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The Blob (1988)

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Overview

Director:
Chuck Russell
Writers:
Theodore Simonson (earlier screenplay) and
Kay Linaker (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 August 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
Scream now, while there's still room to breathe. more
Plot:
A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 nominations more
User Comments:
"Better than the original?" not really relevant, its just "different!" more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

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]
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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 more
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Fun Stuff

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. more
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. more
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
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lightning Bug (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Prelude to Frenzy more

FAQ

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
"Better than the original?" not really relevant, its just "different!", 1 June 2002
Author: Noel Bailey (uds3@hotmail.com) from Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia

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!

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