The Godfather Part II was a film in which an actor in this 1980 film, one of a clutch of "Midnight Cowboy" rip-offs including Nightwing (film), was nominated for an Academy Award.
Alligator is a 1980 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. 
 It stars Robert Forster, Robin Riker and Michael V. Gazzo. 
 He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "The Godfather Part II" (1974). 
 It was one of many "Jaws" rip-offs that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including "" (1977), "Tentacles" (1977), "The Pack" (1977), "Piranha" (1978), "Alligator" (1980) and "Great White" (1980). 
