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Swamp Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by Wes Craven. The screenplay was written by Craven, Len Wein, and Bernie Wrightson, with Michael Uslan and Benjamin Melniker serving as producers. The cast includes Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, and David Hess. The movie was produced by Melniker-Uslan Productions and distributed by Embassy Pictures and Netflix.
The narrative is set in Louisiana and centers on a mad scientist. The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released on February 19, 1982. It follows the story of the character Swamp Thing. The production budget is listed as 2,500,000 or 3,000,000. The film was filmed in South Carolina and is available via video on demand. It is part of the Swamp Thing Collection and was followed by The Return of Swamp Thing.
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5.4Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...Even if it costs him his life.
Cast
- Louis Jourdan as Arcane
- Adrienne Barbeau as Alice Cable
- Ray Wise as Dr. Alec Holland
- David Hess as Ferret
- Nicholas Worth as Bruno
- Don Knight as Ritter
Themes
- swamp
- comic book
- based on comic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Return of Swamp Thing
- Main subject
- mad scientist
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Screenwriter
- Bernie Wrightson
- Cast member
- Don Knight
- Composer
- Harry Manfredini
- Producer
- Benjamin Melniker
- Narrative location
- Louisiana
- Filming location
- South Carolina
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 219903
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1982-02-19
- title
- Swamp Thing
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Swamp Thing
- review score
- 50/100
- capital cost
- 2500000
- characters
- Swamp Thing
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