Swamp Thing (1982)

93 min · Monster Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, superhero film, thriller film

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Directors

Wes Craven

Cast

Adrienne Barbeau, Louis Jourdan, David Hess, Ray Wise, Dick Durock, Nicholas Worth, Don Knight, Nannette Brown

The story

After Hank, a scientist, is mysteriously killed while assisting a top-secret bioengineering project, government worker Alice Cable arrives at the bogs to serve as his replacement. Alice immediately notices that one of the team's swamp sensors has malfunctioned, and Harry Ritter reveals that Hank was attempting to repair it when he was killed. Charlie tells Ritter a rumor about an evil paramilitary leader named Anton Arcane, who intends to hijack their operation.

Catalogue themes and tags

Monster movie, Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror, Superhero movie, Superhero, Cult

Genres

Monster Film, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, black comedy film, comedy film, comedy horror film, drama film, horror film, monster film, science fiction action film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, superhero film, thriller film

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