hokey, but it's still fun
Swamp Thing (1981)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:18
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: Unabashedly campy -- often to its detriment -- Swamp Thing is not without its charms, among them Adrienne Barbeau as the damsel in distress.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In an attempt to relieve the world of hunger, a group of scientists develop a chemical which causes things to grow at a prodigious rate. When the substance is spilled on one of the researchers, he... In an attempt to relieve the world of hunger, a group of scientists develop a chemical which causes things to grow at a prodigious rate. When the substance is spilled on one of the researchers, he becomes a foliage covered monster and abruptly moves into the local swamp. Based on the DC comic book. [More]
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess
Starring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess
Director: Wes Craven
Director: Wes Craven
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Reviews for Swamp Thing
What Brit writer Alan Moore made work on the printed page, is as dumb as the plot synopsis makes it sounds.
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August 31, 2009:
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The next "Superman" movie may take awhile to reach screens, but producer Joel Silver is keeping busy with another DC property: "Swamp Thing," which he'd like to film in 3-D. More...
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