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The Stuff
Why this pick
Like C.H.U.D., this is grubby, satirical New York creature horror, turning an everyday urban system into a gleefully paranoid threat with practical-effects energy.
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MOVIE1984 1h 28m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Photographer George Cooper is documenting the lives of subterranean homeless people, a population that has mysteriously dwindled. After receiving information from a reporter, George becomes aware of a conspiracy theory about cannibalistic monsters lurking in the sewers. He teams up with the reporter, a policeman and a priest to fight two battles: one against the cannibals and the other against a corrupt government official.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
John Heard
George Cooper
Kim Greist
Lauren Daniels
Christopher Curry
Captain Bosch
Daniel Stern
A.J. 'The Reverend' Shepherd
Eddie Jones
Chief O'Brien
Brenda Currin
Francine the Landlady
Justin Hall
Justin
Sam McMurray
Officer Crespi