Swamp Thing

Theatrical - Wide 1982-02-19

Cast Louis Jourdan Adrienne Barbeau Ray Wise David Hess Nicholas Worth Don Knight
Directed by Wes Craven
Written by Wes Craven

Genres: Comic Book Horror Science-Fiction

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Synopsis

Dr. Alec Holland, hidden away in the depths of a murky swamp, is trying to create a new species – a combination of animal and plant capable of adapting and thriving in the harshest conditions. Unfortunately he becomes subject of his... See more own creation and is transformed . . . Arcane, desperate for the formula attempts to capture the Swamp Thing. An explosive chase ensues that ultimately ends with a confrontation between Holland and a changed Arcane . . .

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SWAMP THING (TV Review)

Posted 7 years ago

Synopsis: Something unnatural is happening in the swamps outside Marais, Louisiana. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, CDC investigator (and former Marais native) Abby Arcane is sent to investigate. At the hospital, she encounters biologist Alec Holland who believes the bizarre illness...

TV Review: Swamp Thing

Posted 7 years ago

Synopsis: Something unnatural is happening in the swamps outside Marais, Louisiana. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, CDC investigator (and former Marais native) Abby Arcane is sent to investigate. At the hospital, she encounters biologist Alec Holland who believes the bizarre illness...

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Update #2: JoBlo himself reached out to producer James Wan on the Swamp Thing news today and Wan clarified that the show isn't cancelled, just abbreviated from 13 episodes to 10 episodes, which Wan says he would've preferred anyway. See...

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