After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
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Mimi Craven
- Arcane's Secretary
- (as Mimi Meyer)
Richard Jennings
- Motor Boat Driver
- (uncredited)
Sheb Wooley
- Screaming Thug
- (archive sound)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAdrienne Barbeau's topless scene was shot and intended for use solely in the European release and therefore not included in the American cut. "It was one of those things of just gratuitous breast-ness," director Wes Craven said on the DVD commentary. While the PG cut teases a brief profile shot, Craven believed the full scene was the absolute definition of gratuitous. "When it first came out on DVD through MGM they released the European cut in the States," DVD commentary moderator Sean Clark said. "Once it was discovered, they immediately recalled it." According to Clark, MGM contacted Barbeau to see if she would just sign off on the mistake, but she refused, citing the terms of her contract.
- Goofs(at around 1h 10 mins) When Bruno drinks the formula and shrinks, his clothes shrink right along with him.
- Crazy creditsNot long ago, in the unexplored reaches of an unmapped swamp, the creative genius of one man collided with another's evil dream, and a monster was born. Too powerful to be destroyed, too intelligent to be captured, this being still pursues its savage dream.
- Alternate versionsThe "Uncut International Version" features some additional shots of nudity compared to the original US theatrical release making it 2 minutes longer:
- When Adrienne Barbeau takes a bath in the swamp you could only see a side shot of her breast. Now you can see some extra seconds of full-on breast shots.
- At the beginning of the party scene (Bruno's big comeuppance) two dancing gypsy women taking off their clothes. This footage was not included in previous video and laserdisc releases.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Featured review
Weird, goofy supernatural/sci-fi superhero movie ...
... with the unlikely Wes Craven as director. Brilliant scientist Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise) is conducting experiments for the US government deep in the heart of bayou swamp country. The isolation causes a lot of turnover in employees at the lab, so new recruit Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau) arrives as a replacement. She's just in time for the lab to be attacked by mercenary goons in the employ of the diabolical Arcane (Louis Jourdan). Holland is doused in an experimental substance and set on fire, left to die in the swamp. However, instead of dying, he is reborn as Swamp Thing, a tall, super strong humanoid made out of green plant material. He uses his new found strength to battle Arcane and his men.
Barbeau makes a good, tough female hero, and Jourdan has fun with his villainous role. Veteran stuntman Dick Durock plays the title green guy, a role he would reprise in the film's sequel seven years later, as well as a TV show spin-off in 1990. Frequent B-movie bad guys David Hess and Nicholas Worth also have a lot of screen time as Arcane's chief thugs. The effects are a bit on the cheap side, but it adds to the film's charm. The whole enterprise has a comic-book vibe, and fits in with the late 70s superhero style; it's not as cheesy as the 60s BATMAN TV show, but keeps some comic touches, like the Christopher Reeves SUPERMAN films or the Tim Burton BATMAN films.
It's also not quite clear who the audience for this was supposed to be. It has the aforementioned comic book style, and the story never gets more complicated than say a middle-school level. But it also features some gruesome violence and some nudity. It managed a PG rating (this was before PG-13), and you can tell there were some awkward edits to tone down the language. Based on the DC Comics characters.
Barbeau makes a good, tough female hero, and Jourdan has fun with his villainous role. Veteran stuntman Dick Durock plays the title green guy, a role he would reprise in the film's sequel seven years later, as well as a TV show spin-off in 1990. Frequent B-movie bad guys David Hess and Nicholas Worth also have a lot of screen time as Arcane's chief thugs. The effects are a bit on the cheap side, but it adds to the film's charm. The whole enterprise has a comic-book vibe, and fits in with the late 70s superhero style; it's not as cheesy as the 60s BATMAN TV show, but keeps some comic touches, like the Christopher Reeves SUPERMAN films or the Tim Burton BATMAN films.
It's also not quite clear who the audience for this was supposed to be. It has the aforementioned comic book style, and the story never gets more complicated than say a middle-school level. But it also features some gruesome violence and some nudity. It managed a PG rating (this was before PG-13), and you can tell there were some awkward edits to tone down the language. Based on the DC Comics characters.
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- Jan 28, 2017
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- Das Ding aus dem Sumpf
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- Cypress Gardens - 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA(Filmed on location.)
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- $3,000,000 (estimated)
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