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Swamp Thing

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

5.4(502)19821h 31m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$3M
Box office
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Language
English
Part of Swamp Thing Collection · 2 films
  • superhero
  • halloween
  • swamp
  • comic book
  • based on comic
  • body horror

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Wes Craven

Writers

Wes Craven

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

Stream

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Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG19 Feb 1982
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical1527 Apr 1987
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical9 Apr 1982
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical4 Aug 1982
    • PhysicalDVD7 Oct 2003
    • Digital / OTTVOD30 Sept 2020
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray26 Apr 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • TV1226 Jul 1986
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalCSource: IMDB23 Sept 1983

Frequently asked questions

Swamp Thing was released on 19 February 1982.

Audience reviews

3
  • R

    Rob Mamede

    8/26/2017

    5/10

    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 Wise**.…

  • C

    Cam864

    1/2/2019

    4/10

    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.

  • W

    Wuchak

    6/13/2020

    _**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 …

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