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The Blob (1958)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:14

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: THE BLOB is one of the quintessential films for lovers of those science-fiction/horror/monster/camp films of the 1950s. A red, gigantic, gooey, gelatinous glob arrives from outer space and proceeds... THE BLOB is one of the quintessential films for lovers of those science-fiction/horror/monster/camp films of the 1950s. A red, gigantic, gooey, gelatinous glob arrives from outer space and proceeds to terrorize a small town. The more it eats, the more it grows. Local teenagers, who have witnessed its obscene display of hunger, are ignored until it seems that it's too late. Can the local bad boy (Steve McQueen, in his first leading role) save his 'burb from the sinister slime--and reform himself in the process? A perennial favorite of Saturday afternoon horror shows, the film is still a joy to watch, as the young McQueen battles his parents and the big protoplasmic hunk of Jell-O. [More]

Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin

Starring: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin, Stephen Chase, John Benson

Director: Irvin Yeaworth

Director: Irvin Yeaworth
Screenwriter: Theodore Simonson, Kate Phillips
Producer: Jack H. Harris
Composer: Ralph Carmichael

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Bad, but never painfully so . . .

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Michael Szymanski
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oh-no, not jello, NOT JELLO!

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12/01/04
Mark R. Leeper
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The perfect 'B' horror movie.

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Semi-classic 50s sci-fi thanks to McQueen and above par script.

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08/14/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Who doesn't love a mutant Jell-O movie?

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01/11/03
Rob Vaux
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01/11/03
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