The Blob
“It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!”
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.
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Part of The Blob Collection
2 films
Cast
35 people
Steve McQueen
Steve Andrews
Known for
The Great Escape
Papillon
Anthony Franke
Al
Aneta Corsaut
Jane Martin
Known for
The Andy Griffith Show
The Toolbox Murders
Earl Rowe
Lt. Dave
Also in
Attica
Kojak
Olin Howland
The Old Man
Known for
Them!
This Gun for Hire
Stephen Chase
Dr. T. Hallen
Known for
When Worlds Collide
John Benson
Sgt. Jim Bert
Known for
4D Man
George Karas
Officer Ritchie
Known for
4D Man
Lee Payton
Kate
No other roles listed
Elbert Smith
Henry Martin
Known for
4D Man
Hugh Graham
Mr. Andrews
Also in
Blood Type: Blue
Vincent Barbi
George
Known for
A Woman Under the Influence
Dolemite
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. Director · Theodore Simonson Screenplay Kay Linaker Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $110K · United States release September 10, 1958
Box office
Budget
$110,000
Worldwide gross
$4,000,000
Gross vs. budget
36.4×
Production
Tonylyn Productions Inc.
Production
Valley Forge Films
Production
Fairview Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
The Molten Meteor · The Glob · The Glob That Girdled the Globe
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 10, 1958
Theatrical
United States
January 1, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 25, 2008 · Premiere · International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
Australia
October 11, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
October 17, 1958 · Theatrical
Canada
January 30, 2001 · Physical · DVD
France
April 1, 1960 · Theatrical
April 13, 1977 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 17, 2005 · Physical · DVD
October 23, 2018 · Physical · BD
December 24, 2019 · Digital
Germany
March 18, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
Ireland
July 10, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
July 31, 1959 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 29, 1959 · Theatrical · Lisbon
September 1, 1977 · Theatrical · Lisbon (Re-release)
March 7, 1978 · Theatrical · Porto (Re-release)
Sweden
January 25, 1960 · Theatrical
February 1, 1991 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
April 1, 1959 · Theatrical
December 19, 1989 · Physical · VHS
July 12, 2004 · Physical · DVD
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