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Overview

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5.2/10   3,310 votes
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Director:
Wes Craven
Writers:
Wes Craven (writer)
Len Wein (comic book)
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Release Date:
30 July 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
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
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Waterlogged. more

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)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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
Company:
Swampfilms more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
WILHELM SCREAM: Can be heard as Swamp Thing throws a thug out of his speed boat. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bruno drinks the formula and shrinks, his clothes shrink right along with him. more
Quotes:
Alice Cable: I don't know where we are Toto, but it sure isn't Kansas. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Welcome to Primetime (1999) (V) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Waterlogged., 22 June 2003
6/10
Author: gridoon

"Swamp Thing" is beautifully photographed in authentic swamps, and directed with a nice comic-book sensibility by Wes Craven, but the script is flat, boring and (eventually) silly, and the title creature is too human-like to inspire much awe. However, Louis Jourdan is enjoyable as the suave, cultivated villain, David Hess is in his element as one of his goons, and there is also a black kid who's the epitome of "coolness". (**1/2)

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