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The Blob is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. from a screenplay by Theodore Simonson and Kate Phillips, based on an idea by Irving H. Millgate. It stars Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut and co-stars Earl Rowe and Olin Howland.
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Fate can be capricious when it comes to the careers of Hollywood’s grandest stars. Steve McQueen, often hailed as the epitome of ‘cool’, owed his stardom to a film that is anything but ‘cool’ – the 1958 low-budget science fiction horror film, *The Blob*, directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. The plot unfolds in a small Pennsylvania town, where local teenager Steve Andrews (played by McQueen) and his girlfriend Jane Mart…More
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I was a big fan of cheesy horror films in the late 80's and early 90's so it is a surprise to me that I never managed to see this one until yesterday. I will say this right out of the gate: This is NOT a good film . However, it does have all the elements of typical horror films from the 80's and that for me, was kind of a fun trip down memory lane. If you were alive in the 80's, you might end up feeling the same way…More
Source ""The Blob" is a 1958 science fiction/horror film directed by Irvin Yeaworth. "The story revolves around a small town that is terrorized by a gelatinous alien creature that consumes everything in its path. "The film stars Steve McQueen in one of his early roles as Steve Andrews, a teenager who becomes determined to stop the Blob from wreaking havoc on the town. "As the Blob grows in size and engulfs mo…More
Most remakes fail, whether at the box office, among the critics or fans of the original. Sometimes that fate is undeserved, like in the case of *The Blob*, 1988 science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Russell. The film represents remake of eponymous 1958 B-film, famous for having silly theme song that became a hit, but even more so for turning young Steve McQueen into a star. The plot of the new version is set…More