Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kevin Spacey
Written by	Christian Forte
Produced by	Bradley Jenkel Brad Krevoy Steven Stabler
Starring	Matt Dillon Faye Dunaway Gary Sinise
Cinematography	Mark Plummer
Edited by	Jay Lash Cassidy
Music by	Michael Brook
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	January 17, 1997 (1997-01-17)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$339,379

Albino Alligator is a 1997 American crime thriller film the directorial debut of Kevin Spacey, and stars Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway and Gary Sinise. It tells the story of three small-time criminals who take hostages when they are cornered by the police. The title refers to an anecdote told in the movie, claiming that alligators will use an albino among them as a sacrifice, so that the opposing alligators will be distracted and become prey themselves.

Plot

Brothers Dova (Matt Dillon) and Milo (Gary Sinise) are small-time crooks. They and a partner named Law (William Fichtner) pull a holdup in New Orleans that goes terribly wrong. A police officer is killed, as are two other men. The robbers flee to a local bar, Dino's Last Chance, desperately taking everyone inside hostage. Milo is seriously wounded and bleeding. Law is a sociopath who is ready and willing to kill anyone who gets in his way. Dova is their leader, trying to keep the situation calm while federal agents, led by Browning (Joe Mantegna), surround the bar. A bar employee, Janet (Faye Dunaway), tries with failure to reason with the intruders. Her boss, Dino, behind the bar, secretly has a shotgun that he is hoping to get a chance to use. Besides a barfly (John Spencer) who is barely coherent and a younger man (Skeet Ulrich) shooting pool, there is one other customer (Viggo Mortensen), a man named Foucard dressed in a business suit, who is not as innocent as he seems. As the life of Milo slips away and the robbers' demands to the cops go unmet, Dova must decide whether to surrender or start letting Law shoot hostages one at a time.

Cast

• Matt Dillon as Dova
• Faye Dunaway as Janet Boudreaux
• Gary Sinise as Milo
• William Fichtner as Law
• Viggo Mortensen as Guy Foucard
• John Spencer as Jack
• Skeet Ulrich as Danny Boudreaux
• Frankie Faison as ATF Agent Marv Rose
• Melinda McGraw as Jenny Ferguson
• Joe Mantegna as A.T.F. Agent G.D. Browning
• M. Emmet Walsh as Dino
• Jeff Hoffman as Jenny's Cameraman

Reception

Critical response

Reviews for the film were generally mixed. It maintains a 47% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Accolades

Faye Dunaway was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Supporting Actress.

Soundtrack

Untitled

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Ambient guitarist and record producer Michael Brook produced the score for Albino Alligator. The soundtrack was released on CD and vinyl LP by 4AD on 11 February 1997. The score includes a cover of "Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good)" featuring bass by Flea and guest vocals from R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and jazz singer Jimmy Scott.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Brook, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Arrival"		5:01
2.	"Doggie Dog"		1:52
3.	"Slow Town"		2:34
4.	"Preparation"		3:18
5.	"Miscalculator"		1:44
6.	"Aftermath"		4:39
7.	"Tunnel"		5:00
8.	"Albo Gator"		4:18
9.	"The Promise"		4:36
10.	"The City"		5:46
11.	"The Kicker"		1:48
12.	"Exit"		4:16
13.	"Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good" (featuring Michael Stipe, Jimmy Scott, and Flea)	Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler	3:34

External links

• Official website
• Albino Alligator at IMDb
• Albino Alligator at Rotten Tomatoes
• Albino Alligator at Box Office Mojo