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The Blob (1958)

86 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   12 September 1958 (USA)
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An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

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Theodore Simonson (screenplay), Kay Linaker (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve McQueen ...
Steve Andrews (as Steven McQueen)
Aneta Corsaut Aneta Corsaut ...
Jane Martin (as Aneta Corseaut)
Earl Rowe Earl Rowe ...
Olin Howland Olin Howland ...
Old Man (as Olin Howlin)
Stephen Chase Stephen Chase ...
Dr. T. Hallen (as Steven Chase)
John Benson John Benson ...
George Karas George Karas ...
Officer Ritchie
Lee Payton Lee Payton ...
Kate the Nurse
Elbert Smith Elbert Smith ...
Henry Martin
Hugh Graham Hugh Graham ...
Mr. Andrews
Vincent Barbi Vincent Barbi ...
George - Cafe Owner (as Vince Barbi)
Audrey Metcalf Audrey Metcalf ...
Elizabeth Martin
Jasper Deeter Jasper Deeter ...
Civil Defense Volunteer
Tom Ogden Tom Ogden
Elinor Hammer Elinor Hammer ...
Mrs. Porter
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Storyline

A mysterious creature from another planet, resembling a giant blob of jelly, lands on earth. The people of a nearby small town refuse to listen to some teenagers who have witnessed the blob's destructive power. In the meantime, the blob just keeps on getting bigger. Written by Rob Hartill  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Blob | Doctor | Alien | Police | Meteorite  | See more »

Taglines:

It crawls.... It creeps.... It eats you alive! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Bolha See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$240,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

In an attempt to profit from Steve McQueen's success in The Towering Inferno, this film was re-released in various countries during the mid-'70s, falsely promoted as an Irwin Allen-style new disaster movie. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Jane's hair doesn't move at all despite the top on the car being down. See more »

Quotes

Dr. T. Hallen: [on the phone] Kate? It's Dr. Hallen, I'm still at the office... something's come up. I need you back here right away. No, you've got to come back, Kate. There's a man here with some sort of a parasite on his arm, assimilating his flesh at a frightening speed. I may have to get ahead of it and amputate. No... I don't know what it is or where it came from.
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Crazy Credits

*SPOLIER*
When the movie ends it shows the blob being dropped into the Arctic."THE
END "appears and changes into a question mark.
*/SPOLIER* See more »


Soundtracks

"THE BLOB"
Written by Burt Bacharach & Mack David See more »