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6.0Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
Released: 1985-06-1486 minDir: Larry CohenHorror, Science Fiction, ComedyBudget: $1.7M
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Cast
- Michael Moriarty as David 'Mo' Rutherford
- Andrea Marcovicci as Nicole Kendall
- Garrett Morris as 'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
- Paul Sorvino as Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
- Scott Bloom as Jason
- Danny Aiello as Vickers
Themes
- fbi
- cult
- addiction
- junk food
- spoof
- sensation
- zombie
- explosion
- scientist
- advertising
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
19,537 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
68%
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 639508
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- publication date
- 1985-01-01
- title
- The Stuff
- review score
- 73%
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Categories
1980s monster movies1980s satirical films1980s science fiction comedy films1985 American films1985 comedy horror films1985 English-language films1985 films1985 science fiction films1985 science fiction horror filmsAmerican comedy horror filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican monster moviesAmerican satirical filmsAmerican science fiction horror filmsAmerican zombie filmsEnglish-language comedy horror filmsEnglish-language science fiction comedy filmsEnglish-language science fiction horror filmsFictional amorphous creaturesFictional foods and drinksFilms about industrial espionageFilms about media manipulationFilms about mind controlFilms directed by Larry Cohen