I guess I queued up Swamp Thing based on the Film Sack podcast, and based on wanting to see a dumb comic book movie. The presence of Adrienne "Boobeau" had no influence on my decision to watch this.
Barbeau is visiting a secret government lab deep withing the swamps of So. Carolina when they are attacked by commando-thugs, seeking the magic plant-life elixir. At the same time, scientist Ray Wise has been exposed to the elixir and become - the Swamp Thing! AKA, stuntman Dick Duroc in a rubber suit.
Made by horror-schlockmeister Wes Craven in 1982, Swamp Thing is surprisingly tame. It's mostly swamp chases - he gets the steamy atmosphere dead on. Barbeau looks surprisingly ratty, with big 80's hair and a rode-hard/put-away-wet face. The monster looks totally like a guy in rubber suit. The magic plant powers are pretty silly. Still, it's fun in a retro monster movie way. And the ending gallops right along.
Enjoy it. We did.
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