Two years before director Wes Craven brought an undisputed legend in the horror genre to life with «A Nightmare on Elm Street», he realized the comic adaptation «Swamp Thing«. Based on the comic of the same name by Len Wein and illustrator Bernie Wrightson, it tells the story of a mutated scientist whose genius he falls victim to himself. After a powerful millionaire storms his laboratory, the scientist is forced to ingest the substance himself and grows into a being that is half plant, half animal. The station «Das Erste», also known as ARD, will be showing this absolute cult film this Friday from 00:30 a.m.
Craven's monster film became a huge hit for DC Comics in the 80s, presumably because viewers could identify with the plant-based monster whose humanity and good-naturedness were never lost despite contamination. Anyway, Wes Craven didn't make a big hit with "Swamp Thing" and is at best a laboriously staged B-movie whose story is pretty unimaginative, but I love this film! The atmosphere that emanates from the swamps of North Carolina is great, but the excitement isn't. Craven staged the monster film as a mix of action and a love story with no energy, in which there are no horror elements - but it doesn't need them either. The main problem is that the movie takes itself far too seriously and unfortunately doesn't quite do justice to the original. Nevertheless, the action scenes and pyro works are worth seeing given the very low budget, the B-movie charm is always retained and the film also has a few laughs on its side. Here the plot:
Alec Holland (Ray Wise), a young scientist, develops a preparation that combines animal and plant matter. He gets the ingredients for it from the swamps of North Carolina. The preparation is intended to enable living beings to exist under extreme conditions. When the millionaire Arcane (Louis Jordan) hears about the invention, he wants to use the research for his power plans. Government employee Alice (Adrienne Barbeau) is supposed to bring Alec back. When the young woman arrives, Arcane and his people break into the laboratory. Alec is contaminated with the preparation and escapes into the swamp. There he transforms into a monster, half animal, half plant, but one that still feels human. A bitter fight breaks out between him and Arcane's gang, which Alice has in her power.
"Swamp Thing" (1982) Theatrical Trailer
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