The Blob (1958)
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.
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- $110K
- Box office
- $4M
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Steve McQueenSteve Andrews
Aneta CorsautJane Martin
Earl RoweLieutenant Dave
John BensonSgt. Jim Bert
Robert FieldsTony Gressette
James Bonnet'Mooch' MillerAnthony FrankeAl
George KarasOfficer RitchieKieth AlmoneyDanny MartinElbert SmithHenry MartinAudrey MetcalfElizabeth Martin
Olin HowlandThe Old ManKeywords
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What is The Blob about?
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.
How long is The Blob?
The Blob has a runtime of 83 minutes.
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