The Blob
A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film historian Bruce Eder and the other by director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and actor Robert Fields
- Trailer
- Blobabilia!, a gallery of collector Wes Shank’s rare trove of stills, posters, props (including the blob itself!), and other ephemera
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman
New cover illustration by Mike Koelsch, design by Michael Boland
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film historian Bruce Eder and the other by director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and actor Robert Fields
- Trailer
- Blobabilia!, a gallery of collector Wes Shank’s rare trove of stills, posters, props (including the blob itself!), and other ephemera
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman
New cover illustration by Mike Koelsch, design by Michael Boland
Cast
- Steve McQueen
- Steve Andrews
- Aneta Corsaut
- Jane Martin
- Earl Rowe
- Lieutenant Dave
- Olin Howlin
- Old man
- Stephen Chase
- Dr. T. Hallen
- John Benson
- Sergeant Jim Bert
- George Karas
- Officer Ritchie
- Elbert Smith
- Henry Martin
- Vince Barbi
- George, the café owner
- Lee Payton
- Kate, the nurse
- Robert Fields
- Tony Gressette
- James Bonnet
- Mooch Miller
- Anthony Franke
- Al
Credits
- Director
- Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
- Producer
- Jack H. Harris
- Screenplay
- Theodore Simonson
- Screenplay
- Kate Phillips
- From an original idea by
- Irvine H. Millgate
- Director of photography
- Thomas Spalding
- Film editor
- Alfred Hillmann
- Special effects
- Bart Sloane
- Music supervisor
- Jean Yeaworth
- Makeup artist
- Vin Kehoe, S.M.A.
- Music composed and conducted by
- Ralph Carmichael
- Title theme by
- Burt Bacharach
- Title theme by
- Mack David
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