The Stuff/YMMV

• Anvilicious: Like most of Larry Cohen's films, there's some sort of social commentary. Here, it's about consumerism and possibly also cocaine ( the Stuff is an addictive white substance that causes you to lose weight and gain energy--in the middle of the 1980s, no less).
• Ear Worm: The jingle.
• Narm: Numerous examples.
  • The man trying to placate his Stuff controlled dog was especially good.
• Paranoia Fuel: Your ice cream or yogurt may look suspicious after this...
• Special Effects Failure: Constant and spectacular.
• So Bad It's Good: The hokey special effects and sometimes stunningly bizarre dialog are most of the reason to see this.
• Unfortunate Implications: When Charlie arrives at the station, Spears acts like a racist and suspects the black man of being a Commie or some other troublemaker. As it turns out, Charlie nearly causes the heroine's death, but because he was possessed by the Stuff, not because of Spears's reasons.