In the wake of Jaws being a massive hit in the mid-70s, Studios and distributors large and small wanted their man-eater to chew up the box office. You couldn’t visit the drive-in without a fear of nature attacking you from the giant screen. And the nightmares came from around the world. Crocodile came up from the watery parts of Thailand. Two couples visit the southeast Asian country for what seems like a second honeymoon except it turns into an unexpected funeral when a non-guest shows up at the beach. Now there’s newly minted widowers are out for vengeance. Crocodile comes out on Blu-ray in July, when you might be going to a beach front resort. Here’s the press release from Synapse Films:

Synapse Films Unleashes the Epic Horror Tale Crocodile

on Blu-ray for the First Time!

Crocodile

[Blu-ray]

7/9/24

On July 9th, Synapse Films presents the global debut of Crocodile on Blu-ray, from a new restoration of the original English 35mm camera negative.

Move aside Jaws. Watch out Godzilla. A gigantic atomic mutant crocodile is on the loose, terrorizing everyone in its wake! When doctors Tony Akom (Nat Puvani) and John Stromm (Min Oo) take their wives on a quiet beach vacation, it quickly turns into a nightmare. The nightmare? Their wives are attacked and killed by a giant crocodile that has mutated from nearby nuclear testing. Out for vengeance, they enlist the help of Tanaka (Manop Asavatep), a local fisherman, and Peter (Robert Chan), a photographer. Will they be able to stop the rampaging village-stomping beast before others are devoured?

The Blu-ray special features include an audio commentary with the late film historian Lee Gambin, a video interview with original director Won-se Lee, the original theatrical trailer, and deleted and alternate scenes.

Pre-order the Blu-ray here: https://a.co/d/5BdHmwl

Crocodile

A giant crocodile is killing and frightening people living nearby rivers. Three men decide to chase and eliminate the mutant beast once and for all!

When Mother Nature rebels against humankind for defying her laws, she strikes back with unbelievable fury creating the largest and most savage crocodile on earth… There is a giant crocodile on the loose! Mutating and getting larger possibly because of an atomic explosion, the crocodile’s thirst for blood also grows as it rampages through a small quiet beach town devouring anything in its path. Dr. Akom and Dr. Stromm are on a perfect family vacation, but it takes a tragic turn when three of their loved ones suddenly disappear. When the bodies are found, the two doctors conduct a thorough examination of the remains and discover a killer crocodile is the culprit. Teaming up with Tanaka, a tough and rugged fisherman, Akom and Stromm head out to dangerous open waters to find and destroy the beast once and for all! This killer croc classic, originally filmed in 1978 as Crocodile Fangs (Agowa gongpo), was released in slightly different versions all around the world during its theatrical run. Synapse Films is proud to present the Blu-ray world-premiere of Crocodile in its original U.S. release version, meticulously restored from the original English 35mm camera negative.