The Blob (1958)
1958 · Feature film · 82 min · dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!
- Horror
- Science Fiction
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
- Writer
- Theodore Simonson
- Composer
- Ralph Carmichael
- Cinematography
- Thomas E. Spalding
- Studio
- Tonylyn Productions Inc., Valley Forge Films, Fairview Productions
- Released
- 1958-09-10
- Series
- The Blob Collection
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Running time
- 82 minutes
Cast & crew
- Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Director
Steve McQueen
Aneta Corsaut
Earl Rowe
John Benson
Robert Fields
James Bonnet
Olin Howland
George Karas
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Steve McQueen's 1st Film! · joan denuzzi · 2026-06-12
Yes, this 50's sci-fi potboiler was Steve's first..., and he turns what could have been just an old drive-in flick into a real thriller. (Like this one better than the 1988 remake, though superior special effects in that one) Addenum:"It'll be OK if it stays frozen...,as long as the Arctic stays cold. Circa 2026; Now what about Global Warming?? Look out, the Blob!!
