Adam West, Adrienne Barbeau, Al Ruban

Horror vet Wes Craven wrote and directed this campy swamp romp adapted from the DC Comic of the same name. Adrienne Barbeau stars as cleavangelically blessed government agent Alice Cable, sent to th...( read more  read more... )e bayou to guard the brilliant Dr. Alec Holland. Holland is using recombinant DNA to create "a plant with an animal's aggressive power for survival." Let's hope none of that volatile secret formula gets spilled! Swamp Thing is an unusual mix of monster movie and superhero flick, but definitely an enjoyable ride. Craven deliberately uses comic-book-style wipes and transitions to keep us from taking anything too seriously, and Louis Jourdan keeps up the tone with his camp performance as the evil Arcane. Also keep an eye out for young Reggie Batts in a terrific deadpan performance as Jude, the helpful gas station attendant. --Ali Davis

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PG, 92 min.

Directed by: Wes Craven

Release Date: January 1, 1982

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • September 13, 2009
    Swamp Thing was a comic book character created by DC Comics, the same company who made Batman, Superman, The Flash etc. Legendary horror director Wes Craven is well known for creating films like The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream etc. In 1982 Wes Craven wrote ...( read more)and directed the live action movie adaptation to DC comics hero Swamp Thing, the film is a low budget B-movie that surely is great fun to watch. One funny thing is that Swamp Thing is supposed to have comical elements to it but the film takes it self too seriously and the comedy elements seem so small compared to it's sequel Return of the Swamp Thing. The Swamp Thing costume is pretty cool and looks effective, the acting is fine. Swamp Thing is a fun comic book adaptation that's should be seen.
  • May 12, 2009
    Swamp Thing is nowhere nearly as good as I remember it to be. You spend the first hour wondering where the hell this is going then when it happens its so incredibly ridiculous (as in the kind of ridiculous that demands an apology) that you begin to wonder how the hell Wes Craven ...( read more)was ever allowed to make another movie. The dialogue is hysterical, almost as hysterical as Louis Jourdan's uh... transformation at the end. I'll give one star to David Hess (as a guy named Ferret no less) and another to Adrienne Barbeau's exploitative side boob shot and cleavage in general. Normally I don't like to go so scumbag with my commentary but they're hypnotic. You probably need to be engaging in some kind of vice to fully appreciate or even enjoy Swamp Thing because even for a B-movie it asks you to suspend a lot of disbelief. And where the hell was Adam West? Seriously...
  • December 8, 2008
    With a now classic cast lineup this original comic conversion just about keeps it head above the swamp hehe it looks VERY dated now and really tacky to be honest, all the effects are lame and the costumes poor.

    But it is a cult classic due to the brilliant comic monster and as s...( read more)aid the cult cast.
  • September 13, 2006
    If you can find the European print, snatch it up just for the "bath scene." Yes, sir.
  • November 29, 2007
    Dumb fun from Craven. I guess that's the best you can expect from the man
  • November 23, 2009
    A wreck that I wanna see
  • November 3, 2009
    A childhood favorite.
  • October 21, 2009
    A Wes Craven flick that I actually liked. You have to
    watch this through the right eyes (if you like The Lost Skeleton
    of Cadavra, Monsturd, or Cannibal! The Musical) then
    you would really like this. Cannot believe its rated
    PG, though. Violence, cursing, boobs, etc. And
    Adrienne...( read more) Barbeau's boobs at that! Now I understand
    what Capt. Murphy was talking about...
  • September 1, 2009
    hi! how are you? thnks for the add...
  • August 26, 2009
    Lordy be! another shitty cult movie.

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

One of those movies that fall somewhere between buried treasures and guilty pleasures. full review

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