Horror film 'Crawl' depicts Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida, man-eating alligators unleashed

A horror film is hitting theaters Friday is about a fictional Category 5 hurricane hitting Florida and unleashing man-eating alligators on the people who didn't evacuate.

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"Crawl" is the work of director Alexandre Aha and producer Sam Raimi. 

According to IMDB.com: 

"A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a Catagory 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators."

 



 

 

The film is being released a little less than a year after a real Cat 5, Hurricane Michael, devastated the Panhandle.

"Crawl" hits theaters July 12.
 

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