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3.5/10   1,292 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Len Wein (comic book) &
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Release Date:
12 May 1989 (USA) more
Tagline:
America's favorite super hero is back in action! more
Plot:
The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation... more | add synopsis
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1 win more
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(5 articles)
Swamp Thing actor dies as Warner Bros plans new 3D remake
 (From The Geek Files. 28 September 2009, 4:04 AM, PDT)

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I Assure You, It Was Intended As Camp more (30 total)

Cast

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Louis Jourdan ... Dr. Anton Arcane

Heather Locklear ... Abby Arcane
Sarah Douglas ... Dr. Lana Zurrell
Dick Durock ... Swamp Thing

Joe Sagal ... Gunn

Ace Mask ... Dr. Rochelle
Monique Gabrielle ... Miss Poinsettia

RonReaco Lee ... Omar
Daniel Emery Taylor ... Darryl Hallenbeck (as Daniel Taylor)
Ralph Pace ... Sheriff Beaumont
Timothy Birch ... Clyde

Alex Van ... Gurdell
Christopher Doyle ... Leechman
Rex Pierson ... Dr. Rochelle Mutation

Tony Sears ... Harry Dugan (as Anthony Sears)
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UK:84 min (DVD) | USA:88 min
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Abby Arcane Heather Locklear tells a friend to leave the TV on because "They love that guy on T.J. what's his name". Locklear played Officer Stacy Sheridan on "T.J. Hooker" (1982). more
Quotes:
Swamp Thing: Me? Your Boyfriend?
Abby Arcane: Why not?
Swamp Thing: You said it yourself: I'm a plant.
Abby Arcane: That's okay, I'm a vegetarian.
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Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) more
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16 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
I Assure You, It Was Intended As Camp, 25 April 2003
10/10
Author: Daniel Taylor from Calera, AL

In regard to some of the other reviews of this film posted here on IMDB, I would like to say: lighten up! Does this film capture the quaint Cravenesque sci-fi ambiance of the first movie? Of course not. Nor does it capture the dreary, macabre vision of the Alan Moore comic books. What we have here is a perfect lovely late 80's fantasy/comedy about a seven foot plant man. If you look at it objectively, perhaps your vision would not be so skewed.

Now, you may think that I (Daniel Emery Taylor, featured in the film as "Darryl") might be slightly biased. I assure you, it's a possibility. However, you must know that the movie was filmed in fun and meant in fun. From every one-line groaner to every silly sexual innuendo, it was all planned and perpetrated. To see how serious we were, take a look at the video/DVD cover art.

To give a summary of the movie: Swamp Thing returns to thwart Dr. Arcane's plot for immortality. It's a basic semi-superhero movie plot. From there, Swampy falls in love with Arcane's daughter, has some great fighting sequences, comes through a faucet, drives a jeep, takes pictures with these two ADORABLE kids (and they're really terrific actors, too ... honesty!), and blows stuff up.

If you're a fan of B-movies, as I am, you're likely to enjoy this. There are plenty of laughs, both intentional and unintentional. The acting is what you would expect, and the effects are really quite good for its day. This is not a movie you have to ponder or concentrate on. Its subtle social messages and troubled postmodern imagery will not haunt you for days. It's simple fun.

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