SWAMP THING

Details

• Release Year: 1982
• Genre: Horror, Science-Fiction
• Plot: Swamp Thing is the perfect blend of thrills, chills, 'winsome humor' (Roger Ebert) and amazing special effects from master of horror Wes Craven.; ; Deep in the Florida Everglades, a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise), and a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barbeau), have developed a secret formula that could end world hunger. Little do they know, however, that their arch nemesis, Arcane (Louis Jourdan), is plotting to steal the serum for his own selfish schemes. Looting the lab and kidnapping Cable, Arcane douses Holland with the chemicals and leaves him for dead. Mutated by his own formula, Holland becomes 'Swamp Thing' – a half-human/half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue Cable and defeat Arcane...even if it costs him his life!
• Cast: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth, Don Knight, Al Ruban, Dick Durock, Ben Bates, Nannette Brown, Reggie Batts, Mimi Craven, Karen Price, Bill Erickson, Dov Gottesfeld, Tommy Madden, Richard Jennings, Wes Craven, Len Wein
• Director: Wes Craven
• Runtime: 1:31
• Company: MGM Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Studio Canal
• Media Format: Movie