The Stuff is a 1985 satirical comedy horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris, Andrea Marcovicci, and Paul Sorvino.
The plot, a scathing commentary on consumerism, involves a sticky white glop that is discovered by a man walking about the woods, reminiscent of the opening scene of "The Blob." However, in this case the man eats the substance rather than poking it warily with a stick. ...
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The Stuff is a 1985 satirical comedy horror film written, produced, and directed by Larry Cohen and starring Michael Moriarty, Garrett Morris, Andrea Marcovicci, and Paul Sorvino.
The plot, a scathing commentary on consumerism, involves a sticky white glop that is discovered by a man walking about the woods, reminiscent of the opening scene of "The Blob." However, in this case the man eats the substance rather than poking it warily with a stick. Upon tasting it, the man and his friend discover it has a sweet and highly addictive taste. Later, the slime is marketed as the Stuff and sold to the general public in pint (roughly half-liter) containers like ice cream. It is marketed as having no calories, sweet, creamy, and fills you up! The Stuff becomes a nationwide craze and drastically hurts the sales of ice cream. An industrial saboteur, David "Mo" Rutherford (Moriarty), is hired by the leaders of the suffering ice cream industry, as well as a junk food mogul (Garrett Morris), to find...
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