This movie was so awful, I loved it! I saw this film in the theater when I was in high school and couldn't get enough of the cheesy horror flick, sci-fi, and all that was in-between, and "Swamp Thing" was just the right kind of movie I needed to see at the right time to enjoy it as I did. **Adrienne Barbeau** had the right assets for a high school boy, and to this day I love any movie or TV show with **Ray…
Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!
Mutated 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.
Top Cast
Louis Jourdan
Arcane
Adrienne Barbeau
Alice Cable
Ray Wise
Dr. Alec Holland
David Hess
Ferret
Nicholas Worth
Bruno
Don Knight
Ritter
Al Ruban
Charlie
Dick Durock
Swamp Thing
Ben Bates
Arcane Monster
Nannette Brown
Dr. Linda Holland
Reggie Batts
Jude
Mimi Craven
Arcane's Secretary
Karen Price
Arcane's Messenger
Bill Erickson
Young Agent
Dov Gottesfeld
Commando
Tommy Madden
Little Bruno
Reviews
Meh. I found Swamp Thing to be rather bleak. Just really some lady falls in love with a scientist turned swamp monster. They just kind of kiss and then “hey, look we are in love” and then he turns into a dreadfully awful looking ideration of the Swamp Thing and she’s scared of it until she figures out it’s him. Really cool to see this was filmed in my state of residence, South Carolina, though.
_**Live-action version of the DC character is too, um, comic booky**_ RELEASED IN 1982 and directed/written by Wes Craven, “Swamp Thing” is a live action movie version of the DC Comics’ character. The plot revolves around a scientist (Ray Wise) working on a top-secret bioengineering project deep in the swamps of the American South who falls prey to his own formula and becomes a bog monster. Adrienne Barbeau plays…
FAQ about Swamp Thing
What is Swamp Thing about?
Mutated 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.
When was Swamp Thing released?
Swamp Thing was released in 1982.
What genres does Swamp Thing belong to?
Swamp Thing is categorised as Horror, Science Fiction.
Who stars in Swamp Thing?
The cast of Swamp Thing includes Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth.