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The Stuff
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R,1hr 33min
Released:
June 14, 1985
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Anchor Bay
Synopsis: When a group of miners discovers a mysterious but delicious white substance bubbling up from the earth, a conglomerate markets the gooey, addictive fluff as a dessert in this tongue-in-cheek horror spoof from former NBC scriptwriter Larry Cohen. When a new product called "The Stuff" begins eating into the market share of traditional frozen desserts, the dairy industry hires former FBI agent Moe Rutherford (Michael Moriarty) to investigate the competition. With the assistance of deposed ice-cream ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
The best point of comparison for this low-budget spoof is John Carpenter's They Live, another 1980s horror flick that mixed wit and gore with anti-consumerist ideology. On the surface, The Stuff is just an exploitation flick -- a jumble of The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Carpenter's remake of The Thing, full of amateurish special effects and hammy performances. But writer/director Larry ... Full Review
Featured Cast
David "Moe" Rutherford
Nicole Kendall
Col. Spears
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Roger Cross at the Stuff Magazine Hosts "The Stuff Style Awards"
Ed Quinn at the Stuff Magazine Hosts "The Stuff Style Awards"
Roger Cross at the Stuff Magazine Hosts "The Stuff Style Awards"
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