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The Blob

1958 · 82 min

A nostalgic, campy creature feature that builds mild tension as teenagers race to warn a skeptical town about a creeping, unstoppable menace.

Tagline
It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • fate
  • freedom
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Written by
Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker
Starring
Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Payton
Music
Ralph Carmichael
Cinematography
Thomas E. Spalding
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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