The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

Director:

Jim Wynorski

Writers (WGA):

Len Wein (comic book) &
Bernie Wrightson (comic book) ...
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Release Date:

12 May 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Comedy | Action | Adventure

Tagline:

America's favorite super hero is back in action!

Plot:

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation...

Plot Keywords:

Swamp | Mutation | Swamp Thing | Sequel | 1980s

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Louis Jourdan	...	Dr. Anton Arcane
Heather Locklear	...	Abby Arcane
Sarah Douglas	...	Dr. Lana Zurrell
Dick Durock	...	Swamp Thing
Joey Sagal	...	Gunn (as Joe Sagal)
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)
Bill Eudaly	...	Withered Chuck
J. Don Ferguson	...	Bob
Cockroach Bob	...	Himself
Anthony Cecere	...	Conklin
Jim Grimshaw	...	Morty
Albert B. Cooper IV	...	Taxi Driver
Kevin Schmidt	...	Lab Technician

Directed by
Jim Wynorski

Writing credits (WGA)
Len Wein		(comic book) &
Bernie Wrightson		(comic book) (as Berni Wrightson)
Neil Cuthbert		(written by) and
Grant Morris		(written by)

Produced by
Annette Cirillo	....	co-producer
Tom Kuhn	....	executive producer
Benjamin Melniker	....	producer
Charles Mitchell	....	executive producer
Michael E. Uslan	....	producer
Robert E. Warner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Chuck Cirino

Cinematography by
Zoran Hochstätter

Film Editing by
Leslie Rosenthal

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Set Decoration by
Frank Galline

Costume Design by
Vicki Graef

Makeup Department
Vincent Altamore	....	creature makeup crew: "swamp thing"
Harvey Citron	....	creature makeup crew: "swamp thing"
George Engel	....	creature makeup crew: "swamp thing"
Carl Fullerton	....	creature makeup creator: "swamp thing"
Dean Gates	....	creature supervisor
Dean Gates	....	makeup effects
Dean Gates	....	special makeup artist: creature effects
Michael R. Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Todd Kleitsch	....	creature makeup crew: "swamp thing"
Cora Knight	....	creature crew
Cora Knight	....	makeup effects
Coree Lear	....	makeup artist
Neal Martz	....	creature makeup creator: "swamp thing"
David Minkowski	....	creature crew
David Minkowski	....	special makeup effects artist
Steve Neill	....	special makeup effects artist
Lorraine Watson	....	hair stylist
Gene Witham	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Meade	....	assistant director
Eric Moss	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Bacon	....	carpenter
Tim Buss	....	graphic designer
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master
Ian Christman	....	assistant scenic artist
Ken Counts	....	construction foreman
Tom Counts	....	shop team
Damon Everett	....	lead carpenter
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser
Skot Garrick	....	set dresser
Charles Graves	....	carpenter
James Graves	....	carpenter
Richard Graves	....	carpenter
Kelly Griffin	....	assistant art
Mary Elizabeth Haynsworth	....	assistant art
Bill Johnson	....	carpenter
Thomas V. Johnson	....	lead scenic artist
Tom Moye	....	shop team
Ron Pearson	....	shop team
L. Robert Stanfield	....	greens art (as Larry Robert Stanfield)
Scott A. Stephens	....	property master (as Scott Stephens)
Ed Sullivan	....	carpenter
Terry Tyroch	....	assistant art
Larry Verne	....	construction coordinator
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens art
Rob Watson	....	carpenter
Richard Blake Wester	....	leadman (as Richard Webster)
Jim Wiggins	....	set production assistant
Cyndie Williams	....	set production assistant
Valarie Wise	....	assistant art director
Dawn Wolfe	....	assistant greens
Fred Yohe	....	scenic artist
Robb Kramer	....	scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Barbara Barnaby	....	adr editor
Jim Bryan	....	sound effects editor
Catherine Calleson	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Fitzgerald	....	supervising sound editor
Jonathan Klein	....	assistant sound editor
John Lawson	....	stereo consultant
Linda Moss	....	dialogue editor
Edie Robinette-Petrachi	....	adr director
Edie Robinette-Petrachi	....	foley artist
Hari Ryatt	....	supervising sound editor
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Bruce Stubblefield	....	dialogue editor
Peter Tomaszewicz	....	sound effects editor
Doug E. Turner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Turner)
Fred Wasser	....	sound effects editor
Frank Welker	....	special sound effects
Blake Wilcox	....	sound mixer
Kris Wilcox	....	boom operator
John Wilkinson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John 'Doc' Wilkinson)

Special Effects by
Derek DeVoe	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company (as Dereck Devoc)
Jeff Edwards	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
Kim Graham	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
Robyn Jacobs	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
Robyn Jacobs	....	special effects technician
Robert J. Marino	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
Todd Masters	....	arcanelab mutants creator: Todd Masters Company
James McLoughlin	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company (as James McCloughlin)
Andy Schoneberg	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
B.J. Shelley	....	special effects crew: Special Effects International
Bob Shelley	....	special effects coordinator
Don Shelley	....	special effects crew: Special Effects International
Aaron Sims	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company
Willard Stephens	....	special effects crew: Special Effects International
Eddie Yang	....	arcanelab mutants crew: Todd Masters Company (as Edward Yang)

Visual Effects by
Lisze Bechtold	....	animator
Richard Blurr	....	optical printer operator
Michelle Deal	....	inker
Linda Drake	....	animation camera (as Linda Obalil)
Robert Hanson	....	tesla coil effect
Kevin Kutchaver	....	animator
Michael Lessa	....	animator
Jim Stewart	....	visual effects supervisor
Kathy Zielinski	....	skull on painting

Stunts
Jackie Brummer	....	stunts
Anthony Cecere	....	stunt coordinator
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Ellis Edwards	....	stunts
Joe Gilbride	....	stunts
Linda Kaye	....	stunts
Christopher Derek Lee	....	stunts
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Lee Waddell	....	stunts (as Rex Lee Waddell Jr.)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ron Bahara	....	first assistant camera
Jürgen Baum	....	key grip (as Jurgen Baum)
Frank Caslin	....	electrician
Mauro Fiore	....	dolly grip
Russell Jeffcoat	....	still photographer
Chris Krueger	....	grip
David C. Negrin	....	second assistant camera (as Dave 'Babylegs' Negrin)
Jim Pescrille	....	electrician (as Jim Prescille)
Greg Reim	....	grip
Dennis Rice	....	electrician
Riko Schatke	....	second company grip
John Sprague	....	lighting design
Penny Sprague	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Cynthia Stillwell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Barbara Ayers	....	costume supervisor
L. Robert Stanfield	....	wardrobe assistant (as Larry Stanfield)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jim Moores	....	post-production supervisor
Mark Perzely	....	first assistant editor
Kevin Schmidt	....	apprentice editor

Transportation Department
David Cann	....	driver
Adrian Carter	....	driver
Albert B. Cooper IV	....	transportation coordinator
Troy Flynn	....	driver
Troy Flynn	....	transportation captain
Philip Jones Jr.	....	driver
Steve Mitchell	....	driver
H. Denise Rivers	....	driver
Sherri Scott	....	driver
Jerry Shore Jr.	....	genny operator
Lester Tremble	....	driver
Elston Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Joan S. Aceste	....	executive in charge of business affairs
Joey Alfieris	....	location manager
Stan Bielowicz	....	first aid
Raphael Camacho	....	production assistant
Arne Holland	....	executive in charge of production (as Arnold J. Holland)
Jan Illing	....	production assistant
Kathleen Kennedy	....	production assistant
Jules Lichtman	....	production consultant
Margaret McCourt	....	assistant accountant
Steve Mitchell	....	production assistant
David Richard	....	production assistant
Victoria Rose	....	public relations
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor
Cathy Schellhorn	....	assistant production coordinator
Tony Trimarco	....	production accountant
Dottie Vaughn	....	craft service
Lois Walker	....	production coordinator
Lynda Webb	....	assistant first aid
Jim Williams	....	ant consultant
Brian Zickus	....	caterer
Pete Zickus	....	caterer
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lightyear Entertainment

Distributors

• Millimeter Films (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1989) (Canada) (theatrical)
• J&M Entertainment (1989) (Non-USA) (theatrical)
• Sidéral Films (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (2009) (France) (all media)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (double feature with "Night of the Living Dead")
• DV1 (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• JAM Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Screen Media Ventures (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Bob Shelley's Special Effects International (special effects)

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

UK:84 min (DVD) | USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Company:

Lightyear Entertainment

Trivia:

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).

Quotes:

Gunn:Come on, baby, it's time to play doctor.
Abby Arcane:Betcha can't guess my favourite operation.
Gunn:What's that, baby?
Abby Arcane:A vasectomy!
[knees him on the groin]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Blockbuster Buster: The Return of Swamp Thing (#1.2)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Born on the Bayou

An Epic Worthy Of Greatness

Well with actors and performances more wooden than Pinoccio's c*ck, this has to go down as one of the greatest send up horrors of all time. From the opening shots until the fantastic fight with the rubber, lightbulb-headed creature at the end (With inhaler!) this is absolutely hilarious (even more than intended). I have already read a review that criticized character development. I hope that this is a joke as this was hardly supposed to be a plant version of the Shawshank Redemption. I think there are times when people should see a film for what it is, and this one is an absolute B movie p*ss take with £20 dedicated to special affects and even less on the appalling actors. Magnificent.