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%%* ImpendingDoomPOV* ImpendingDoomPOV: Used during the scene of infiltrating the bad guy compound.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: At one point, Swamp Thing points out that the swamp where he makes his home used to be slave quarters. She then blithely responds with "I can't imagine anyone being sad in this place!" The line understandably may cause viewers to throw her quite a large side eye as a result.



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%%* MadScientistLaboratory* MadScientistLaboratory: The villains are holed up in one that looks like all the other stock laboratories, with bubbling colorful liquids and beakers.



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%%* ScreamingWoman* ScreamingWoman: Abby screams a ''lot'' in her role as the DamselInDistress.



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%%* StrappedToAnOperatingTable* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Abby, who the bad guys want to use to leech off her life essence.



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%%* TapOnTheHead* TapOnTheHead: Most of the opponents that Swamp Thing physically fights in the film are defeated with taps on the head. However, they're a lot luckier than the Mooks in the finale who get shot with automatic weapons, run over, or blown up.

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* ActorAllusion: When [[CaringGardener Abby]] is leaving her plants in a friend's care at the beginning of the movie, she notes that [[TalkingToPlants they enjoy watching]] that show "T. J. What's-his-name." Heather Locklear was a principal character on Series/TJHooker.

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When [[CaringGardener Abby]] is leaving her plants in a friend's care at the beginning of the movie, she notes that [[TalkingToPlants they enjoy watching]] that show "T. J. What's-his-name." Heather Locklear was a principal character on Series/TJHooker.
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Dr. Alec Holland, or rather Swamp Thing, is still living in the swamp, avoiding Dr. Arcane's men and helping people when needed to. Anton Arcane (Creator/LouisJourdan) himself has managed to regain his humanity, thanks to his currents assistants Dr. Rochelle and Zurell (Creator/SarahDouglas), and is still searching for Swamp Thing in hopes of gaining immortality from his DNA. He has invited his stepdaughter Abigail (Creator/HeatherLocklear) to his mansion, as he needs her DNA as well for the operation. Ignorant to his motivation, Abigail agrees to visit him in hoping that she'll learn what happened to her late mother. Later on she meets up with Swamp Thing, and a romance develops between the two as he fights it out with Arcane's men and mutants.

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Dr. Alec Holland, or rather Swamp Thing, is still living in the swamp, avoiding Dr. Arcane's men and helping people when needed to. Anton Arcane (Creator/LouisJourdan) himself has managed to regain his humanity, thanks to his currents current assistants Dr. Rochelle and Zurell (Creator/SarahDouglas), and is still searching for Swamp Thing in hopes of gaining immortality from his DNA. He has invited his stepdaughter Abigail (Creator/HeatherLocklear) to his mansion, as he needs her DNA as well for the operation. Ignorant to his motivation, Abigail agrees to visit him in hoping that she'll learn what happened to her late mother. Later on she meets up with Swamp Thing, and a romance develops between the two as he fights it out with Arcane's men and mutants.
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Dr. Alec Holland, or rather Swamp Thing, is still living in the swamp, avoiding Dr. Arcane's men and helping people when needed to. Anton Arcane himself has managed to regain his humanity, thanks to his currents assistants Dr. Rochelle and Zurell, and is still searching for Swamp Thing in hopes of gaining immortality from his DNA. He has invited his stepdaughter Abigail to his mansion, as he needs her DNA as well for the operation. Ignorant to his motivation, Abigail agrees to visit him in hoping that she'll learn what happened to her late mother. Later on she meets up with Swamp Thing, and a romance develops between the two as he fights it out with Arcane's men and mutants.

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Dr. Alec Holland, or rather Swamp Thing, is still living in the swamp, avoiding Dr. Arcane's men and helping people when needed to. Anton Arcane (Creator/LouisJourdan) himself has managed to regain his humanity, thanks to his currents assistants Dr. Rochelle and Zurell, Zurell (Creator/SarahDouglas), and is still searching for Swamp Thing in hopes of gaining immortality from his DNA. He has invited his stepdaughter Abigail (Creator/HeatherLocklear) to his mansion, as he needs her DNA as well for the operation. Ignorant to his motivation, Abigail agrees to visit him in hoping that she'll learn what happened to her late mother. Later on she meets up with Swamp Thing, and a romance develops between the two as he fights it out with Arcane's men and mutants.
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%%* HotScientist: Dr. Lana Zurell.
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** Poinsettia got one of her scars at a Music/MotleyCrue concert -- where Locklear's husband Tommy Lee would have performed.
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A 1989 sequel to the ''Film/SwampThing''.

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A ''The Return of Swamp Thing'', is a 1989 sequel to ''Film/SwampThing''. It is directed by Jim Wynorski with the ''Film/SwampThing''.
screenplay by Neil Cuthbert and Grant Morris. It was released on May 12, 1989.
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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: On a critical moment on her boss' rejuvenation, Dr. Zurell switches samples. After learning about it, Dr. Arcane lets her to believe that everything is all right before shooting her.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: On a critical moment on her boss' rejuvenation, Dr. Zurell switches samples.samples out of pity for Abby. After learning about it, Dr. Arcane lets leads her to believe that everything is all right before shooting her.



* ThisIsGonnaSuck: How Gunn reacts when Swamp Thing pulls the pin on one of his grenades and stuffs it into Gunn's pocket:

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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: How Gunn reacts Gunn's hilarious reaction when Swamp Thing pulls the pin on one of his grenades and stuffs it into down Gunn's pocket:pants:

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