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      The Stuff

      R 1985 1 hr. 27 min. Horror Comedy List
      73% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 01 Buy Now

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      Logan D A former FBI agent turned industrial saboteur (Moriarty) is hired by several companies to investigate a new product taking over the shelves, the simply titled, "The Stuff." At first I had wished I'd seen this when it was released. Then I released I was probably too young then to acknowledge this as the satire it is. I would've thought it was a failed horror film. I'm glad my first viewing I was able to perceive the skill Cohen has in creating this delicious treat. I found it hilarious. Although Morris is a comedian, however, he was woefully miscast in this. Moriarty is spot on. Cameos by Brooke Adams, Laurene Landon, Tammy Grimes, Abe Vigoda, Clara Peller, Jason Evers, and a very young Mira Sorvino, who had come to visit her father on set one day. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/22/24 Full Review irm t why was his first inclination to put in his mouth something that bubbled out of the ground? also this movie is a hilarious example of FOMO and consumerism. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review J.D. C BEST CULT CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE. This is one of those cult classics that never goes out of style! The effects for that time were amazing! No CGI but pure Hollywood magic! Yeah I know it's corny, but if you were an 80's child than you'd love it! The artwork for the VHS tape was awesome too! It has a good premise (are you eating it, or is eating you?) As a kid, I never ate Cool Whip again. Great film for kids who have never seen any 80's horror flicks. The Stuff had an amazing advertising catch phrase too! "Can't get enough of The Stuff!" Love this movie! (I really wish we had this in stores though) It would seriously sell out in stores for the older generation! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/15/23 Full Review Garrett P A really fun concept that's way more boring than anyone would suspect. The plot is too haphazard, with too many scenes that deprive this movie of the ice cream carnage you're waiting for. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Stephen C The gore is the only thing worth watching in this movie. Great idea for a horror movie, poorly executed. It's almost fun bad, but not quite there. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/23 Full Review Ash P Cheesy, 80s movie that involves something like how Attack of the Killer Tomatoes does? Rather, you like The Blob? How about The Blob but purely it's all white stuff like cottage cheese or whip cream? That's The Stuff. Acting is okay, the explanation is a bit vague yet that's a bit minor for me but it is creative on what ridiculous 80s movies worked back then and later on grow on folks like a cult classic. Vague, yet a fun horror movie as The Stuff can be. 6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Rick Kogan Chicago Tribune Peopled by leaden or hackneyed characters...The Stuff is further burdened by special effects of the most pedestrian kind. Rated: 0/4 Mar 26, 2019 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Its execution never lives up to its scrumptious satiric premise. Rated: B Feb 12, 2006 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The Stuff is a wildly ambitious movie that fails because it forgets to attend to its bottom line. Before you can make a clever, funny, satirical horror film, first you have to make a horror film. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Mostly forgotten today outside of cult circles and horror enthusiasts, Cohen’s film conceals nothing, not its cynicism toward American shoppers, not its view of corporate greed, not its hatred of capitalist politics. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Though The Stuff isn't as effective as Cohen's more heralded titles (including the first installment of his It's Alive trilogy), it has all the hallmarks of his perverse sense of eco-terror. Rated: 3/5 Oct 8, 2020 Full Review Josh Goller Spectrum Culture There are a lot of empty calories in this cheapie, but it's so outrageously indulgent it rises above so much other B-movie fluff. Jul 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal.
      Director
      Larry Cohen
      Executive Producer
      Larry Cohen
      Screenwriter
      Larry Cohen
      Production Co
      Larco Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 6, 2015
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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