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The Stuff

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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The Stuff (1985)
A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.
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  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi

A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume... Read allA delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
16K
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  • Director
    • Larry Cohen
  • Writer
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Andrea Marcovicci
    • Garrett Morris
Top credits
  • Director
    • Larry Cohen
  • Writer
    • Larry Cohen
  • Stars
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Andrea Marcovicci
    • Garrett Morris
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 143User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

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    The Stuff (1985)
    The Stuff (1985)
    Colette Blonigan, Brian Bloom, Scott Bloom, and Robert Frank Telfer in The Stuff (1985)
    Andrea Marcovicci, Michael Moriarty, and John Newton in The Stuff (1985)
    Colette Blonigan, Brian Bloom, Scott Bloom, and Robert Frank Telfer in The Stuff (1985)
    Michael Moriarty and Garrett Morris in The Stuff (1985)
    The Stuff (1985)
    Andrea Marcovicci and Michael Moriarty in The Stuff (1985)
    The Stuff (1985)
    Michael Moriarty in The Stuff (1985)
    Paul Sorvino and Michael Moriarty in The Stuff (1985)
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    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Davidas David
    Andrea Marcovicci
    Andrea Marcovicci
    • Nicoleas Nicole
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • 'Chocolate' Charlieas 'Chocolate' Charlie
    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Col. Spearsas Col. Spears
    Scott Bloom
    Scott Bloom
    • Jasonas Jason
    Danny Aiello
    Danny Aiello
    • Vickersas Vickers
    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Fletcheras Fletcher
    James Dixon
    James Dixon
    • Postmanas Postman
    Alexander Scourby
    Alexander Scourby
    • Evansas Evans
    Russell Nype
    • Richardsas Richards
    Gene O'Neill
    • Scientistas Scientist
    Catherine Schultz
    • Waitressas Waitress
    James Dukas
    • Gas Attendantas Gas Attendant
    Peter Hock
    • Mineras Miner
    Colette Blonigan
    Colette Blonigan
    • Jason's Motheras Jason's Mother
    Robert Frank Telfer
    Robert Frank Telfer
    • Jason's Fatheras Jason's Father
    • (as Frank Telfer)
    Brian Bloom
    Brian Bloom
    • Jason's Brotheras Jason's Brother
    Harry Bellaver
    Harry Bellaver
    • Old Mineras Old Miner
    • Director
      • Larry Cohen
    • Writer
      • Larry Cohen
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    Storyline

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    When a mysterious, white, and gooey but delicious substance begins oozing from the Earth's surface, it makes a great new dessert product, but this new dessert has a sinister origin: it's an entity that takes over its victims' minds while making them crave more of it. —Devin tyler
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Habit-forming. Mind-controlling. Life-absorbing. You can never get enough of the Stuff.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • R
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 (1984) when Johnny Depp's character Glen is sucked into his bed and his blood is regurgitated back out onto the ceiling.
    • Goofs
      All of the license plates seen in the movie are from New York State.
    • Quotes

      David 'Mo' Rutherford: Well, everybody has to eat shaving cream once in a while.

    • Crazy credits
      Brooke Adams holding a container of Stuff as in a commercial: "Enough is never enough."
    • Alternate versions
      The original VHS release omitted the black-market Stuff.
    • Connections
      Featured in Svengoolie: The Stuff (1995)

    User reviews143

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Bit Too Tongue-In-Stuff-Stuffed-Cheek
    And just what IS The Stuff? Well, physically, The Stuff looks like marshmallow Fluff, but it's also as addictive as supercrack and as zombie inducing as an alien space pod. And it just happens to be the latest dessert craze to sweep our nation, in Larry Cohen's 1985 sci-fi satire "The Stuff." As other dessert manufacturers go belly up, industrial spy Michael Moriarty is hired to find out just what this Stuff is all about, and he is assisted by Andrea Marcovicci (a Madison Ave. exec who is pushing The Stuff) and by a Famous Amos-like character played by Garrett Morris. Paul Sorvino pops up toward the end as Col. Spears, who seems to head his own private army, and he too is instrumental in the fight against the deadly confection. Anyway, like The Stuff itself, "The Stuff" is fun to consume but leaves one wanting still more. It has an intriguing plot, and its satire on this country's rampant consumerism does work, but at the same time, there aren't enough exciting set pieces, and the film's joking tone fritters away any real sense of suspense. This movie might have worked a lot better if it had been more serious, and less tongue in (Stuff-stuffed) cheek. It doesn't quite hold together somehow--possibly the fault of the script or the editing--and though the film looks fine, with nice Blob-like Stuff FX, it still feels slapdash somehow. But wait till you see Abe Vigoda and Clara "Where's the Beef?" Peller do a Stuff TV commercial, and hear that catchy jingle ("Enough is never enough, of The Stuff"). Fun stuff indeed!
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    • Nov 9, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stuff - Ein tödlicher Leckerbissen
    • Filming locations
      • New Paltz, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Larco Productions
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    • Budget
      • $1,700,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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