Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing (1982)

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

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.

Date of release
1982-02-19
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (500)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Wes Craven
Collection
Swamp Thing Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Budget: $2.5M
  • Filmed in: South Carolina

Swamp Thing is a 1982 American superhero film written and directed by Wes Craven, based on the DC Comics character of the same name created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. It tells the story of scientist Alec Holland who is transformed into the monster known as Swamp Thing through laboratory sabotage orchestrated by the evil Anton Arcane. Later, he helps a woman named Alice Cable and battles the man responsible for it all, the ruthless Arcane. The film did well on home video and cable and was followed by a sequel, The Return of Swamp Thing, in 1989.

Production

Filming occurred primarily on location in Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. It was also filmed at the historic Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston, South Carolina. Wes Craven was proud of delivering the film on time and on budget at $2.5 million.

In writing the film, Wes Craven referenced Werner Herzog's 1974 film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser which was originally called Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Commando (Don Gottesfeld), one of the mercenaries, says the line to a character named Bruno (Nicholas Worth). In Enigma, the lead character Kaspar Hauser was played by Bruno S..

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