crystallogic This movie was a staple of late-night cable TV in the early 90s, which is how I first caught it at the age of twelve or so. I recently re-watched The Stuff for the first time since then, and was surprised at how much I remembered. This movie is sticky and sweet, I guess. It sticks to your brain, somehow.Now, this is the kind of movie that's perfect for switching off your brain and just kind of going along with it, with a foolish grin on your face. Literally nothing about the story makes a lick of sense. The movie defies analysis, except, it's rather neat that you can spot the influences. Now that I'm older and more versed in horror and sci-fi stories, I am almost surprised to be reminded of Quatermass II in particular. There's also Invasion of the Body-snatchers in there, I guess. It even reminded me a little of a Doctor Who story from the early 70s about green slime bubbling out of the earth that turns people into animalistic zombie-like creatures. In that story, you yell at the screen, "you idiot, don't touch number 2 output pipe!" But at least none of the characters decide the goop might be good to eat!These other sources are known for their social commentary, and, i believe, so are Larry Cohen's films generally. However, I think this one is too confused and determined to have a good time to properly convey a social message. It can't seem to decide what it wants to say. Is it an anti-drug piece? I guess that almost works. The militia colonel or whatever is just too broad a characature to make this come off seriously as an anti-communist/cold war polemic, and, I guess, thank Satan for that.But, screw it. Let's not analyse this thing. I'm serious: if you think about it too much, this movie might just make you kind of annoyed at its dozens of holes in logic. So let's just eat dessert and have fun. This thing is a laugh a minute and at times you might even catch yourself feeling a little bit creepy. But that latter is never for long. That said, my favourite moment is probably the dissolution of Chocolate Chip Charlie. That's a great Horror Film "Oh No" Moment (tm). Speaking of which, on re-watch, I was disappointed that Chocolate Chip Charlie wasn't in the movie more. I love Chocolate Chip Charlie.This is the kind of movie, in fact, that feels like it was written by a giggling twelve-year-old, or maybe by Roald Dahl while really drunk, and that's pretty cool, if you like that sort of thing. I do, on occasion, particularly when it's an 80s film. Just look at that premise.N.B: Eat pizza or popcorn while watching this; not ice cream, yoghurt or shaving cream.

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.

atinder The Stuff (1985)Well i found this movie for pound , I heard nothing but good coo rants about this movie. So I could not pass on it!This was the first time I saw this movie ( even thought I was getting interrupted every few minutes while watching the movie)Still managed to have fun with the movie, it would be more fun , if I did not after to keep pausing it!The movie was great watch, I really liked how the movie flowed , very fun movie. I loved the Special. Affects in this movie, as It can be very cheesyGreat acting from or cast , this fun horror movie for new horror fans7 out of 10

FlashCallahan Industrial spy and former FBI agent David 'Mo' Rutherford is hired by executives of the ice-cream industry to disclose the recipe of the successful yogurt like dessert called the Stuff.Somehow, its consumers become addicted in the product, and competitors want the formula.With Nicole, the head of the Stuff's advertising campaign; and a boy named Jason, who refused to eat it after his family became consumed, Mo tries to prove that the Stuff is a malevolent, possibly sentient, natural substance that is trying to take over the minds of the population of Earth.....So the film is about a pudding that kills people by coming back out of them, okay it's a silly premise, but then it's a silly B-movie which should never ever be taken seriously.But the problem is that it's just not funny enough to stand above other B-movies. There is a random character called Chocolate chip, who turns up every now and again, being loud, and he is there for comic relief, and a great special effect at the end, but not much else.The cast are fine in a 'we know it's a silly movie' and the effects are perfunctory, and it passes the time nice enough, but it just isn't bonkers enough to live up to it's concept.