Swamp Thing (1982 film)

Swamp Thing
Film poster for Swamp Thing
Directed by	Wes Craven
Written by	Screenplay: Wes Craven Comic Book: Len Wein Bernie Wrightson
Produced by	Benjamin Melniker Michael E. Uslan
Starring	Louis Jourdan Adrienne Barbeau Ray Wise David Hess Mimi Craven Dick Durock Nicholas Worth
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Edited by	Richard Bracken
Music by	Harry Manfredini
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release dates	February 19, 1982
Running time	91 min.
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000 (est.)

Swamp Thing is a 1982 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. It starred Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau and Ray Wise as the scientist who was transformed into a monster (Swamp Thing) by a laboratory accident. The film was based on the DC Comics character of the same name by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. A latecoming, low-budget sequel entitled The Return of Swamp Thing appeared in 1989.

Filming occurred primarily on location in Charleston, South Carolina, and nearby Johns Island, South Carolina.

There are two cuts of the film in circulation. A European cut, and a United States cut. The European cut included a topless bathing scene with Adrienne Barbeau and later on in the film one of the Arcane henchmen is seen galavanting with some topless women. MGM, the company that released the film on DVD, marketed the disc erroneously. The initial Region 1 release was actually the Euro cut, but had a PG rating. The film was later recalled when a mother rented the film for her son and saw the nudity, thus prompting her to complain to MGM. The PG-rated U.S. cut is now the only version of the film currently available in U.S. retail stores.

External links

• Swamp Thing at IMDb
• Swamp Thing at Rotten Tomatoes