* OneSceneWonder: Patti Jerome as Marisa's cheerful [[MotorMouth motor-mouthed]] mother.
* {{Sequelitis}}: The first film actually is pretty good with its plot and effects, probably one of the best "Jaws" imitators. The so-called "sequel" ''Alligator II: The Mutation'', which was released ten years after the original and is a rehash of its plot on the other hand, isn't.
* {{Squick}}: We get a pair of scenes in which Ramon not only eats people, he [[SwallowedWhole swallows them whole and alive]].

----