science

Supergator

Supergator is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Supergator rather than just read about it. In short: Supergator is a 2007 horror film directed by Brian Clyde, produced by Roger Corman, and starring Brad Johnson and Kelly McGillis. It is the second installment in the Dinocroc film series Background After Corman produced Dinocroc in 2004, he wanted to create a sequel to be named Dinocroc 2, but the Sci-Fi Channel turned down the project after claiming that sequels did not do well for them.

Key takeaways

Supergator belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Supergator to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Supergator from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Supergator is a 2007 horror film directed by Brian Clyde, produced by Roger Corman, and starring Brad Johnson and Kelly McGillis. It is the second installment in the Dinocroc film series

Background After Corman produced Dinocroc in 2004, he wanted to create a sequel to be named Dinocroc 2, but the Sci-Fi Channel turned down the project after claiming that sequels did not do well for them. Corman decided to go ahead with the project, but under the name Supergator.

Plot Professor Scott Kinney is an American geologist monitoring a local volcano when a Supergator, a Deinosuchus recreated from fossilized preserved DNA, escapes from a secret bio-engineering research center/laboratory. Along the way, it eats 13 people, including two lovers, three drunken teens, three models, two tourists and a fisherman. It also eats Alexandra Stevens and Ryan Houston. Kinney joins forces with another scientist, Kim Taft, and a Texan alligator hunter named Jake. They pursue the monster as it heads down river intent on destroying a luxurious resort packed with hundreds of tourists. Conventional weapons have no effect on it at all and Kim is eaten. So they, with the help of Carla, plan a trap for it using a fake volcano. They lure him on to it, with Jake using himself as live bait. The Supergator devours him and Kinney kills it by shooting at the fake volcano, which then blows up the beast.

Cast Brad Johnson as Professor Scott Kinney Kelly McGillis as Kim Taft Bianca Lawson as Carla Masters Mary Alexandra Stiefvater as Alexandra Stevens Josh Kelly as Ryan Houston John Colton as Jake Kilpatrick Holly Weber as Lorissa Tamara Witmer as Gigi Nic Nac as Jeremy Meg Cionni as Wendy Greg Cipes as Shaun Matt Clendenin as The Driver Gene DeFrancis as Lance Sarah DuBois as Betty Elizabeth J. Carlisle as Brenda Sol Kahn as Jason Ikaika Kahoano as Rob Justin Loeb as Guy Running From Supergator Dave Ruskjer as Max Joanna Shewfelt as Tracy Charles Solomon as Joe Charles Solomon Jr. as Joe Jennifer Titus as Zoe Traci Toguchi as Melinda

Reception

References

External links Brian Clyde - Director Supergator at IMDb Supergator at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Supergator

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Supergator claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Supergator before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Supergator ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Supergator

In research: Supergator appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Supergator in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Supergator is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000s monster movies, 2007 American films, 2007 English-language films, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Supergator outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Supergator in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Supergator means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Supergator out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Supergator in simple terms?

Supergator is a 2007 horror film directed by Brian Clyde, produced by Roger Corman, and starring Brad Johnson and Kelly McGillis. It is the second installment in the Dinocroc film series Background After Corman produced Dinocroc in 2004, he wanted to create a sequel to be named Dinocroc 2, but the…

Why does Supergator matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Supergator?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Supergator.