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The Blob

Name: The Blob
Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1958-09-10
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, John Benson, Robert Fields

1958 · 1h 22m · Horror, Science Fiction

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 58 RT 68%

Watch it tonight if you want campy sci-fi fun with genuine atmosphere—this 1958 cult classic nails the drive-in vibe and delivers real thrills despite its low-budget goo monster. Skip it only if you need slick modern effects and can't appreciate the charm of resourceful teens fighting an unknowable threat.

Plot

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.

Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

Cast: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, John Benson, Robert Fields

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