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The Blob (1958) -- An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   5,960 votes
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Writers:
Theodore Simonson (screenplay) and
Kay Linaker (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
12 September 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor. more
Plot:
An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(22 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve McQueen ... Steve Andrews (as Steven McQueen)
Aneta Corsaut ... Jane Martin
Earl Rowe ... Lt. Dave
Olin Howland ... Old Man (as Olin Howlin)
Alden 'Stephen' Chase ... Dr. T. Hallen (as Steven Chase)
John Benson ... Sgt. Jim Bert
George Karas ... Officer Ritchie
Lee Payton ... Kate the Nurse
Elbert Smith ... Henry Martin
Hugh Graham ... Mr. Andrews
Vincent Barbi ... George - Cafe Owner (as Vince Barbi)
Audrey Metcalf ... Elizabeth Martin
Jasper Deeter ... Civil Defense Volunteer
Tom Ogden
Elinor Hammer ... Mrs. Porter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Glob (USA) (working title)
The Glob That Girdled the Globe (USA) (working title)
The Meteorite Monster (USA) (working title)
The Molten Meteorite (USA) (working title)
The Night of the Creeping Dead (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
86 min | USA:82 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | UK:12 (re-rating) | Italy:T | Australia:M (alternate rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:PG | Finland:K-16 | UK:15

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Trivia:
Dick Powell, who was the head of Four Star Productions, asked to see a rough cut of this film. This led to the casting of Steve McQueen in the television series "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (1958). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember can be seen in front of the box office of the movie theater when the audience is fleeing the blob. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Lieutenant Dave: At least we've got it stopped.
Steve Andrews: Yeah, as long as the Arctic stays cold.
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13 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
Gobs of Fun, 2 November 2004

What a fun time can be had watching The Blob! A meteorite with a blob inside it lands, attatches itself to an old man's hand, engulfs the old man, a nurse, a doctor, and so on...until it is a huge mass of jelly-like substance squeezing through small openings and killing anything and everything in its path. A very young Steve McQueen plays the small-town teenager who just can't get any of the establishment(adults) to listen to him. The film was shot with a shoestring budget and the actors, with the exception of McQueen who shows talent and personality even at this youthful age, range from mediocre to downright bad(Doc Hallen for example), but none of that is overly important to the monster itself. Nothing like it had ever been on film before and some scenes stand out as decidedly very original and memorable. The Spook Movie festival in the movie theater and the finale at the diner are such classic scenes.

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