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The Blob (1958)

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Reviews Counted:22

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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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09/07/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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07/30/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

One of the very finest entries in a generally dismissed genre.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

The Blob is an inane but entertaining 1950s horror cult-film favorite that was made for a mere $240,000.

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05/13/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

...if a vote were taken for the silliest sci-fi horror movie ever made, the original 1958 version of "The Blob" would come out pretty high on the list.

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01/01/00
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
 
 
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August 28, 2009: Rob Zombie Remaking The Blob Opens in new window
He's rebooted "Halloween," and now, for his next trick, Rob Zombie will direct a remake of "The Blob." His first order of business? Getting rid of the "big red blobby thing." More...

March 25, 2007: "Blob" Remake is Funny, Sci-Fi Horror
There's been a slow moving alien Blob and a speedier and gorier chemical blob, but the third incarnation of the sci-fi film will be a funny Blob. Co-writer Chad Hayes ("The... More...

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