Swamp Thing
Science transformed him into a monster. Love changed him even more!
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life.
Why it matters in DC
Alec Holland's transformation places a loss of ordinary human identity at the centre of a superhero story. The film gives DC's catalogue a blend of science, horror and protection, with the apparent monster taking the role usually occupied by a recognisably human hero.
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Swamp Thing is title 3 of 24 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Swamp Thing begins the live-action film pairing continued by The Return of Swamp Thing. Its transformation story establishes the relevant background for that sequel. The later Swamp Thing television adaptation presents another version, so it is not an additional season required between the two films.
Characters
Cast
Louis JourdanArcane
Adrienne BarbeauAlice Cable
Ray WiseDr. Alec Holland
David HessFerret
Nicholas WorthBruno
Don KnightRitter
Al RubanCharlie
Dick DurockSwamp Thing
Mimi CravenArcane's SecretaryRelated titles
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