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The Stuff

The Stuff

1985
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 27m
Weird yummy goo erupts from the earth and is discovered by a couple of miners. They taste it and decide to market it because it tastes so good... (imdb)

Directed by:

Larry Cohen

Screenwriter:

Larry Cohen

Starring:

Michael Moriarty, Paul Sorvino, Danny Aiello, Garrett Morris, Russell Nype, James Dixon, Patrick O'Neal, Andrea Marcovicci, Scott Bloom, Alexander Scourby, Catherine Schultz, Gene O'Neill

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Horror, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Stuff

1985
Comedy, Sci-fi
1h 27m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 31 Jul 2014
70
65th
I only come across two kinds of people in the real world: people I can tolerate for more than eight seconds and people that don't like The Stuff. Edit: personal aside/tidbit: I own a The Stuff shirt with the brand logo, wear it all the time, and have never received a comment of any kind on it.
Rated 31 Jul 2014
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 09 Apr 2018
60
38th
A pretty random mix of consumerist culture satire and terribly amusing (or amusingly terrible) 80's schlock. The main adult character is a frustrating combination of Tim Heidecker's dickish 'Decker' character and Lindsey Graham. Every scene where The Stuff is oozing around is fun and I enjoyed the gross physical effects, but most human interactions or plot reveals just kinda baffled or annoyed me. I guess I just didn't have the right stuff ha ha ha h-[disintegrates into a white foamy puddle]
Rated 09 Apr 2018
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 19 Oct 2019
80
77th
Atrocious child actor , manages to get out acted by actor bot Michael Moriarty set to ridiculous and a carton of ice cream goo ... stuff.
Rated 19 Oct 2019
terrymacterrymac
Rated 11 Jan 2017
60
36th
I enjoyed this far more than I should have. The underlying themes just about emerge from the schlock, and there is plenty to enjoy in the performances of Moriarty and Sorvino when he turns up. I'm not sure if this is meant to be a comedy, a horror or a drama, but it feels like campy good fun, if a little rough round the edges. Cheesily enjoyable.
Rated 11 Jan 2017
timecapsuleTimeCapsule
Rated 21 Jun 2017
76
77th
This satirical sci-fi/horror/comedy is a delightfully campy 80's B-movie. Although there are a few genuinely creepy moments, the movie is mostly a cheesy good time in its very 80's anti-consumerism/corporate satire. Enough is never enough.
Rated 21 Jun 2017
kojilessKojiless
Rated 13 Oct 2011
58
61st
Ridiculously entertaining in a quaint sort of way. 80's cheese has never been so pungent. Killer yogurt vs Ice Cream corporations. Ice cream corporations!
Rated 13 Oct 2011
nobambanobamba
Rated 30 Jun 2019
65
71st
Love The Stuff. Good dig at consumerism and advertising. Not sure what the point of the Chocolate Chip character was besides being there to make silly comments about his hands being lethal weapons. Very good VFX except for some bad green screens. Fav scene: attack in motel bedroom.
Rated 30 Jun 2019
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 14 Apr 2020
55
40th
When sitting down to write a horror movie, and the scariest thing you can think of is Cool Whip and being betrayed by Famous Amos, you might be Larry Cohen. You should also close your kitchen cupboards before writing.
Rated 14 Apr 2020
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 29 May 2011
78
66th
I expected to have a big ol' pile of crap spread in front of me on this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. "The Stuff" is even cheesy by mid-80's standards, though it's not the effects that make it so. What makes "The Stuff" a watchable movie is not that it doesn't take it's self seriously (it kind of does), but the fact that no viewer in their right mind could take it seriously. So put this on your to-watch list for forgotten 80's schlock horror flicks.
Rated 29 May 2011
enthusiastEnthusiast
Rated 13 Dec 2009
55
14th
Cohen's movies are notorious for getting chopped up but this one is nearly ruined by its poor editing; characters seem to disappear entirely, action scenes are impossible to follow, day turns to night in a matter of seconds, etc. Of course it's a lot of fun to watch, and probably wasn't going to be Cohen's masterwork either way, but like the titular Stuff it leaves you wanting more.
Rated 13 Dec 2009
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 20 Nov 2020
65
43rd
Silly movie But fun too watch
Rated 20 Nov 2020
feniusFenius
Rated 17 Dec 2015
85
53rd
Cheap, sly fun from quirky Larry Cohen. My favourite bit is at the start, where the Stuff comes bubbling up out of the ground and someone immediately taste-tests it. Michael Moriarty is to Larry Cohen what Marcello Mastroianni is to Fellini, and the world would be a better place if he were in all of Cohen's films.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
witchcultWitchcult
Rated 05 Jun 2014
56
39th
They Live! meets Super Size Me
Rated 05 Jun 2014
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 15 Oct 2012
57
29th
Somewhat enjoyable. Moriarty's accent is a hoot and Paul Sorvino is having a blast with his character as well.
Rated 15 Oct 2012
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 25 Sep 2012
80
57th
If criticker doesn't think I'd like this movie, than it doesn't know me at all.
Rated 25 Sep 2012
doctor7doctor7
Rated 19 Jun 2010
52
31st
The Stuff should be a terrible film. It's actors are almost entirely wooden, it's script is lackluster and the editing ensures that almost no excitement is even possible. However it's anti-Regan message is certainly poignant. While I wouldn't go so far as to call The Stuff a good film it's certainly a decent one that's campy enough to give enough entertainment for a single viewing.
Rated 19 Jun 2010
clawxclawx
Rated 15 Dec 2008
80
61st
killer yogurt that eats people from the inside....somehow larry cohen makes it interesting and entertaining. That man is a genius, he is also out of his damn mind.
Rated 15 Dec 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 17 Oct 2008
3
61st
Man, I nearly forgot about this movie! A great little critique of consumer culture in the form of a corny b-horror film! What's not to like?
Rated 17 Oct 2008
djrossdjross
Rated 01 May 2023
40
26th
Shades of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and DR. STRANGELOVE can be found in this criticism of consumerism and the junk food industry, but it’s best to temper one’s expectations. Michael Moriarty gives an amusingly hammy performance but Paul Sorvino gets most of the best lines. Look out for Eric Bogosian. Brooke Adams shows up too. For those in the mood for it, it’s fairly fun.
Rated 01 May 2023
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 24 Apr 2022
56
36th
The main actor's performance is the single most BIZARRE leading performance you will ever see. Everything he does is like an alien doing a terrible job of pretending to be human, but the character is just supposed to be a normal dude. It's hard to argue that The Stuff isn't awful, but it's also extremely entertaining and highly quotable with lines like "Everybody has to eat shaving cream once in a while" and "No one is as dumb as I appear to be."
Rated 24 Apr 2022
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 16 Apr 2020
65
45th
It has moments of pretty sharp satire, strong performances from Moriarty, Sorvino, Marcovicci & others, & very solid practical effects (apart from a certain green screen). It also has some decent comedy, & has remained mostly unique in the decades since it was made. That said, it also feels incredibly slow for most of its runtime, & the pacing is ridiculously off. It's definitely worth a look for horror/sci-fi fans, but there's really nothing too special about it.
Rated 16 Apr 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 22 Dec 2019
68
66th
Cohen generally pulled off this scrappy offbeat satirical horror-comedy that is essentially a throwback to 1950's horror updated for the hyper consumerist 80's. It's about how both advertising and addictive food chemicals have colonised our bodies and minds, hijacking our neural circuitry, and the amusingly broad characters are played with enthusiasm by B movie staples. The charmingly simple special effects are an added bonus to this loopy tale of corporate greed and consumer complicity.
Rated 22 Dec 2019
jerkyJerky
Rated 20 Oct 2019
55
58th
Michael Moriarty's acting is so fucking strange in this film. He's such a male chauvinist that it becomes ironic and comical. At times I think he's not human. I really enjoyed the commercial satire aspect of the film, but boy oh boy was there some horrible acting going on. It's definitely a cult classic, but could also benefit from a re-make.....in the right hands. Imagine what things Tarantino or John Waters could do with the Stuff!
Rated 20 Oct 2019
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 29 Aug 2019
50
51st
okay movie
Rated 29 Aug 2019
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 11 Jul 2018
60
20th
I thought I was loving it and then I realised I'd been bored for like half an hour, coincidentally about the same amount of time Garrett Morris had been missing. The satire pretty much comes to "Hey isn't it crazy they used to put cocaine in everything?" and it doesn't take very long to get there, so the rest of the movie is...Paul Sorvino I guess. Sometimes it feels like I started watching a TV show halfway through season 2.
Rated 11 Jul 2018
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 28 Oct 2016
73
36th
This is kind of my baseline for what I expect out of a B-movie. Is it good? Not really. But it's competent and engaging and takes its pulpy plot just seriously enough to make you actually interested in what's happening but still maintains a lighthearted silly mood appropriate to the material. Despite a number of glaring weaknesses once the whole thing picks up steam it rolls right along with its crazy little allegory for consumerism and drug addiction. It's silly fun.
Rated 28 Oct 2016
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 12 Jan 2014
76
63rd
Somehow not a Tim and Eric sketch.
Rated 12 Jan 2014
methad1methad1
Rated 29 Sep 2013
45
12th
low score, but still a fun movie in some respects.
Rated 29 Sep 2013
kavuKavu
Rated 06 Nov 2012
76
58th
Awesome b-movie combined with solid criticism towards American advertising and nutrition. What's not to like?
Rated 06 Nov 2012
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 29 Feb 2012
54
31st
It's perfectly logical to eat a steamy pile of good off the ground, and even more so to market it to a world of unsuspecting consumers.
Rated 29 Feb 2012
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 10 Jul 2008
76
72nd
Another gem from Larry Cohen. It will give you the giggles, the fear and the munchies in equal measure. A fine achievement indeed.
Rated 10 Jul 2008
ultrightultright
Rated 16 Feb 2023
92
65th
This is a simple parable for how gullible and credulous consumerism makes people. It is designed to be a B film, so if you are looking for high art or coffeehouse cinema, this ain't it, but this is a solidly entertaining movie that hits too close to home for this denizen of the modern wasteland. Especially if you like Mad Magazine, slapstick, or dark humor like Charles Bukowski and Hunter S. Thompson, this movie will be a fun but uneasy watch.
Rated 16 Feb 2023
forehead1forehead1
Rated 16 Dec 2022
40
26th
I hadn’t seen this since a sleepover when I was 9 and my nostalgia is probably the only reason it doesn’t get a lower mark. Despite the interesting premise/plot and some deeper commentary on all-out capitalism it really is quite a poor film. Competently professional in parts but most scenes look like they were one shot with no rehearsal and the actors clueless as to where the camera is or what they should be reacting to. One that could actually benefit from an earnest modern remake.
Rated 16 Dec 2022
scribScrib
Rated 08 Jun 2022
45
10th
B-movie satire on consumerism that riffs on the whole Invasion of the Bodysnatchers concept with globs of The Blob thrown in and a quirky tone. Too choppy, hokey and downright silly to be considered good; but it has its own weird, internal logic that's hard not to surrender to. Performances and dialogue are mostly bad and character relationships mature about as quickly as it takes to shake a hand, but the lead seems to have enough sly charm to carry things along most of the time.
Rated 08 Jun 2022
slaterman2slaterman2
Rated 25 May 2022
60
20th
This movie convinced me to never eat weird goop from out of the ground again
Rated 25 May 2022
rudakerRudaker
Rated 05 Feb 2022
50
41st
Average
Rated 05 Feb 2022
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 06 Feb 2021
80
73rd
Checking the 1986 awards circuit...did Michael Moriarty when the award for "the most" performance? He didn't. Put everybody in jail.
Rated 06 Feb 2021
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 30 Oct 2020
60
20th
It has a 80s camp corniness, f.e. Paul Sorivno as an anti-communist militia leader with his private army, that one will see as either giving the movie its amusing charm or as proof how bad this is, I come out slightly more on the former side. Of course it's all a very obvious satire on consumerism. It's extremely rushed in places, like the ending which seem like Cohen ran out of time/budget and just put in an some exposition afterwards.
Rated 30 Oct 2020
overratedoverrated
Rated 26 May 2020
58
60th
The first half of this is amazing, unfortunately the whole army clean up second half is weak.
Rated 26 May 2020
neonmanNeonman
Rated 04 May 2019
67
29th
A fun (and not actually appetising) concept that digs into junk-food consumerism -- I can guarantee I'd be all over the Stuff if I were in this film. Unfortunately, this film expands its scale out a bit too much, feeling too much like a kids adventure film at times (the wild predictable contrivances and overly-eager music score don't help). Could've scaled back and improved its social critique, but at least there is meat to these bones. "Are you eating it, or is it eating you?"
Rated 04 May 2019
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 25 Mar 2019
88
83rd
Em honra de Larry Cohen (1941 - 2019). Junto a They Live e os filmes de Alex Cox, este é um dos suprassumos satíricos da era Reagan, a forma que Cohen vai jogando as personagens na história é muito loca, o que dá um tom muito especial ao filme e paul Sorvino está especialmente hilário aqui - acho que me lembrou alguém saído do atual governo brasileiro. BRRip VPPV.
Rated 25 Mar 2019
nobletNoblet
Rated 05 Oct 2016
50
25th
The Law & Order pilot was really weird.
Rated 05 Oct 2016
killgazmokillgazmo
Rated 03 Sep 2016
10
56th
a personal fave i had been watching since i was a kid. very unique idea. and some pretty neat effects sometimes.
Rated 03 Sep 2016
woozybWoozyB
Rated 28 May 2015
60
14th
Had so much potential but just bogged down into not much happening.
Rated 28 May 2015
thomasd_iithomas_d
Rated 06 Mar 2015
9
75th
Attack of the Killer Yogurt!
Rated 06 Mar 2015
janusjanus
Rated 09 Feb 2014
65
41st
Simplistic story and poor direction are somewhat made up for by funny characters, memorably gross effects, and the occasional Ghostbusters-style quip. It's tempting to call the film anti-consumerist a la They Live, but close analysis suggests more the attitude of a child who won't eat their vegetables.
Rated 09 Feb 2014
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 20 Oct 2013
61
17th
Wacky and disgusting. I liked the Alex Jones militia.
Rated 20 Oct 2013
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 04 Jun 2013
73
24th
The cultural critique is on point, and the special effects are bitchin. It's a shame that the writing and cinematography are so amateurish at times.
Rated 04 Jun 2013
troothTrooth
Rated 24 Dec 2012
59
28th
Not really scary enough to be a good horror movie, and not quite cheesy enough to be a funny horror movie. It moves surprisingly slow at times, and only has one or two good uses of effects.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 03 Dec 2012
61
41st
(8)One lick is never enough for The Stuff!(8)
Rated 03 Dec 2012
hotsakehotsake
Rated 05 Jul 2012
70
75th
Fun on a rewatch but a lot of the younger people I watched this with didn't get it.
Rated 05 Jul 2012
jodamicojodamico
Rated 10 Dec 2011
75
45th
Cohen has some major flaws - he can't direct kids and he can't direct action - but his penchant for weirdness and a great main cast make this one of his best.
Rated 10 Dec 2011
aaaaaaarrgggaaaaaaarrggg
Rated 24 Dec 2010
57
46th
A kind of Ben and Jerry's version of _The Blob_, this features good performances from Moriarty as a dumb-smart industrial spy and Sorvino as a right-wing survivalist who comes off as sort of a combination of Sylvester Stallone and Jonathan Winters; though it doesn't always work, it's never dull.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 18 Aug 2010
35
32nd
Lotta fun with a nice anti-consumerism message but not a great film by any means. Don't let that stop you from watching it.
Rated 18 Aug 2010
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 26 Jun 2010
68
39th
from new world pictures comes this blob lite movie..cheese campy fun...but all in all a ok movie
Rated 26 Jun 2010
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 28 Apr 2009
79
16th
A great premise mostly undone by an inconsistent tone.
Rated 28 Apr 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
25
6th
Silly.
Rated 01 Mar 2007

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