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The Blob

The Blob

It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!

19586.21h 22m

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.

Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Written by Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker, Irvine H. Millgate
Produced by Jack H. Harris
Box OfficeBudget: $110KRevenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Steve Andrews

Aneta Corsaut

Aneta Corsaut

Jane Martin

Earl Rowe

Earl Rowe

Lieutenant Dave

J

John Benson

Sgt. Jim Bert

Robert Fields

Robert Fields

Tony Gressette

James Bonnet

James Bonnet

'Mooch' Miller

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

The Old Man

George Karas

George Karas

Officer Ritchie

Stephen Chase

Stephen Chase

Dr. T. Hallen

Vincent Barbi

Vincent Barbi

George the Diner Proprietor

Themes & Keywords

small townmonsterhalloweenfilm in filmblobmeteoritetown in panicmissing personnostalgicgood cop bad copspace monsterfire extinguisherteenage herokid brotherteenage heroineunkillable monsterpeople eaternight of horrorhigh school kidsplayfulserioussci-fi horror

About The Blob

The Blob is a horror, science fiction film released in 1958 exploring themes of small town, monster, halloween, film in film, blob, meteorite. Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., it stars Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe. 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.

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