The Stuff (1985)
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!
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 21.532 |
Directed By
Larry Cohen
Crew
Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
Larry Cohen
Paul Kurta
Anthony Guefen
Paul Glickman
Armond Lebowitz
Marleen Marta
Timothy D'Arcy
Ed French
Michael Maddi
Steve Neill
Rick Stratton
Bret Culpepper
David Allen
Paul Gentry
John Lambert
David Stipes
Jim Danforth
George Stoll
Jim Doyle
Larry Justice
Barry Shils
Harvey Livingston Jr.
Harvey Livingston Jr.
Kim Robinson
Craig Lyman
Mark Croll
James Dixon
Ira Halberstadt
Mark Croll
Jim Danforth
Jenny Fitzgibbons
Harvey Waldman
Charles Weaver
Billy Byrne
Stuart Deutsch
Eugene Gearty
Athan Gigakos
Joanna Jimenez
Val Kuklowsky
Rolf Pardula
Lisa Wytrval
Arnold Finkelstein
Jim Danforth
Ted Rae
Mark Sullivan
Harry Walton
Jery Hewitt
Scott Buckler
Philippe Carr-Forster
Val DeSalvo
Mike Dooley
Nelson Elwell
Darryl Green
Ken Howard
J. Christian Ingvordsen
Steven Kaman
Cindy Lagerstrom
Gail Warren
Frederick Iannone
Kathryn Conners
Timothy John
Heidi Shulman
Rosanne Lebowitz
John Penney
Cathy Anderson
Bob Schnur
Barbara Zitwer
Armond Lebowitz
Richard Seaman
Dwight Dixon
Elana Golden
Richard Benenson
Eamonn Bowles
Ian Clark
Jill S. Cohen
Melissa Cohen
Matthew Corey
Drew Dillard
Steven Felder
Debra Fernandez
Peter Friedman
Jane Goldenberg
Daniel Lupi
Cecilia Kate Roque
Joe Violante
Pamela Wagener
Meredith Zamsky
TOP CAST
Michael Moriarty
David 'Mo' Rutherford
Andrea Marcovicci
Nicole Kendall
Garrett Morris
'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
Paul Sorvino
Colonel Malcolm Grommett Spears
Scott Bloom
Jason
Danny Aiello
Vickers
Patrick O'Neal
Fletcher
James Dixon
Postman
Alexander Scourby
Evans
Russell Nype
Richards
Gene O'Neill
Scientist
Catherine Schultz
Waitress
James Dukas
Gas Attendant
Peter Hock
Miner
Brian Bloom
Jason's Brother
Ann Dane
Hostess
Rutanya Alda
Psychologist
Adrianne Sachs
Studio Aide
Nicolas De Toth
Griswald
Brooke Adams
Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman
Laurene Landon
Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman
Tammy Grimes
Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman
Abe Vigoda
Stuff Commercial Spokesman
Clara Peller
Stuff Commercial Spokeswoman
Eric Bogosian
Supermarket Clerk (uncredited)
Brad Rijn
Supermarket Clerk (uncredited)
Patrick Dempsey
Underground Stuff Buyer (uncredited)
Mira Sorvino
Factory Worker (uncredited)
John Newton
Howard
Robert Frank Telfer
Jason's father
Colette Blonigan
Jason's mother
Heidi Miller
Girl in Franchise
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