Indescribable... Indestructible! Nothing Can Stop it!
Memorable quote:
I think you should send us the biggest transport plane you have, and take this thing to the Arctic or somewhere and drop it where it will never thaw.
Movie Review:
From amidst the post-WWII induced fears of alien beings invading the Earth comes The Blob, one of the era's schlockiest but most memorable and fun-loving creature features......full review
The Plot:A mysterious creature from another planet, resembling a giant blob of jelly, lands on earth. The people of a nearby small town refuse to listen to some teenagers who have witnessed the blob's destructive power. In the meantime, as it consumes human flesh, the blob just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Sequels:
It was not until 1972 that the world was given a sequel to The Blob. Directed by Larry Hagman and starring Robert Walker, Jr. Beware! The Blob picked up on the obvious open ending of the original and incredibly created a feature presentation with more camp and schlock than the original. A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace, including the local hippies, kittens, and bowlers.
Beware! The Blob was also Known As: Son of Blob (1972) (UK) (USA: TV title); Beware of the Blob (1972); and Son of the Blob (1972) (USA: video box title)
In 1988, Chuck Russell and Frank Durabont collaborated to create The Blob, a remake that stuck fairly close to the original story about a deadly meteor full of flesh-eating plasma from another planet. Only here, the blob is a conspiracy by the military. The Blob follows the tradition of the great sci-fi remakes of the eighties, including The Thing and The Fly. The script (co-written by Darabont, who wrote The Shawshank Redemption) is a rule breaker. Main characters are unexpectedly eaten and even children are shown no mercy.
DVD Release Details:
DVD Release Date:
November 14, 2000
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
Region information:
Region 1: USA
Closed Captioning:
Yes
Master Format:
Film
Sides:
1
Chapter Stops:
19
Sound:
Dolby Digital: 2.0 mono.
Subtitles:
English (captions)
DVD Extra Features:
Interactive menus; scene access; Audio Commentary by producer, director and actor Robert Fields; Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; "BLOB-abilia!"; Collector Wes Shank's rare trove of stills, posters, props (including the Blob itself!), and other ephemera; Special collectible poster.
DVD Chapter List:
1. "Beware of the Blob" [:14]; 2. The Molten Meteor [1:45]; 3. Doc Hallen [6:00]; 4. Lessons in Troublemaking [3:49]; 5. Meeting of the Minds [5:18]; 6. Meanwhile, Back at the Doctor's Office [1:44]; 7. The Crater [1:34]; 8. Well, That Didn't Work... [2:55]; 9. The Police Station [4:34]; 10. "What Goes On Out Here?!" [3:19]; 11. Parental Concerns [7:17]; 12. Sneaking Out [5:41]; 13. Midnight Movie [7:10]; 14. Jerry's Supermarket [4:38]; 15. Sounding the Alarm [5:20]; 16. "It's Gotten Bigger" [4:46]; 17. The Movie Theater [2:51]; 18. "Do You Wanna Die?" [2:54]; 19. "Hey, That's It" [4:54]
The Menu: • Play the Movie •Commentaries - Play Commentary One (Producer Jack Harris and Film Historian Bruce Eder) - Play Commentary Two (Director Irvin S. Yeaworth, Jr. and Actor Robert Fields) •Theatrical Trailer •Blob-abilia! •Color Bars
The DVD Set:
Creature From the Black Lagoon is part of The Universal Classic Monster Collection that contains the following movies in one DVD set, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, The Wolfman, and Creature From the Black Lagoon.
The DVD of Creature From the Black Lagoon comes in a nicely designed keep-case with full-color graphics. There is a color insert with chapter listings on one side and a reproduction of the original poster used for the 1954 theatrical release on the other side. There is also a game playing insert advertising a Universal giveaway that includes one of those red-tinted decoders with instructions to visit a web site and look through the decoder to see if you've won. Its nicely designed packaging and brilliantly encoded DVD make this DVD a nice addition to anyone's cllection. The Universal Classic Monster Collection entire DVD Set runs about $120-150.
Movie stills From The Blob:
The old man does what anyone would do when faced with an oozing blob of plasma - he pokes it wih a stick. the blob oozes down the stick and when he turns the stick upside down, it continues to crawl upward onto his hand.. Here is the blob in front of the Colonial Theater. Notice that the theater is air conditioned.
Tony's 1940 Ford Coupe.
The Blob DVD and navigation panel.
Back of the DVD
The Blob Movie Posters:
Trivial Tidbits:
The last time 'McQueen, Steve' was billed as "Steven".
The monster is referred to as "the mass" in the shooting script.
Partially filmed in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The theater everyone is seen running from is the Colonial Theater.
* The movie being shown at the Colonial Theatre was "Daughter of Horror", originally released as Dementia (1955).
The Colonial Theatre sequence shows a poster for a film titled "The Vampire and the Robot". Although this was one of the proposed U.S. titles for Mother Riley Meets the Vampire (1952), the movie is a phoney. It is a doctored poster for Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Blob was created with a modified weather balloon in the early shots, and in the later shots with colored silicone gel.
This independent production was originally picked up by Paramount for use on the bottom half of a double bill with their in-house production of _I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)_ . Early marketing tests and initial bookings indicated that a larger share of the ticket buyers where coming for "The Blob." This film became the main feature and more money was spent on its promotion.
Producer Jack H. Harris claimed that this film cost $240.000. This has been the source of some controversy. It is generally believed to have cost substantially less to produce.
The popular title song that was used over the opening credits was credited to "The Five Blobs." There was only one "Blob", studio singer Bernie Knee who did all the vocal tracks.
The barking for the little dog was provided by Sound Director, Gottfried Buss.
Pamela Bickel (now Mrs. Gottfried Buss) watched Steve McQueen's dog while he was on the set. She also turned down the opportunity to take a motorcycle ride with him.
Extras in the Jerry's Market scene were "paid" a hoagie for their participation.
The breakout scene at the Colonial Theater had to be filmed twice because the first time someone fell.
Royersford resident, Rosemary Neal, was asked to stand in for Aneta Corsaut for a scene in Steve McQueen's car. Corsaut was ill that evening, and Rosemary Neal had the same hairdo. She was paid $25.00 for her participation.
The newspaper being sold outside of Jerry's Market is the Inter-Borough Press.
The fire stations participating in the Jerry's Market scene were the Humane Fire Company and the Friendship Fire Company in Royersford. The fire station in the Downingtown Diner scene was the Downingtown Fire Department. Yet these two scenes were supposed to take place in the same town
According to Jack Harris' attorney, Jack purchased Daughter of Horror (originally Dementia) from the estate of the filmmaker. The movie was silent, so Jack added a narrator, Ed McMahon. He inserted McMahon, wearing a stocking over his head and walking through a cemetary as he spoke. Jack told Johnny Carson about it one day when they were getting a haircut together at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Carson surprised McMahon on The Tonight Show with the clip that Harris provided.
Movie Quotes:
[After throwing acid on the Blob] Kate, the nurse: Doctor, nothing will stop it!
[On the radio to Washington] Lieutenant Dave: I think you should send us the biggest transport plane you have, and take this thing to the Arctic or somewhere and drop it where it will never thaw.
Lieutenant Dave: At least we've got it stopped.
Steve Andrews: Yeah, as long as the Arctic stays cold.
[hears dog barking] Steve Andrews: There must be a house nearby.
Friend: No, Sounds more like a dog.
[outside supermarket] Steve Andrews: It's in there! It's in there! I wish I were kidding. It's in there!
The Blob Site - A fan site dedicated to the 1958 science fiction movie classic, The Blob, starring Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut. Filmed in Chester County, PA. We visit many of the locations used during filming for a then and now comparison. The Blob Site also lists trivia and information related to movie, as well as information on the Colonial Theater's annual BlobFest. A must visit for any Blob enthusiast.
Theme Song From The Blob - Remember "The Blob" 1958 starring Steve McQueen? The story was fun and the special effects were splendid for 40+ years ago, plus, it really was a scary film! BUT...we think the funniest part was the theme song! (Written by Burt Bacharach & Mack David) We hope you enjoy it too! Listen to the song in mp3 or RealAudio formats.
DVD Angle Review of The Blob DVD - In-depth review and details of The Blob on DVD. Includes details and opinions of the many aspects of the DVD transfer including video and audio quality.
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