#alice cable

[professorambrius]

Happy Birthday, Adrienne Barbeau

A Very Happy Birthday to Adrienne Barbeau who turns 80 years old today.

She's best known for her role of Alice Cable in “Swamp Thing” and voicing Catwoman/Selina Kyle in the DCAU.

[nerds-yearbook]

The DC comic character Swamp Thing (created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson) made the leap to the big screen with a release date of February 19, 1982. It was one of the rare theatrical DC films not released by Warner Brothers. It was written and directed by Wes Craven who would become famous for the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream franchises. There were two theatrical cuts of the film with the international cut containing more nudity. The international release was accidently released in the US with the first DVD release, but had to be recalled due to complaints and it being against Barbeau's contract. DC did a comic adaptation of the film written by Bruce Jones and art by Mark Texeira. The movie was not a major hit and Craven said if took almost 2 years after the film's release to get another job. The property inspired one sequel (Return of the Swamp Thing - 1989), two live action TV series (1990 - 1993 & 2019) and one cartoon series (1990 - 1991). The movie, like the comics, was about Dr Alec Holland (Ray Wise) who was turned into the Swamp Thing (Dick Durock) and chased by Doctor Arcane (Louis Jourdan) who wanted to exploit him. Adrienne Barbeau played the love interest, who in the film version was named Alice Cable. ("Swamp Thing" DC Movie Event)

[glamourweaver]

Who’s getting ready to bring up Henderson Wade and Adrienne Barbaeu every time people debate whether Andy Serkis or Payton Oswald is better as Matthew the Raven?

[michaelallanleonard]

Paul Gulacy original art from 1983 Swamp Thing movie portfolio, featuring Adrienne Barbeau as Alice Cable

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Swamp Thing (1982)

[professorambrius]

Happy Birthday, Adrienne Barbeau

A Very Happy Birthday to actress Adrienne Barbeau who turns 80 yeats old today.

Well known for her work on the stage, tv and in films, Adrienne is best known for her roles of Alice Cable in "Swamp Thing", Stevie Wayne in "The Fog" and voicing Catwoman/Selina Kyle on Batman the Animated Series.

She's also remembered for her role of Carol Traynor on the hit series "Maude" where she played the title character's daughter.

[commentsaboutsuperheromovies]

Swamp Thing 3.23: A Time of Running

“In this sequence,” director Wes Craven said, “Adrienne Barbeau falls down twice, and my daughter, who at that time was about 14 when she was watching it, turned and looked at me …

In which I explain several similarities between Swamp Thing (1982) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981.) 

[commentsaboutsuperheromovies]

Swamp Thing 3.17: People Make Choices

“The film couldn’t and doesn’t rely on its special effects,” said director Wes Craven, erroneously. “As the producers went for the person who did the effects on the ba…

In which I am bewildered that Danny keeps saying that a character who is barely in the movie until the last 20 minutes is the protagonist, when there’s someone else who drives every scene and in relation to whom every other character is defined.