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The Stuff Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay List price: $9.98 38 new, used & collectible available from $4.90. |
| No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: DVD Artist: MORIARTY/SORVINO/AIELLO Title: STUFF Street Release Date: 10/24/2000 Genre: HORROR |
| B movie maverick Larry Cohen always enjoyed slipping a little social commentary into his genre pictures, and the satirical sci-fi/horror comedy The Stuff is no exception. A mix of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Blob, The Stuff is an insidiously addictive, low-calorie dessert sensation that soon wins the hearts and minds of the nation, but mostly the minds. You see, to borrow a title from another Cohen classic, it's alive. Michael Moriarty is an industrial spy with questionable ethics and a certain moral flexibility behind his disarming drawl. "No one is as dumb as I appear to be," he informs his newest client, a snack food CEO who wants the secret of The Stuff. Needless to say he becomes the film's hero, a smart-talking everyman battling a compromised FDA and a corporate baddie who sees dollar signs in every Stuff snarfing zombie he converts. Cohen's satirical swipes at consumerism, advertising, and the ethics of corporate profit come fast and furious, if not exactly focused, and help drive the film past his--at times--sloppy direction. Moriarty's energetic performance is hilarious, and his rag-tag crew includes Andrea Marcovicci as an advertising wunderkind (who improbably falls in love with Moriarty), Saturday Night Live alum Garrett Morris as "Famous Amos" parody "Chocolate Chip Charlie," and Paul Sorvino as a commie-hating, conspiracy-spewing militia leader. The DVD features commentary by Larry Cohen along with trailers and detailed biographies. --Sean Axmaker |
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Customer Reviews / The Stuff
| Michael Moriarty (THE HOLOCAUST), Andrea Marcovicci (THE HAND), Garrett Morris (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Paul Sorvino (GOOD FELLAS), Danny Aiello (BLOOD BROTHERS), Patrick O'Neal (SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT), Alexander Scourby (BECAUSE OF YOU), Colette Blonigan (DINER), Frank Topher (THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE), Brian Bloom (CONFESSIONS OF A SORORITY GIRL), Peter Hock (GOD TOLD ME TO) and Scott Bloom (EXILE) star in Larry Cohen's (IT'S ALIVE, Q: THE WINGED SERPENT) cult satirical horror/comedy THE STUFF. The plot is a popular desert has taken the nation by storm. What the public doesn't know is that it is a creature eating out our insides and go on to another host after it finishes someone off. Now it is up to an industrial saboteur (Moriarty), a female broadcaster (Marcovicci), a cookie entrepeneur (Morris), a military colonel (Sorvino) and a young boy (Bloom) must expose the Stuff's secret side effects. This movie has many memorable scenes/lines. One at the top of the list is Moriarty's catch phrase, "You know why they call me Moe? 'Cause anytime my friends give me money I always want mo." I said mo at the end because he pronounces it that way. Another funny moment is Sorvino's character's catch phrase. Sorvino's catch phrase is "Kill them sons of b****es!" Another moment that will most likely stick to someone when they watch it is when Garrett Morris's head stretches to a couple feet long/wide. His mouth looked like the mask's mouth from SCREAM. If you can, check this movie out. I thought of it as a BLOB rip-off but it is nothing like it. Infinity out of 5 star rating. |
| Although some may find the movie silly, people must remember it is from the 80's. This movie is timeless and brings back some great memories. However, if you have never seen it before it is still a great movie. There are some gruesome scenes for people who are into that like myself. The story line is not up to todays standards, but it is fun and enjoyable to follow. If you are a horror movie fan this movie is for you. A great add to a collection! |
| Learn it, live it, love it. Remember, sometimes you need to eat shaving cream to survive. |
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| When miners discover a tasty, white treat resembling marshmallow sauce bubbling up from under the snow-covered ground, they immediately turn the all-natural ice-cream substitute into a nationwide dessert craze! Unfortunately, the completely unprocessed "Stuff" has some sinister surprises. The Stuff is alive! It's addictive and takes over the bodies and minds of its eager eaters. The Stuff: "Are you eating it... or is it eating YOU?" This is the question asked by former FBI agent turned industrial saboteur David "Mo" Rutherford, who teams up with a young boy, a former Stuff employee, a militia-leading conspiracy theorist, and cookie mogul Chocolate Chip Charlie to take down the deadly dessert and the people selling it.
Starring Michael Moriarty as David "Mo" Rutherford, and featuring Andrea Marcovicci, Paul Sorvino, Garrett Morris, and Scott Bloom in supporting roles, "The Stuff" is a true delight of a social commentary from the sci-fi/horror/comedy genre. Great characters/performances and the goofy yet disturbing premise are the driving force, as it suffers from some awkward editing here and there. Some have called "The Stuff" a zombie film. I don't really see it as such. The characters become much more like those in "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" than zombies. Meanwhile, the Stuff itself wreaks havoc as a blob-like entity as it travels from person to person and attempts to preserve its existence and spread. The anamorphic widescreen DVD includes a fine commentary from writer/director Larry Cohen, the man behind the "It's Alive" series and the films "Q the Winged Serprent" and "God Told Me Too". It also includes the theatrical trailer and a text bio on Cohen. Great purchase for those into such weird sci-fi/horror-type films that are heavy on consumerism satire. |
The Stuff
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