The Blob
1958 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 6.2
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.
Also known as The Molten Meteor · The Glob · The Glob That Girdled the Globe · The Night of the Creeping Dead
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (662 votes)
Themes
- small town
- monster
- halloween
- film in film
- blob
- meteorite
- town in panic
- missing person
- nostalgic
- good cop bad cop
- space monster
- fire extinguisher
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Steve McQueen
as Steve Andrews
Aneta Corsaut
as Jane Martin
Earl Rowe
as Lieutenant Dave
- JB
John Benson
as Sgt. Jim Bert
Robert Fields
as Tony Gressette
James Bonnet
as 'Mooch' Miller
Olin Howland
as The Old Man
George Karas
as Officer Ritchie
Stephen Chase
as Dr. T. Hallen
Vincent Barbi
as George the Diner Proprietor
Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.