Main Cast: John Jarratt, Nikki Coghill, Max Phipps, Burnham Burnham, David Gulpilil
Release Year: 1986
Country: US/AU
Run Time: 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This well-made Australian blend of Jaws and Alligator is a tense, action-packed thriller involving a monstrous crocodile, a tough ranger (John Jarratt), and a team of aborigines who worship the monster as the god "Numunwari." This leads to lots of gory clashes with the reptile, interwoven with some interesting tribal lore surrounding the legendary croc and a subplot involving a psychic connection between the beast and one of the aborigines. The climactic battle puts a sympathetic spin on the plight of Numunwari, believed to be the last of his kind -- but his unpleasant habit of snapping people in half makes it a bit difficult to muster up enough empathy for the monster. Based on a novel by Grahame Webb. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Ray Meagher - Rex Garret; Jeff Ashby - Mac Wilson; Paul Bertram - Jackson; Cameron Blakely - Thug; Ron Blanchard - Bluey Noakes; Gerry Duggan - Joe Blunt; Janet Kingsbury - Ann Wilson; Ken Radley - Reynolds; Chris Anderson - Thug; Elaine Mangan - TV Reporter; David Taylor - Sergeant; Colin MacDonald - Gerry
Credit
Faith Martin - Casting, Arch Nicholson - Director, Adrian Carr - Second Unit Director, Adrian Carr - Editor, Danny Beckerman - Composer (Music Score), David Copping - Production Designer, Andrew Lesnie - Cinematographer, Basil Appleby - Producer, Gary Wilkins - Sound/Sound Designer, Sonia Borg - Screenwriter, Tony Morphett - Screenwriter, Stephen Cross - Screenwriter, Grahame Webb - Book Author
