Swamp Thing (1982)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

Wes Craven (writer)
Len Wein (comic book)

Release Date:

19 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!

Plot:

After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.

Plot Keywords:

Swamp | Scientist | Monster | DC Comics | Cult Director

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Louis Jourdan	...	Dr. Anton Arcane
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Alice Cable
Ray Wise	...	Doctor Alec Holland
David Hess	...	Ferret
Nicholas Worth	...	Bruno
Don Knight	...	Harry Ritter
Al Ruban	...	Charlie
Dick Durock	...	Swamp Thing
Ben Bates	...	Arcane Monster
Nannette Brown	...	Dr. Linda Holland
Reggie Batts	...	Jude
Mimi Craven	...	Arcane's Secretary (as Mimi Meyer)
Karen Price	...	Karen
Bill Erickson	...	Young Agent
Dov Gottesfeld	...	Commando

Runtime:

91 min | USA:93 min (DVD version) | Australia:89 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | UK:PG (self applied cut TV rating) | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Swampfilms

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: Can be heard as Swamp Thing throws a thug out of his speed boat.

Goofs:

Continuity: The Swamp Thing performs his veggie-magic healing trick on Cable, curing her wound where she was stabbed. Remarkably, those pesky blood stains on her shirt also vanish.

Quotes:

Swamp Thing: Everything's a dream when you're alone.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Swamp Thing" (1990)

Good Scenes Complimented with Not so Good Scenes

Not a masterpiece by any means but still an entertaining film with a couple of postives. One, the appearence of Adrienne Barbeau who shows here why she was a mainstay in American horror films during the late 70s to early 80s. Two, the humorous but slightly dark appoarch of the material. Now for the negatives of the films. One, the acting goes from being very good to very bad in seconds. Two, the inconsistency of the film's sequences and story. Swamp Thing(1982) is what I consider a transitional film that bridges his early films of Last House on the Left(1972), and The Hills Have Eyes(1977) to his mid 1980s films like A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984). A very satifying performance is given by Last House on the Left(1972) actor, David Hess. Its too bad that Craven never worked with David Hess after this film because Hess added a true feeling of screen villainly in his performances for LHOTL & Swamp Thing(1982). Swamp Thing(1982) belongs in the category of cult classic status and as a middle of the road type of film for Wes Craven.