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.
Practical Effects
That silicone blob still looks wrong in the best way.
Acting
McQueen at 27 playing a 'teenager' — the delusion!
Production
Shot in 24 days for $110k, looks like a million bucks.
Director
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The blob was actually silicone gel dyed red, stored in a five-gallon drum between takes.
Burt Bacharach co-wrote the title song — yes, THAT Burt Bacharach — making this the only monster movie with a Grammy-nominated bop.
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