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Film / 1958
The Blob
Directed by
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
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 …
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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.
Cast
Steve McQueenSteve Andrews
Aneta CorsautJane Martin
Earl RoweLt. Dave
Olin HowlandThe Old Man
Stephen ChaseDr. T. Hallen
John BensonSgt. Jim Bert
George KarasOfficer Ritchie
Lee PaytonKate
Elbert SmithHenry Martin
Hugh GrahamMr. Andrews
Vincent BarbiGeorge
Audrey MetcalfElizabeth Martin
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Jasper DeeterCivil Defense Volunteer
Tom OgdenFire Chief
Elinor HammerMrs. Porter
Pamela CurranSmooching Teenager
Ralph RosemanMechanic Under the Car
Charlie Overdorff
David MetcalfDrunk at Door
Josh RandolphTeenager
George Gerbereck
Julie CousinsSally
Keith AlmoneyDanny Martin
Eugene Sabel
Robert FieldsTony Gressette
James Bonnet'Mooch' Miller
Tony FrankeAl
Molly Ann BourneTeenager
Diane TabbenTeenager
Russ ConwayBoy Running Out of Theater (uncredited)
Howard FishloveMan Running Out of Theater (uncredited)
Jack H. HarrisMan Running Out of Theater (uncredited)
Vincent J. MastrangeloMovie Theater Patron (uncredited)
Theodore SimonsonRed Sweater Moviegoer (uncredited)
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