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The Blob

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68% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve (Steven McQueen) and his best girl, Jane (Aneta Corseaut), 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 and grow to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave (Earl Rowe) refuses to believe the kids without proof.

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In spite of its chortle-worthy premise and dated special effects, The Blob remains a prime example of how satisfying cheesy B-movie monster thrills can be.

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Variety Staff Variety 03/26/2009
Neither the acting nor direction is particularly creditable. Go to Full Review Time Out 06/24/2006
Arriving from outer space (for which read Russia), a large ball of interstellar snot terrorises a small American town by eating everything in sight. Go to Full Review Howard Thompson New York Times 03/25/2006
Unfortunately, [Harris's] picture talks itself to death, even with the blob nibbling away at everybody in sight. And most of his trick effects, under the direction of Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., look pretty phony. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 26
3/4
The Blob is interesting in how it welds together a monster movie with the sort of teen angst drama that was popular in the wake of 1955’s Rebel Without a Cause. Go to Full Review Michael Wilmington Isthmus (Madison, WI) 03/25/2019
A hungry glob of protoplasm from outer space goes on a rampage in this cretinous thriller, which has a totally undeserved reputation as a horror classic. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl 08/03/2016
6/10
...there's something charming about it, as if all the tacky aspects of the 1950s (and again, I'm talking about the white, squeaky clean, small town 1950s) were distilled into a fast-moving 86 minutes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alejandro E @Alex970 Jun 28 From the increasingly distant 1950s, when this genre of fiction was all the rage. If it has any merit at all, it’s for the chance to see a then-fledgling Steve McQueen. Best watched without any great expectations. See more Tung S. @tungtungtungisbest Jun 22 It was a little cheesy at the beggining but overall a great movie See more Cees T @RT15093300 May 4 Nice cars, nice blob, and nice ads, but skipped action, teens that look like parents, and acting like you still see in Russian propaganda. 5/10 - Watch the 1980s version instead. Doctor: "Don't touch the moving parasite." Also doctor: "Don't move." Doctor: "It's some sort of acid." Also doctor: "Throw acid on it." Doctor: "Don't let any of it get on you." Also doctor: "I'm gonna shoot it." Cops: Touching everything. Also cops: "We may want to check for fingerprints around here." See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Feb 2 Needless to say, the special effects did not age well. McQueen's performance is good but unconvincing as a teenager (way too old for the role). The 80's remake is much better. See more Noel L @RT15930389 Jan 12 You know, for it's time, The Blob is actually a pretty decent film See more ka p @RT93004200 Oct 31 This is up there with Billy Budd and gone with the wind it's a movie I watched it for 15 minutes three times See more Read all reviews
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Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Director

Steve McQueen

Steve Andrews

Aneta Corsaut

Jane Martin

Earl Rowe

Lt. Dave

Olin Howland

Old man

Stephen Chase

Dr. T. Hallen

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Synopsis A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve (Steven McQueen) and his best girl, Jane (Aneta Corseaut), 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 and grow to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave (Earl Rowe) refuses to believe the kids without proof.
Director
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Producer
Jack H. Harris
Screenwriter
Kay Linaker, Irving H. Millgate, Theodore Simonson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, Criterion Collection, Allied Artists Pictures, Video Gems
Production Co
Fairview Productions, Tonylyn Productions Inc.
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 1958, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2015
Runtime
1h 22m
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