The Stuff

1985 · 87 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 19,633 VOTES · DIR. Larry Cohen

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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!

Dialogue Timeline — 1,073 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:10 ( gurgling )
00:04:37 After that, they'll go national.
00:07:19 I don't think you're quite as dumb as you appear to be.
00:10:03 They seem to reproduce this accident in great quantities.
00:12:50 You created the image and put the whole sales pitch together.
00:16:35 ( growling )
00:19:19 I felt like a glass of water, but I'm not thirsty any more.
00:23:17 Well, I sure as hell ain't the Kentucky Colonel! Get off of me.
00:25:56 I'd like to take him some place and get him X-rayed.
00:29:29 There you go, honey. Thanks a lot.
00:32:49 Are you the only person ever done anything wrong?
00:35:48 You know what I said about that. That was the truth.
00:41:00 I know!
00:45:01 is the room where they put all the ingredients together
00:49:20 Argh!
00:54:57 ( The Stuff gurgling )
01:00:00 Are you gonna arrest me for indecent exposure?
01:03:47 Then they'd acquire a corporation, right?
01:06:57 Get back! C'mon! Check out behind that truck.
01:11:13 Come on, gorgeous! I should'a taken you into combat years ago.
01:14:35 Course, they might figure I'm lying, trying to knock the competition.
01:17:33 Get the girl out! Get the kid out!
01:20:31 - Uh, no. I spent it. - Hm.
76:20:09 in this world don't like me.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,073
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line76:20:09

Production Record

DirectorLarry Cohen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,700,000
IMDb votes19,633