The Stuff

R

1985

1h 27m

Horror

Comedy

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73%

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15 Reviews

48%

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5,000+ Ratings

A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal.

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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

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Its execution never lives up to its scrumptious satiric premise.

Rated: B

Feb 12, 2006

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Christian K

Pretty good stuff, it must of been fun to be a crappy horror writer or actor in the 80s cause what the hell is going on here? Paul Sorvino shows up very late with an insane performance.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Synopsis

A private detective investigates a new consumer taste treat that's absolutely delicious and just possibly lethal.

Director: Larry Cohen
Producer: Paul Kurta
Screenwriter: Larry Cohen
Production Co: Larco Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 27m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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