Swamp Thing (film)
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Directed by | Wes Craven |
Produced by | Benjamin Melniker Michael E. Uslan |
Written by | Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson (comic book) Wes Craven (screenplay) |
Starring | Louis Jourdan Adrienne Barbeau Ray Wise David Hess Mimi Craven Dick Durock Nicholas Worth |
Music by | Harry Manfredini |
Cinematography | Robbie Greenberg |
Editing by | Richard Bracken |
Distributed by | Embassy Pictures |
Release date(s) | February 19, 1982 (USA) |
Running time | 91 min |
Language | English |
Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Followed by | The Return of Swamp Thing |
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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.
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