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It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive! - The Blob
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Title: The Blob

Release Date: 10 Sep 1958

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction

Director: Tonylyn Productions Inc., Valley Forge Films, Fairview Productions

Production Companies: Tonylyn Productions Inc., Valley Forge Films, Fairview Productions

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (608 votes)

Cast

  • Steve Andrews: Steve McQueen
  • Jane Martin: Aneta Corsaut
  • Lieutenant Dave: Earl Rowe
  • Sgt. Jim Bert: John Benson
  • Tony Gressette: Robert Fields
  • 'Mooch' Miller: James Bonnet
  • The Old Man: Olin Howland
  • Officer Ritchie: George Karas
  • Dr. T. Hallen: Stephen Chase
  • George the Diner Proprietor: Vincent Barbi
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