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6.2/10 • 616

1958-09-101h 22m

HorrorScience Fiction

It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!

A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.

Directors
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Editors
Alfred Hillmann

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Steve McQueen

    Steve McQueen

    Steve Andrews

  2. Aneta Corsaut

    Aneta Corsaut

    Jane Martin

  3. Earl Rowe

    Earl Rowe

    Lieutenant Dave

  4. John Benson

    John Benson

    Sgt. Jim Bert

  5. Robert Fields

    Robert Fields

    Tony Gressette

  6. James Bonnet

    James Bonnet

    'Mooch' Miller

  7. Olin Howland

    Olin Howland

    The Old Man

  8. George Karas

    George Karas

    Officer Ritchie

  9. Stephen Chase

    Stephen Chase

    Dr. T. Hallen

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Wuchak

Oct 23, 2021

8/10

A weird hungry red glob from outer space! Some teens (Steve McQueen & Aneta Corsaut) witness a strange Jell-O-like substance horrifically assault some people in a Pennsylvania town, but the police have a hard time believing their story. Despite its datedness, “The Blob” (1958) is worth checking out as a window into small town America in 1957 (when it was shot) plus the fact that it was Steve McQueen’s debut starring role, not to mention the movie is genuinely scary in a quaint 50’s way. My only criticism is that Steve is clearly an adult male and not a teenager or youngster. He was 27 during shooting, but looked at least 30. Larry Hagman did a sequel fourteen years later called “Beware! the Blob” (aka “Son of Blob”) after his rise to TV stardom with I Dream of Jeannie and before his return to popularity as J.R. in Dallas. It throws in quirky comedic bits amidst the serious horror and it is interesting to compare the two movies because of the social changes brought about by the radical events of the 60s. The sequel is an entertaining window into the counterculture of that time (specifically 1971 when the film was shot) and how the hippies or semi-hippies gelled with those of traditional culture. To me, it wasn’t a big deal as there’s always a “generation gap” between young and old in every decade, which can be observed even in the original film. A quality remake of the original movie came out in 1988 and, like “Beware! The Blob,” walked the balance beam between utter horror and amusing non-horror. It had a bigger budget compared to Hagman’s film, but the addition of a subplot revealing the creature's origins as decidedly earth-centric took away from the Blob's otherworldly and creepy ambiance. Still, it’s a worthwhile reimagining. The movie runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot entirely in southeast Pennsylvania in areas west of Philadelphia (Phoenixville, Downingtown, Valley Forge, Royersford & Chester Springs). GRADE: A-/B+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$110,000.00
Revenue
$4,000,000.00
Keywords
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