Synopsis
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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Cast
- Steve McQueenSteve Andrews
- Aneta CorsautJane Martin
- Earl RoweLieutenant Dave
- John BensonSgt. Jim Bert
- Robert FieldsTony Gressette
- James Bonnet'Mooch' Miller
- Olin HowlandThe Old Man
- George KarasOfficer Ritchie
- Stephen ChaseDr. T. Hallen
- Vincent BarbiGeorge the Diner Proprietor
Recommendations
- 75
Slant Magazine
The heroes may be teenagers, but The Blob, though generally a goofy and enjoyable B-programmer ideal for watching while loaded in the middle of the night, is still one of the most pointedly reactionary of the 1950s’ alien-invasion movies. - 75
CNN
A fun ride all the way through. [30 Oct 2008] - 70
Time Out
Despite producer Jack Harris' pooh-poohing of the 'political subtext' theory, rampant Commie-phobia pervades as the ever-redder blob sucks the life-blood out of every sacred American institution, climaxing in a truly marvellous scene in which the enemy within devours an entire diner, over easy, with a side salad and fries to go. - 70
The A.V. Club
Whatever its flaws as a film, a none-too-scary monster chief among them, The Blob is a uniquely compelling monster movie. - 70
The Observer (UK)
Clever, tongue-in-cheek and far more fun than the hi-tech remake. [05 Jan 2003, p.8] - 50
The New York Times
It is truly providential that a new horror melodrama called The Blob is so woodenly presented on the whole, for a little astute showmanship applied to such a plot would have been enough to scare the quills off a porcupine. - 40
Variety
Neither the acting nor direction is particularly creditable. - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Jack H. Harris, the cheapie producer who went on to make the forgettable Mother Goose A Go-Go, struck it rich with this silly picture that gave McQueen his first starring role after a few supporting jobs in Somebody Up There Likes Me and Never Love A Stranger.
