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Swamp Thing

  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
15K
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Adrienne Barbeau, Dick Durock, and Louis Jourdan in Swamp Thing (1982)
After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
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HorrorSci-Fi
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.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Wes Craven
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Louis Jourdan
    • Adrienne Barbeau
    • Ray Wise
    • Wes Craven
    • Wes Craven
  • Stars
    • Louis Jourdan
    • Adrienne Barbeau
    • Ray Wise
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 104User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    Videos4

    Blu-ray Trailer
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    Clip 2:39
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    Video 29:51
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    Photos245

    Adrienne Barbeau, Nannette Brown, and Ray Wise in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Adrienne Barbeau and Reggie Batts in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Louis Jourdan in Swamp Thing (1982)
    David Hess in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Dick Durock in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Dick Durock in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Adrienne Barbeau in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Reggie Batts in Swamp Thing (1982)
    Adrienne Barbeau and Dick Durock in Swamp Thing (1982)
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    Adrienne Barbeau in Swamp Thing (1982)
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    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Arcane
    Adrienne Barbeau
    Adrienne Barbeau
    • Alice Cable
    Ray Wise
    Ray Wise
    • Dr. Alec Holland
    David Hess
    David Hess
    • Ferret
    Nicholas Worth
    Nicholas Worth
    • Bruno
    Don Knight
    Don Knight
    • Ritter
    Al Ruban
    • Charlie
    Dick Durock
    Dick Durock
    • Swamp Thing
    Ben Bates
    Ben Bates
    • Arcane Monster
    Nannette Brown
    • Dr. Linda Holland
    Reggie Batts
    Reggie Batts
    • Jude
    Mimi Craven
    Mimi Craven
    • Arcane's Secretary
    • (as Mimi Meyer)
    Karen Price
    • Arcane's Messenger
    Bill Erickson
    • Young Agent
    Dov Gottesfeld
    • Commando
    Tommy Madden
    Tommy Madden
    • Little Bruno
    Richard Jennings
    • Motor Boat Driver
    • (uncredited)
      • Wes Craven
      • Wes Craven
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    • Trivia
      Music composer Harry Manfredini had previously composed the music score for Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (as well as their later sequels) with his score for this film containing multiple similarities to the theme music from those films.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 10 mins) When Bruno drinks the formula and shrinks, his clothes shrink right along with him.
    • Quotes

      Jude: Oh Shit... Here Comes Trouble!

    • Crazy credits
      Not 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 versions
      The "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.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Return of Swamp Thing (1989)

    User reviews104

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    5/10
    Mildly entertaining comic-book crud from Wes Craven.
    If only the first half of Wes Craven's Swamp Thing had been as incredibly craptastic as the second: the latter part of the film sees a henchmen transformed into a disfigured dwarf, the villain of the piece becoming a sword-wielding wolf/pig creature with a really hairy back, and Adrienne Barbeau stripping off to take a skinny dip in a swamp (mind the leeches, deary).

    Sadly, in order to get to this cheezy but still very fun stuff, the viewer has to trawl through lots of bland comic-book tosh including a dreary introduction to the characters, repetitive poorly staged fight and chase scenes featuring David Hess and his team of stereotypically dumb henchmen, and clumsily handled attempts at tragedy and pathos. It doesn't help either that the central character, The Swamp Thing, is so crap to look at—a man in a rubbishy rubber suit that buckles unconvincingly at the joints.

    Worth a look if you're a big fan of the comics, Craven or Barbeau, but casual viewers will probably switch off before they even get to the most enjoyable bits.
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    • BA_Harrison
    • Jul 12, 2013

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Cypress Gardens - 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA
    • Production company
      • Swampfilms
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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