Movie
1988
The Blob is a 1988 American science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Russell, who co-wrote it with Frank Darabont. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. The film stars Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark. The plot follows an acidic, amoeba-like organism that crashes down to Earth in a military…
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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
