Steve McQueen

What would the average sensible American do if he encountered a pulsing ball of protoplasm from outer space? That's right: he'd poke it with a stick. Thus begins the endearingly earnest and silly ta...( read more  read more... )le of The Blob. Young Steve McQueen takes on his first leading role as, um, Steve, a spunky teenager with plenty of heart. Steve sees the blob kill the local doc, but darn it, none of the town's adults will believe him! Yup, it's up to the teens to save the day! Steve and his trusty girlfriend Jane break their curfews(!) and head off into the night to find the Blob and warn the town. The Blob is a completely enjoyable watch from start to finish, offering the triple pleasures of 1950s morals, gee-whiz acting, and a whole lotta extras running around and screaming. The special effects, though primitive, certainly get the job done, and it is still a treat to watch the Blob ooze its way to its next meal. You may notice that the theme song is surprisingly bouncy for a horror flick ("Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor"). It was written by Hal David and a fresh young composer by the name of Burt Bacharach. --Ali Davis

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Unrated, 82 min.

Directed by: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr.

Release Date: September 12, 1958

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DVD Release Date: November 14, 2000

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  • July 18, 2009
    Havent seen this for along time,i think I saw it when I was quite young and it actaully scared me abit hehe it works well, it is creepy and the effects are nice for the time. Of course Mcqueen is kinda the main focal point. Its harmless fun and has a nice open ending which kinda ...( read more)makes you think abit.
  • June 13, 2009
    I get it... you're calling me fat
  • October 22, 2008
    "..Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor.."

    I watched this when I was really young (as in 4 years old kind of young) and had nightmares about it lmao, so I can't really give it a proper review. I don't want to watch it again and see how...( read more) stupid I was :)
  • August 24, 2008
    Interstellar space goo lands in rural America and eats people. Teenage time capsule where the plot is interrupted by backwards drag races and other hijinks; decent nostalgia with a little suspense, and McQueen is charming as the teen the adults won't believe.
  • August 12, 2007
    blob of a film
  • November 21, 2009
    real classic, the 1st remake was also good
  • November 16, 2009
    Pertty funny now, but was apparently scary as hell in the 50's
  • November 4, 2009
    Scared the crap out of me when I saw it as a child.
  • November 1, 2009
    First scary movie ever.... scared me to death, I was 5.
  • October 28, 2009
    Old horror movies, what they did not have in technology they still had a way of being unsettling. This is a cheesy movie, but for it's time it was enough to make folks shift around in their seats.

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