The Blob (1988)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers:

Theodore Simonson (earlier screenplay) and
Kay Linaker (earlier screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 August 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Scream now, while there's still room to breathe.

Plot:

A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

Plot Keywords:

Teen Hero | Film Within A Film | Urban Legend | Disturbing | Motorcycle

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Kevin Dillon	...	Brian Flagg
Shawnee Smith	...	Meg Penny
Donovan Leitch	...	Paul Taylor
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Sheriff Herb Geller
Candy Clark	...	Fran Hewitt
Joe Seneca	...	Dr. Meddows
Del Close	...	Reverend Meeker
Paul McCrane	...	Deputy Bill Briggs
Sharon Spelman	...	Mrs. Penny
Beau Billingslea	...	Moss Woodley
Art LaFleur	...	Pharmacist / Mr. Penny
Ricky Paull Goldin	...	Scott Jeske
Robert Axelrod	...	Jennings
Bill Moseley	...	Soldier #2
Frank Collison	...	Hobbe

Also Known As:

A Bolha Assassina (Brazil) [pt]
Blob, Der (West Germany) [de]
Blob, Le (France) [fr]
Blob-zabójca (Poland) [pl]
Bortom alla lagar (Sweden) [sv]
Fluido che uccide, Il (Italy) [it]
Kinoumeni maza (Greece) [el]
Panik (Sweden) [sv]
Terror no té forma, El (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Terror no tiene forma, El (Spain) [es]
The Blob - Outra Forma de Terrore (Portugal) [pt]
Valuva kuolema (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (uncut DVD version) (2001) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | USA:R (certificate #29131) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1988) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Canada:14A | France:-12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Abbeville, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Palisades California Inc.

Trivia:

All of the exteriors for the movie were shot in a small south Louisiana town called Abbeville. Abbeville is laid out almost exactly the same as Arbeville, Colorado, where the movie takes place. Abbeville was used because filming took place in late 1987 and Arbeville was covered in snow. It's just a weird coincedence that the names are so similar.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Meg and the two boys are running to leave the theatre through the side exit, you can see the Steadicam operator's shadow on the door they go through while the projector is flashing.

Quotes:

Meg Penny: [Indicating to a pipe whilst chest deep in sewer water] Come on...that's our only way out of here
[Moving past some sewer rats]
Meg Penny: Watch out for the rat
Kevin Penny: [Confused] What Rat?
Meg Penny: [They look round to see the rats being consumed by the blob as it heads for them]
[Screaming]
Meg Penny: RUN

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lightning Bug (2004)

Soundtrack:

Prelude to Frenzy

"Better than the original?" not really relevant, its just "different!"

Given the 30 years gap between the two films....it certainly isn't "thirty years better"..... just 30 years different!

Certainly a good attempt at a remake but not within a bull's roar of John Carpenter's THE THING which blew the original out of the water! (Why, so many climed on its back I could never fathom!)

Dillon does an exemplarary job in an "I'm angry with everyone" McQueen reprise. Part LOST BOYS part EASY RIDER, Dillon handles the Blob pretty well. Lots of people die, some you might not expect but hey, like ET its the Government's fault again isn't it? Anyway, all the bad guys get their come-uppance, so no problem! Neat little ending too. Shame no movie producer has capitalised on it!