michael Amason as Twain
- Gus Langley as Tucker
- Christopher Applegate as Buck
- Dare Taylor
Production
In February 2023, the day of the release of Cocaine Bear, The Asylum announced the film on Twitter under the working title of Attack of the Meth Gator.[2][4][5] The next day, in a Tweet by The Asylum featuring a video of cast members complaining about the fictional titular alligator, it was confirmed that filming had completed on February 25.[6] At the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that the film had been renamed from Attack of the Meth Gator to simply Meth Gator.[7]
Inspiration
Meth Gator is loosely inspired by reports from 2019 that a Tennessee police department publicly discouraged the flushing of methamphetamine down toilets due to the possibility that alligators could ingest the drug, creating hyper-aggressive "meth gators".[4][5][8] At the time of the reports, Kent Vliet, an alligator biologist at the University of Florida, denied the existence of so-called meth gators, stating that it was a "ridiculous notion".[9]
Release
Meth Gator was released on DVD by High Fliers Films on March 25, 2024,[10] and released digitally and in theaters on August 2.[3][11][12]
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