The Blob
“Terror has no shape.”
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
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Cast
47 people
Kevin Dillon
Brian Flagg
Known for
Entourage
Platoon
Shawnee Smith
Meg Penny
Known for
Saw III
The Stand
Donovan Leitch
Paul Taylor
Known for
Glory
Cutting Class
Jeffrey DeMunn
Sheriff Herb Geller
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Billions
Candy Clark
Fran Hewitt
Known for
Q
American Graffiti
Joe Seneca
Dr. Meddows
Known for
Crossroads
Kramer vs. Kramer
Del Close
Reverend Meeker
Known for
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Untouchables
Paul McCrane
Deputy Bill Briggs
Known for
ER
The Shawshank Redemption
Sharon Spelman
Mrs. Penny
Also in
Angie
The Stepford Children
Beau Billingslea
Moss Woolsey
Known for
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Art LaFleur
Pharmacist / Mr. Penny
Known for
Cobra
Death Warrant
Ricky Paull Goldin
Scott Jeskey
Known for
Piranha II: The Spawning
Going Overboard
Chuck Russell Director · Frank Darabont Screenplay Michael Hoenig Composer
Worldwide gross $8.2M · Budget $10M · United States release August 5, 1988
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,247,943
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Palisades California Inc.
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 5, 1988
Theatrical
United States · August 5, 1988
Theatrical
United States · October 28, 1988
Physical · VHS
Australia
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
September 11, 2001 · Physical · DVD
France
February 1, 1989 · Theatrical
October 31, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 19, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
October 20, 1988 · Theatrical · West Germany
Italy
June 8, 1989 · Premiere · Fantafestival
June 15, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
January 21, 1989 · Theatrical
September 22, 2015 · Premiere · Kanazawa Film Fest
Portugal
November 11, 1988 · Theatrical
February 1, 1990 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
South Korea
June 25, 1991 · Physical
Spain
January 25, 1989 · Theatrical
June 19, 2015 · Theatrical · Barcelona (Re-release)
Thailand
December 31, 1988 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 1, 1989 · Theatrical
August 17, 1989 · Physical · VHS
August 11, 2000 · Physical · DVD
June 24, 2016 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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