The Stuff
Are you eating it... or is it eating you?
1985 | 87m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Larry Cohen |
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| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 1985 |
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| Director: | Larry Cohen |
| Writer: | Larry Cohen |
| Genres: | Comedy, Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | fbi, cult, addiction, sensation, spoof, zombie, explosion, scientist, advertising, desert, agent, discovery, goo, miners |
| Production Companies | New World Pictures, Larco Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,700,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Moriarty | David 'Mo' Rutherford |
| Andrea Marcovicci | Nicole Kendall |
| Garrett Morris | 'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs |
| Paul Sorvino | Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears |
| Scott Bloom | Jason |
| Danny Aiello | Vickers |
| Patrick O'Neal | Fletcher |
| James Dixon | Postman |
| Alexander Scourby | Evans |
| Russell Nype | Richards |
| Gene O'Neill | Scientist |
| Catherine Schultz | Waitress |
| James Dukas | Gas Attendant |
| Peter Hock | Miner |
| Brian Bloom | Jason's Brother |
| Ann Dane | Hostess |
| Rutanya Alda | Psychologist |
| Adrianne Sachs | Studio Aide |
| Nicolas De Toth | Griswald |
| Brooke Adams | Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman |
| Laurene Landon | Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman |
| Tammy Grimes | Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman |
| Abe Vigoda | Stuff Commercial Spokesman |
| Clara Peller | Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman |
| Eric Bogosian | Supermarket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Brad Rijn | Supermarket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Patrick Dempsey | Underground Stuff Buyer (uncredited) |
| Mira Sorvino | Factory Worker (uncredited) |
| John Newton | Howard |
| Robert Frank Telfer | Jason's father |
| Colette Blonigan | Jason's mother |
| Heidi Miller | Girl in Franchise |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Larry Cohen | Writer, Director |
| David Stipes | Visual Effects |
| George Stoll | Art Direction |
| Rolf Pardula | Sound Mixer |
| John Penney | Additional Editor |
| Lisa Wytrval | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Joanna Jimenez | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Cindy Lagerstrom | Grip |
| Arnold Finkelstein | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Ken Howard | Still Photographer |
| Debra Fernandez | Choreographer |
| Eugene Gearty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jenny Fitzgibbons | Second Assistant Director |
| Harvey Livingston Jr. | Makeup Artist, Hair Designer |
| Kim Robinson | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Robert A. Preston | Grip |
| Paul Glickman | Director of Photography |
| Marleen Marta | Art Direction |
| Paul Gentry | Visual Effects |
| Jim Danforth | Visual Effects, Second Unit Director, Matte Painter |
| Michael Maddi | Makeup Effects |
| Steve Neill | Makeup Effects |
| Stuart Deutsch | Boom Operator |
| Gail Warren | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jane Goldenberg | Intern |
| Athan Gigakos | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Barbara Zitwer | Location Scout |
| Bret Culpepper | Special Effects |
| John Lambert | Visual Effects |
| Rick Stratton | Makeup Effects |
| Timothy D'Arcy | Costume Design |
| Anthony Guefen | Original Music Composer |
| Armond Lebowitz | Music Editor, Editor |
| Jim Doyle | Visual Effects |
| Mark Sullivan | Matte Painter |
| Jill S. Cohen | Production Assistant |
| Charles Weaver | Props |
| Rosanne Lebowitz | Assistant Editor |
| Melissa Cohen | Production Assistant |
| Joe Violante | Technical Advisor |
| Philippe Carr-Forster | First Assistant Camera |
| Kathryn Conners | Extras Casting |
| Val DeSalvo | Electrician |
| Drew Dillard | Production Assistant |
| Darryl Green | Gaffer |
| Harvey Waldman | First Assistant Director |
| Ted Rae | Modeling |
| Steven Kaman | Electrician |
| Cecilia Kate Roque | Production Coordinator |
| Craig Lyman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Mike Dooley | Grip |
| Timothy John | Costume Designer |
| Ian Clark | Title Designer |
| Richard Seaman | Music Producer |
| Bob Schnur | Location Scout |
| Mark Croll | Unit Production Manager, First Assistant Director |
| Frederick Iannone | First Assistant Camera |
| Heidi Shulman | Costume Supervisor |
| Matthew Corey | Production Assistant |
| Richard Benenson | Intern |
| Eamonn Bowles | Production Assistant |
| Dwight Dixon | Additional Music |
| J. Christian Ingvordsen | Key Grip |
| Ira Halberstadt | Production Manager |
| Peter Friedman | Production Assistant |
| Pamela Wagener | Production Assistant |
| Scott Buckler | Electrician |
| Harry Walton | Matte Painter |
| Nelson Elwell | Grip |
| Cathy Anderson | Location Scout |
| Val Kuklowsky | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Elana Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Steven Felder | Production Consultant |
| Billy Byrne | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Larry Justice | Swing |
| Ed French | Makeup Effects |
| David Allen | Visual Effects |
| James Dixon | Production Supervisor |
| Jery Hewitt | Stunt Coordinator |
| Daniel Lupi | Production Assistant |
| Meredith Zamsky | Production Assistant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Barry Shils | Associate Producer |
| Paul Kurta | Producer |
| Larry Cohen | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 15 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 35 | 62 | 23 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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