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.| Status: | Released (1958-09-10) |
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| Awards: | 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker, Irvine H. Millgate |
| Productions: | Tonylyn Productions Inc., Valley Forge Films, Fairview Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 13565: Steve McQueen - Steve Andrews
- 56138: Aneta Corsaut - Jane Martin
- 56139: Earl Rowe - Lieutenant Dave
- 1559631: John Benson - Sgt. Jim Bert
- 99826: Robert Fields - Tony Gressette
- 321633: James Bonnet - 'Mooch' Miller
- 34209: Olin Howland - The Old Man
Crews
- 58725: Alfred Hillmann - Editor - Editing
- 56527: Theodore Simonson - Screenplay - Writing
- 56141: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. - Director - Directing
- 56464: Thomas E. Spalding - Director of Photography - Camera
- 56528: Kay Linaker - Screenplay - Writing
- 222885: Jack H. Harris - Producer - Production
- 1585379: Irvine H. Millgate - Idea - Writing
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Reviews
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_**A weird hungry red glob from outer space!**_ Some teens (Steve McQueen & Aneta Corsaut) witness a strange Jell-O-like substance horrifically assault some people in a Pennsylvania town, but the police have a hard time believing their story. Despite its datedness, “The ....
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The campy theme over the strange title sequence may make you think it will be a very campy horror film that doesn't take itself seriously, you would be half right, but you'd also be half wrong. It is campy, but it takes its self seriously most of the time. Everytime I watch it it ....
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