THE BLOB (THE CRITERION COLLECTION) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1958
• Genre: Horror, Science-Fiction
• Plot: A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing a rebel teenager who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film's many unexpected pleasures.
• Cast: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Payton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Elinor Hammer, Pamela Curran, Julie Cousins, Keith Almoney, Robert Fields, James Bonnet, Anthony Franke, Molly Ann Bourne, Diane Tabben, Russ Conway, Howard Fishlove, Jack H. Harris, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker
• Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
• Runtime: 1:22
• Company: The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie