The Blob

The Blob

86 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Sept. 10, 1958

A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.

The Blob

86 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Sept. 10, 1958

The Blob
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Valley Forge Films, Tonylyn Productions Inc., Fairview Productions
Original title The Blob
Directors Bert Smith, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Writers Kate Phillips, Irvine H. Millgate, Theodore Simonson

Cast

Steve McQueen

as Steve Andrews

Aneta Corsaut

as Jane Martin

Earl Rowe

as Lieutenant Dave

John Benson

as Sgt. Jim Bert

Robert Fields

as Tony Gressette

James Bonnet

as 'Mooch' Miller

Olin Howland

as The Old Man

George Karas

as Officer Ritchie

Stephen Chase

as Dr. T. Hallen

Vincent Barbi

as George the Diner Proprietor

Pamela Curran

as Smooching Teenager

Kieth Almoney

as Danny Martin

Elbert Smith

as Henry Martin

Audrey Metcalf

as Elizabeth Martin

Elinor Hammer

as Mrs. Porter

Lee Payton

as Kate the Nurse

Hugh Graham

as Mr. Andrews

Jasper Deeter

as Marty the Mechanic

Ralph Roseman

as The Second Garage Mechanic

Tom Ogden

as Phil the Fire Chief

Julie Cousins

as Sally the Waitress

Theodore Simonson

as Crabby Old Man in Audience

Josh Randolph

as Teenager

Molly Anne Bourne

as Teenager

David Metcalf

as Drunk Party Man at Front Door

Dianne Tabban

as Teenager

Charlie Overdorff

as Bit Part

Eugene Sabel

as Bit Part

George Gerbereck

as Bit Part