Pretentious and show-offy, the noirish drama fairly reeks of film-student overkill.
Albino Alligator
They planned the perfect crime... Until it all went perfectly wrong!
1997 · 1h 37m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Kevin Spacey
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Albino Alligator
Overview
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Director and cast
- Kevin Spacey Director
- Matt Dillon as Dova
- Faye Dunaway as Janet Boudreaux
- Gary Sinise as Milo
- William Fichtner as Law
- Viggo Mortensen as Guy Foucard
- M. Emmet Walsh as Dino
- John Spencer as Jack
- Skeet Ulrich as Danny Boudreaux
- Joe Mantegna as A.T.F. Agent G.D. Browning
- Frankie Faison as Agent Marv Rose
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