The Stuff

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The Stuff ★½ 1985 (R)

Surreal horror semi-spoof about an ice cream mogul and a hamburger king who discover that the new, fast-selling confection in town zombifies its partakers. Forced, lame satire from producer/director/writer Cohen. 93m/C VHS, DVD . Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino, Danny Aiello, Brooke Adams, Patrick O'Neal, Alexander Scourby, Scott Bloom, James Dixon, Tammy Grimes, Clara Peller, Abe Vigoda; D: Larry Cohen; W: Larry Cohen; C: Paul Glickman; M: Anthony Guefen.