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Overview

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5.2/10   3,509 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Wes Craven (writer)
Len Wein (comic book)
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Release Date:
19 February 1982 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more! more
Plot:
After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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(74 articles)
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Campy and cheesy sci-film from horror legend Wes Craven, a nice treat too it features sexy screen queen Adrienne Barbeau. more (45 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min | USA:93 min (DVD version) | Australia:89 min (DVD version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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Trivia:
WILHELM SCREAM: Can be heard as Swamp Thing throws a thug out of his speed boat. more
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Continuity: When Bruno drinks the formula and shrinks, his clothes shrink right along with him. more
Quotes:
Swamp Thing: The way out is through. more
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Version of "Swamp Thing" (1990) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Campy and cheesy sci-film from horror legend Wes Craven, a nice treat too it features sexy screen queen Adrienne Barbeau., 7 September 2007
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Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia

Wes Craven, who's normally known for his horror films that bring terror and fright, here with this 1982 entry he toned it down a lot. 1982's "Swamp Thing" is certainly campy as you can tell from the scenes it's cheap made and the sets look unrealistic and finally the costume of the creature is much to be desired. Still for a 1982 film well before the big computer and special effects graphic boom it held up pretty good and it's still a fun little watch and it was nice to be treated to Adrienne Barbeau's performance. Set in the muggy and swamp land of the deep southern US a scientist Alec Holland(Ray Wise)meets up with a sexy federal government agent Alice Cable(Adrienne Barbeau)and they develop a cure thru chemicals that is supposed to end hunger. A bad guy nemesis Arcane(Louis Jourdan)plans to steal the serum potion and use it for his own deadly benefits, yet it backfires one day and Holland becomes Swamp Thing a half man and half plant superhero. From then like your typical comic book fashion the good guy against bad guy chase and adventure starts with the hero saving mankind, the planet, and the damsel. Overall good yet nothing great, an extra treat is the lake river bath of Adrienne when she gets topless! A good sexy performance from Barbeau that freshens up the dull camp and cheesy feel of this sci-fi cult film.

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