The Stuff

1985 "Are you eating it... or is it eating you?"
5.9| 1h27m| R| en
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Amalgamated 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!

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
GazerRise Fantastic!
Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Charles Camp Eh. I guess I can see the appeal. There is definitely a certain charm in the sincerity and enthusiasm of a B movie like this. Yeah the production is shoddy, the dialogue is clunky, and the story lurches forward awkwardly and often nonsensically, but it was clearly assembled by people who were having unconditional fun with the material. But aside from the few cool practical effects moments, the film just didn't do much for me. I could've gotten up and turned it off at any point without a second thought. The story was just too flimsy and it never made good on the satirical potential of the concept beyond the obvious, surface-level jabs at consumerist culture. Again I can see why some would be endeared to the childlike enthusiasm and wackiness of it all, but it ultimately left me feeling indifferent.Strong 2.5/5
phanthinga The Stuff is a horror comedy movie in the same vain with The Blob but much more funny and cheesy.THE STUFF came out of nowhere became the world most favorite dessert everybody love it although where or how it made such a mystery so a food company hire a industrial spies known as David 'Mo' Rutherford played our main character.David is a very likable guy and the ways he take advantage of others is so awesome.I really can watch this movie with him alone and probably never get bored when THE STUFF not around.In the end it open for a sequel but sadly never been made.I will make sure check out other Larry Cohen movie Q from 1982 that also starring Michael Moriarty soon
Anonymous Andy (Minus_The_Beer) Construction workers find a throbbing puddle of white goo on the ground and decide to take a taste (as one does). Turns out, this stuff is good -- really good! The sweet mystery treat is soon taking the country by storm. It's low in calories and it tastes great, so shut up and buy! A spy (Michael Moriarty) is hired by the competing ice cream company to try and crack The Stuff's secret formula. What he gets is a little more than he bargained for, as he battles giant waves of fanatical Fluff, inexplicably beds a beautiful woman (Andrea Marcovicci) and somehow attracts a tag-along child (Scott Bloom).If the above synopsis makes your stomach churn, "The Stuff" may not be the right stuff for you. If, however, you read it and are intrigued, you probably won't be able to get enough of "The Stuff." It's a silly b-movie to be sure. Throwing logic out the window at just about every turn, director Larry Cohen's schlockfest delivers silly, easily digestible entertainment, delivering chuckles (some intended, some otherwise) by the bucket load. Michael Moriarty is game as the hapless lead. With his lazy, drunken demeanor, you forgive the fact that he basically stumbles over his own lines and find yourself cheering the guy on as he encounters racists and racist stereotypes alike and goes toe to toe with the titular goo.The special effects are remarkably pretty effective for the era and the budget. In most shots, you'll believe that a dessert really could come to live and swallow you whole, like an albino blob. Cohen plays the whole thing fast and loose and while it isn't exactly an airtight movie, there's still lots of fun to be had with "The Stuff." When people speak of "midnight movies," this is the stuff they are talking about.
adam-duffy This one I remember watching on a Betamax, and it's high score is somewhat influenced by nostalgia. Tho it is a fun classic, with oddball heroes and an interesting creature(the Stuff) that evokes elements of Body Snatchers/the Blob. It's also similar to such movies as They Live with its social commentary submerged into its storyline. The theme of consumerism consuming us takes on a literal form in this fun film. It's one of those movies I watched over and over again as a kid, so definitely recommend it for a watch by anybody that like a dose of humour with their horror...my personal favourite was Chocolate Chip Charlie, just as quotable as Nada from they live...