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Swamp Thing [DVD]

Louis Jourdan (Actor), Adrienne Barbeau (Actor), Wes Craven (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Genre Horror
Format Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled, DVD, Widescreen
Contributor Adrienne Barbeau, Dick Durock, Bernie Wrightson, Wes Craven, Nicholas Worth, Mimi Craven, Reggie Batts, Len Wein, Al Ruban, Nannette Brown, Louis Jourdan, Ray Wise, David Hess, Don Knight, Ben Bates See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 31 minutes
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Deep in Florida's darkest everglades, a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise), and a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barneau), have developed a secret formula that could end world hunger and change civilisation forever. 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 kidnaping Cable, Arcane douses Holland with the chemicals and leaves him for dead in the swamp. Mutated by his own formula, Holland becomes "Swamp Thing"-a half plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue the beautiful Cable and defeat the evil Arcane...even if it costs him his life!

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Wes Craven
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Full Screen, Subtitled, DVD, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 31 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 23, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas Worth
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000A7Q1UQ
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Bernie Wrightson, Len Wein, Wes Craven
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,023 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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11/25/2020 and bought the original Shout Factory...
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11/25/2020 and bought the original Shout Factory...
You get what you pay for... November 25th, 2020 I still was able to buy here at Amazon the original SHOUT Factory DVD/ Blu-ray release - Brand New / still in Sealed Box... No greasy finger prints all over the movie... But, I paid a 'arm and a leg' for this movie... But, needed it for my "Classic Movie Collection"... try 100 buck-a-roo's... but, you can buy the British version here to if you just want the movie title... But, it is NOT the Scream Factory release...
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Damion Le Vias
5.0 out of 5 stars My childhood pt.2!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
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Still remember watching this as a child.
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SciFi-Kaiju-Guy @ TeePublic
5.0 out of 5 stars This slightly longer cut features co-star Adrienne Barbeau's impressive, all-natural "charms" unedited and on full display.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014
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Unlike the newer "safe" version, which I erroneously bought prior to this one, thinking that it was complete, THIS is the version that contains Adrienne's nude bathing scene fully intact. Other reviewer's mention this version being the "International Cut" of the film. I don't know about that, but THIS version is the one I saw when the film was originally released here in the US theatrically and it's the same version I saw when it aired on Showtime cable back in the day.

The story I've heard is that a few years ago, some mother, who obviously didn't bother to check exactly what it was she was buying, purchased this particular version as a gift for her (apparently younger) son. Then, when she the kid sat down to watch it, she had a vapor lock when she (and Junior) saw Ms. Barbeau's big hooters on full display for a good 30 seconds, as she washed & rinsed them. Remember folks, this movie was filmed in the days BEFORE there was a PG-13 rating. Anyhow, she was up in arms and made a big stink about it, so MGM hastily pulled this version of SWAMP THING, edited the film and then re-released it, with only a pitifully brief sideboob shot from Barbeau's original bathing scene remaining.

Really people? It's okay to let a young boy see gobs of gratuitous violence: a man set on fire, people mowed down by gunfire left & right, and of course the classic scene where Swamp Thing crushes a badguy soldier's skull until the man gurgles up a mouthful of blood. That's fine and dandy, but heaven forbid that the same young boy should see something as beautiful and natural (in more ways than one) as a woman's breasts! What is this world coming to? Anyhow, please keep in mind that this "R/euro/International" version is now Out Of Print (OOP). That, and the fact that it's got Adrienne Barbeau's double-D's on display, (along with two other topless girls who are dancing about inside Arcane's swampside mansion), means that this version commands a much heftier price tag. You want boobs? Ya gotta pay for 'em.
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cookieman108
4.0 out of 5 stars Born in the bayou...
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2006
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I haven't read comics for a while, but when I did, there was basically two versions of the DC Comics character Swamp Thing...the original, created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson, and then the follow up version created by Alan Moore. This film, titled Swamp Thing (1982), is based on the original (Moore's realization of the character came about around 1983). Written and directed by Wes Craven (The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare On Elm Street), the film stars Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Escape from New York, Creepshow) and her twins, along with Louis Jourdan, who many will probably recognize as the main bad guy from the 1983 James Bond feature Octopussy. Also appearing is Ray Wise (RoboCop, "Twin Peaks"), David `Krug' Hess (The Last House on the Left), Nicholas Worth (Darkman, Barb Wire), and Dick Durock (Any Which Way You Can, Raw Deal) as Swamp Thing, a role he'd reprise in the 1989 sequel, The Return of Swamp Thing.

Barbeau plays Alice Cable, a gooberment agent recently assigned to a top-secret project headed up by scientific boy wonder Doctor Alec Holland (Wise), located in the middle of some swamp. Seems Holland is trying to combing the genetic material from both plants and animals in order to create a formula, one that would give plants the survival instincts of animals, the idea being to create hardy crops that could grow in unlikely places and provide food for those who need it...a noble aspiration, for sure...anyway, it turns out a pontificating criminal mastermind named Arcane (Jourdan) is also interested in Holland's formula for personal reasons, as he sees it as a key to immortality and great power. In an effort to obtain the formula, which looks likes the same, green, glowing juice used by Dr. West in the film Re-Animator (1985), Arcane hires a group of idiot mercenaries to raid the remote facility, kill everyone, and steal all of Holland's notes. In the process, Holland is doused in the juice, runs off into the swamp and is presumed dead, while Alice manages to escape the massacre. Arcane's men recover most of the research materials, but need the last notebook, one that Alice has run off with...realizing Alice is still alive, Arcane's men begin hunting her, but a protector shows up from out of the swamp in the form of the Jolly Green Giant (if you haven't guessed it, it's Alex reborn). There are a lot of swamp antics, but eventually Arcane and his men capture both the creature and Alice, recovering that which he needs to reproduce the magical juice he so desperately desires. After testing the formula out, there are some unexpected results, all of which leads up to a clash of the titans (of sorts) as Swamp Thing battles a menacing evil that threatens to destroy all...

I feel I must warn anyone interested in seeing this film that there's only really about a half hour worth of story here, as the rest of the time is made up of Alice running around the swamp, continually getting caught by Arcane's men, only to be rescued by the Swamp Thing. I'm not sure which there were more shots of during the first hour of the feature, birds flying away, or Swamp Thing throwing mercenaries into the water...Bruno (Worth), the overweight lackey, must have gotten tossed in at least six times. About an hour in the story kicks in again, once Arcane gets his hands on the formula, along with Swamp Thing and Alice (I'd like to get my hands on her, too), and begins testing it on various individuals. I originally saw this back when I was a kid, and, at the time, I thought it was pretty entertaining, but it doesn't seem to have held up as well as the first time I saw the film. I still enjoyed it, but I wished Craven had incorporated more of an actual story rather than spending so much time padding the running time out with extraneous chase sequences in the swamp. I will say this, he did seem to have a certain amount of respect for the source material, despite various differences from the characters in the movie to those in the comic book (he even include some goofy comic book transitions between scenes). Barbeau and her cleavage were certainly captivating, but I was annoyed that with as much time as she spent flopping around in the cold, cold water, there weren't more visible wet t-shirt nubby protuberance shots...oh yeah, and her acting wasn't bad, either. I thought Jourdan was a good choice for Arcane, as he exuded a certain amount of evil charm one would expect from an egomaniac bent on world domination. His plans for the formula seemed to be all over the place, ranging from controlling the world's food supply to making himself immortal, so maybe a project plan of sorts would have been in order, especially given the lengths he went to in obtaining said formula. I was a little surprised given his obvious means that he chose to surround himself with a relatively inept bunch of camouflaged yahoos, but, like they say, good help is hard to find (the leader of this group of grabastic, quasi military types was known as Ferret, a sadistic little monkey with a bad perm). Perhaps the most memorable sequence in the film features Arcane testing out the formula on an unwitting subject (one of his more moronic mercs), creating some bizarre and unexpected results (along with a fit of uncontrollable drooling). He essentially turned a overweight doofus into a balding, miniature pig man (smooth move, Ex-Lax)...surprisingly, the man's clothes changed too (that's some formula), which was probably for the best as we didn't have to watch a nekkid, balding, miniature pig man running around on screen. The Swamp Thing costume looked decent from a distance, but close up shots revealed wrinkles and creases in the rubber suit (at one point, I could have sworn he had the dreaded camel toe). As for Ms. Barbeau's swamp bathing topless sequence, it is not included on this 2005 DVD release, as some have mentioned. It was, however, included on the initial DVD release, back in 2000, as a deleted sequence, I think, although some reviews seem to indicate the scene was actually included in the movie (what's in this latter release is a quick, almost artsy (notice the placement of the flower), side shot of Barbeau and one of her wonder twins)...regardless, if you want that earlier release, you'll probably have to shell out some bucks, or else just Google the scene on the internet for some screen shots (they're out there, I checked). All in all this is a fun, silly feature that should entertain if your expectations aren't too high, and worthy of 3 and a half stars.

The picture, presented in both anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and fullscreen (1.33:1) aspect ratios, looks clean and sharp, while the Dolby Digital mono audio comes across a little soft. As far as extras, there are English, Spanish, and French subtitles and an original theatrical trailer. This film was followed up by a fairly lame sequel titled The Return of the Swamp Thing (1989), which featured Heather Locklear, which is also available on DVD.

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Zero Cool
5.0 out of 5 stars Wes Craven Classic
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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One of the early comic book adaptations and better than most of them (although it is a substantially low bar.) A classic monster popcorn flick made for 2.5 million in 1982.
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Randal desjarlais
5.0 out of 5 stars It's one if the best
Reviewed in Canada on February 9, 2024
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Classic 👌🏽💯
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Trinity
5.0 out of 5 stars great cult movie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2024
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a great cult movie that looks great on blu ray, adrienne barbeau looks stunning in and its a good price.
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Pablo Javier
3.0 out of 5 stars Entretenimiento sencillo, pero efectivo.
Reviewed in Mexico on July 7, 2017
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Comentarios sobre la edición, no la película. Se trata de la versión editada, y no la full-length. La película, de cualquier manera, NO ha añejado bien y el HD del Bluray ayuda en poco. Louis Jourdan sigue rescatando los 91 minutos duración, como lo hiciera en 1981. Los extras son muy interesantes, en especial la entrevista con Len Wein, creador de Swamp Thing, que aporta detalles muy curiosos sobre el origen y desarrollo del personaje. Una adición aceptable para los fans de DC.
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DANY
3.0 out of 5 stars B D Thing
Reviewed in France on March 16, 2018
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ce n'était pas mal mais il manque le romantisme , encore une fois l'inpiration est moin de la Bande dessinée Originale , mais c'est tout de même meilleur que "' Return of the Swamp Thing"'..
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scrats
3.0 out of 5 stars Tony.
Reviewed in Spain on March 12, 2014
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Deberian de editarla por aki remasterizada o en blu-ray ya ke la calidad de imagen ke ofrece el dvd es muy pobre y algo borrosa. Haber si se animan a editarla por aki pero en alta definicion.
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