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Rating: 6.5 stars

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Seen on: 04/19/2009 (rewatch)

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The Blob (1958)

Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Science Fiction | Thriller | Horror

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 86 minutes

Actors

Steve McQueen | Olin Howland | Aneta Corsaut | Earl Rowe | Alden 'Stephen' Chase | Theodore Simonson | Robert Fields | Vincent Barbi | James Bonnet | Hugh Graham | John Benson | George Karas | Lee Payton | Elbert Smith | Audrey Metcalf | Pamela Curran | Anthony Franke | Kieth Almoney | Julie Cousins | Jasper Deeter | Molly Anne Bourne | Dianne Tabban | Josh Randolph | Elinor Hammer | Tom Ogden | Ralph Roseman | Charlie Overdorff | David Metcalf | Eugene Sabel | George Gerbereck

Viewing Notes

Hard to believe this is a Criterion release. Been a long time since I’ve seen this and it really doesn’t hold up to my memory. Still a fine film for its time but a little dry.

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