The Blob
United States • 1958
Director
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Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. • 1958 • United StatesStarring Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe A cult classic of gooey greatness, THE BLOB follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help THE BLOB transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, THE BLOB helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
Synopsis
Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. • 1958 • United StatesStarring Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe A cult classic of gooey greatness, THE BLOB follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help THE BLOB transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, THE BLOB helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
WriterTheodore Simonson, Kay Linaker
CinematographerThomas E. Spalding
ComposerRalph Carmichael
EditorAlfred Hillmann
ProducerJack H. Harris
Cast
Jasper Deeteras Marty the Mechanic
Ralph Rosemanas The Second Garage Mechanic
Steve McQueenas Steve Andrews
