A huge mutant crocodile that's the result of illegally dumped toxic waste terrorizes a tropical island community. A group of idiotic and idealistic young environmentalists for some inexplicable reason initially go to bat for the beast. They face opposition in the form of corrupt official Judge (a slumming Van Johnson) and rugged local hunter Joe (Ennio Girolami doing a pretty mean Lee Van Cleef impression).

Boy, does this hilariously horrendous honey possess all the right wrong stuff to qualify as a real four-star stinkeroonie: We've got slack (non)direction by Fabrizio De Angelis, tacky gore, a heavy-handed anti-pollution message, mostly flat acting, a straight-down-the-line predictable and derivative story that unfolds at a plodding pace, tin-eared dialogue ("I'll make a purse out of your rotten carcass"), lousy dubbing, a clunky animatronic croc that looks like something you would see at a third-rate jungle safari theme park, a score by Riz Ortolani that occasionally lifts note-for-note from the John Williams music from "Jaws," a gloriously ludicrous way to finish off the oversized reptile, and even a groan-inducing "it ain't over yet!" sequel set-up ending. A total cruddy hoot and a half.