Swamp Thing (film)

Swamp Thing
Directed by	Wes Craven
Produced by	Benjamin Melniker Michael E. Uslan
Written by	Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson (comic book) Wes Craven (screenplay)
Starring	Louis Jourdan Adrienne Barbeau Ray Wise David Hess Mimi Craven Dick Durock Nicholas Worth
Music by	Harry Manfredini
Cinematography	Robbie Greenberg
Editing by	Richard Bracken
Distributed by	Embassy Pictures
Release date(s)	February 19, 1982 (USA)
Running time	91 min
Language	English
Budget	$3,000,000 (estimated)
Followed by	The Return of Swamp Thing
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Swamp Thing is a 1982 horror film written and directed by Wes Craven. It starred Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau and Ray Wise as the scientist who was transformed into a monster (Swamp Thing) by a laboratory accident. The film was based on the DC Comics character of the same name by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. A latecoming, low-budget sequel entitled The Return of Swamp Thing appeared in 1989.

Filming occurred primarily on location in Charleston, South Carolina, and nearby Johns Island, South Carolina.

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