FilmPGMonster & Creature Sci-Fi Horror Gothic

Swamp Thing1982

Name: Swamp Thing
Genre: Monster & Creature, Sci-Fi Horror, Gothic
Released: 1982-02-19
Rating: 5.4

“Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!”

Directed by Wes Craven

5.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.3Rotten Tomatoes 62%Metacritic 50TMDB 5.4

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Year

1982

Runtime

91 min

Box Office

Budget

$3,000,000

🏆 1 nomination total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

When a brilliant scientist's experimental formula goes catastrophically wrong deep in the Louisiana bayou, the line between man and monster blurs in ways no one could have predicted. Wes Craven's cult comic-book adaptation pits a grotesque swamp-dwelling creature against a ruthless villain hungry for ultimate power. Government agent Alice Cable is caught in the crossfire, and the murky wetlands become a battleground where humanity and horror intertwine. Equal parts creature feature and pulpy adventure, it's a lurid, moss-drenched ride through the darker side of comic-book lore.

Content: Violence, Some Gore, Mild Nudity