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The Stuff

The Stuff

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The Stuff

"Are you eating it... or is it eating you?"

1985

1h 26m

6.0(536 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Comedy

Overview

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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New World Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

David 'Mo' Rutherford

Andrea Marcovicci

Andrea Marcovicci

Nicole Kendall

Garrett Morris

Garrett Morris

'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears

Scott Bloom

Scott Bloom

Jason

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Vickers

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Fletcher

James Dixon

James Dixon

Postman

Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Evans

Russell Nype

Russell Nype

Richards

Creative team

Directed by: Larry Cohen
Written by: Larry Cohen
Produced by: Paul Kurta

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