A delicious new dessert is eating its customers from the inside, and corporate America would prefer nobody mention it. The satire has a good idea underneath the uneven plotting, but gooey effects and Michael Moriarty's eccentric delivery make the rough edges half the pleasure.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
6.5/10
Plot
7/10
Effects
7.5/10
Dialogue
8/10
Rewatchability
8/10
“The snack that eats back has excellent brand awareness.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 74
Synopsis and movie facts
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!
Released
1985
Directed by
Larry Cohen
Running time
86 min
Starring
Michael Moriarty as David 'Mo' Rutherford
Andrea Marcovicci as Nicole Kendall
Garrett Morris as 'Chocolate Chip' Charlie W. Hobbs
