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The Stuff (1985) 5.8
A delicious mysterious goo that oozes from the Earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation. But the sugary treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers begin infesting the world. Director:Larry CohenWriter:Larry Cohen |
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Cast
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David 'Mo' Rutherford
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Nicole
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'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
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Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
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Jason
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Vickers
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Fletcher
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James Dixon | ... |
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Alexander Scourby | ... |
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Russell Nype | ... |
Richards
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Gene O'Neill | ... |
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Catherine Schultz | ... |
Waitress
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James Dukas | ... |
Gas Attendant
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Peter Hock | ... |
Miner
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Colette Blonigan | ... |
Jason's Mother
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good. The American public literally eats up the new dessert sensation now known as the Stuff but, unfortunately, it takes over the brains of those who eat it, turning them into zombie-like creatures. It is up to ex-FBI agent David Rutherford and a kid named Jason to stop the spread of the mind-devouring dessert. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
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It's smooth and creamy. I'ts low calorie and delicious. And it kills. It's The Stuff! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 June 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Coisa See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,700,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Jason: What about 'Nam, sir?
Col. Malcolm Grommett Spears: 'Nam? We lost that war at home, sonny.
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Trivia
According to audio commentary on the 2000 Anchor Bay DVD, the scene in the motel where the Stuff comes out of the mattress and pillows and attacks the man on the wall and ceiling was shot in a room that could turn upside down, allowing the Stuff to move up and down the wall. It was exactly the same room used in A Nightmare on Elm Street when Johnny Depp's character Glen is sucked into his bed and his blood is regurgitated back out onto the ceiling. See more »Goofs
Colonel Spears says that his radio station is based in Atlanta, Georgia (where they eventually broadcast the final warning). However, the signs on the wall of the station say WGHQ 92, a New York-based radio station. See more »Quotes
Col. Malcolm Grommett Spears: We're Americans - we've never lost a war!Jason: What about 'Nam, sir?
Col. Malcolm Grommett Spears: 'Nam? We lost that war at home, sonny.
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I LOVE this movie. I rented it in high school because the cover looked like it was going to be total horror schlock. This of course was not the case.
On the surface, it definitely satirizes American consumerism.... but after several discussions with my friends, we noticed something else. This movie also seems to be Cold War era anti-communist propaganda. The Stuff, seemingly innocent at first, possesses and adapts you as part of the machine to further its spread around the globe (just as we were told in the ages of the Red Scare, communists are everywhere, and you can't tell them apart from you or I, and they will try to CONVERT YOU). Before long, all the people are willing slaves of the Stuff machine (the Stuffies), and they seek out the few that aren't under the Stuff's grip to force them into becoming part of the hive mind. It takes the actions of a few patriotic Americans (in the form of the Georgia Militia) to conquer and defeat the Stuffies (the Communists hidden among us).
I highly suggest checking this movie out, as it really is a great film, regardless of whether you agree with my opinion of what the movie is about.