The Blob (1988) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Blob (1988) |
| Director | Chuck Russell |
| Screenplay Writer | Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont |
| Based on Novel by | Remake of The Blob (1958) |
| Lead Actors | Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith |
| Cast | Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi |
| Release Date | August 5, 1988 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 35m (95 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$10 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$8.2 million |
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A meteor falls to Earth an old man walks out checks out what fell from the sky, a minute later the oozing red spacemass that is the blob is on the loose and headed towards town, eating everything in it’s path. In steps our loner teen hero, Steve Andrews, who tries to tell everyone what he has seen heading towards them, but as usual nobody listens until it is too late. Now with the blob growing in size how can Steve and the local police stop the Blob?
The original and remake both follow the same core story, rock falls to earth, old man pokes it, out comes goo and devours everything. So the remake does honor the classic, it just has more gore and better effects and acting.
This version does, however, star Steve McQueen in his first major role, looking and acting like a James Dean rip-off. McQueen does show his future tough guy image off in this film quite well. My biggest problem with this film is when McQueen’s character begins to doubt what he may have seen, it just doesn’t fit after what the character has seen up to that point.
Although made in 1958, the effects are pretty good considering the creature and the time period, the highlight is when the blob attacks a theater full of moviegoers. Full of standard early horror movies clichés and a very simplistic ending, the Blob does leave an impression and is a pretty good horror sci-fi movie mix and it also features the debut of a future screen legend, if you have never seen the original check it out, but both the classic and the original are fairly good films.
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