Ace Mask, Daniel Emery Taylor, Dick Durock

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Jim Wynorski

Release Date: May 12, 1989

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DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003

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  • September 13, 2009
    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 hi...( read more)larious (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.
  • December 8, 2008
    Gloriously 80's flick, it just sums up everything from that era so well its makes it great fun haha the big hair, cheesey monster suits that look quite good, over the top explosions, sexy females and dumb bad guys....its all here.
    The film is much better than the first but thats ...( read more)due to the higher budget and bigger fanbase at the time, the plot continues the battle against Dr Arcane in an' Island of Dr Moreau' kinda way but the plot holes are HUGE. Like...who or what was the other swamp thing that our swamp thing battles with during the film?? where did he go?

    Still you cant look too much into this as its a fun monster mash with dodgy acting :)
  • July 22, 2008
    LAME!
  • December 28, 2006
    A laughable comic book horror flick with some ridiculously bad effects and dialogue. So bad it's almost funny. Almost.
  • November 13, 2009
    This lacks so much from the qualities that made the first movie such an plant man horror epic. It's still quite funny though
  • August 15, 2009
    "The Return of Swamp Thing" isn't anything like the original movie was. Unlike the original, "The Return of Swamp Thing" isn't exciting and it doesn't have the sense of mystery that "Swamp Thing" had. Swamp Thing tries to keep Abby Arcane (Heather Locklear) safe from her father, ...( read more)Dr. Arcane (Louis Jourdan), who has a plan in mind to kill Abby.
    Instead of including some action packed and exciting parts in "The Return of Swamp Thing," the movie instead follows two boys who try to be funny, but they're not funny at all.

    Overall, I consider "The Return of Swamp Thing" one of the most disappointing sequels ever made. If you want a good Swamp Thing movie, I'd recommend getting "Swamp Thing" and skipping "The Return of Swamp Thing." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2000. I loved the original, not this one.
  • February 10, 2009
    Abby Arcane (Heather Locklear) mother's mysterious death & she travels to the Florida in the land of swamp to confront her evil stepfather Dr. Anton Arcane (Louis Jourdan) has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation is assisted by Dr. Lana Zurrell (Sar...( read more)ah Douglas).

    Abby is rescued by a scientist named Swamp Thing (Dick Durock) transformed into a bog creature.
  • January 1, 2009
    I really like this movie. It's sad to me though. I feel sorry for The Swamp Thing.
  • December 18, 2008
    Swamp Thing looks great, but the action, comedy and story are all just terrible.
  • October 1, 2008
    A romance combined with odd genetic transformations and Plants! Odd sense of humor but an interestin movie.

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