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Release Date:
5 August 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
Scream now, while there's still room to breathe. morePlot:
A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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Only a 5.4 rating? This film is FUN! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Dillon | ... | Brian Flagg | |
| Shawnee Smith | ... | Meg Penny | |
| Donovan Leitch | ... | Paul Taylor | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Sheriff Herb Geller | |
| Candy Clark | ... | Fran Hewitt | |
| Joe Seneca | ... | Dr. Meddows | |
| Del Close | ... | Reverend Meeker | |
| Paul McCrane | ... | Deputy Bill Briggs | |
| Sharon Spelman | ... | Mrs. Penny | |
| Beau Billingslea | ... | Moss Woodley | |
| Art LaFleur | ... | Pharmacist / Mr. Penny | |
| Ricky Paull Goldin | ... | Scott Jeske | |
| Robert Axelrod | ... | Jennings | |
| Bill Moseley | ... | Soldier #2 | |
| Frank Collison | ... | Hobbe |
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95 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
Finland:K-15 (uncut DVD version) (2001) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | USA:R (certificate #29131) | Australia:M | Canada:14A | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: While George (the cook) is pulled down the drain, Fran panics and drops a plate of food, which stains the door behind her. But when Brian and Meg come in through the same door, the stain is gone. moreSoundtrack:
Shattered moreFAQ
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A meteor falls near a small town in the USA. A homeless man goes to see what's in it and a jelly-like substance "attacks" him and starts eating away at him. He's discovered by local tough kid Kevin Dillon and (with pretty Shawnee Smith and prettier Donovan Leitch) drive him to the hospital. There he's eaten alive while waiting for the doctor and the blob is loose--eating anything in its path. But, in no time flat, a bunch of scientists and military men arrive to help...or are they?
I HATED the original one...and I don't care if it was Steve McQueen's first film (he was always a lousy actor anyways). It was slow, stupid with terrible special effects and a VERY slow-moving blob. This one has a very funny script that never takes itself too seriously; it moves very quickly; this blob moves like lightning (I was actually getting scared when it chased Smith and Dillon in the diner--you see it following them on the ceiling--and GAINING!); has some great, scary special effects (and no crummy CGI); proudly gives us an R rated horror film (today it would have been cut to a PG-13) and has mostly great acting. Also the taboo about killing kids in a horror film is surprisingly ignored!
Smith (who I thought was hopeless in "The Desperate Hours") is surprisingly very good here; Leitch is good too (and prettier than her) but disappears early on; and there's a great supporting cast of good actors with especially nice turns by Candy Clark and Jeffrey DeMunn. Only Dillon disappoints--he's pretty wooden in his role. And I REALLY hated the "origin" given for the blob--it was totally unnecessary. And the very end was silly (and an obvious setup for the sequel that never was made). This was a big hit with horror fans--but didn't do much at the box office. Too bad. Maybe it will be rediscovered one of these days.
A quick, fast, funny, scary film with great special effects. Well worth catching. I'm giving it an 8.