| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 82 min.) : sound, color |
| Summary |
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 the rebel teen 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 a 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, with lyrics by Mack David, is just one of this film's many unexpected pleasures |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Thomas Spalding ; editor, Alfred Hillman ; music, Ralph Carmichael |
| Cast |
Steven McQueen, Aneta Corseaut [i.e. Corsaut], Earl Rowe, Olin Howlin, Steven Chase, John Benson, Robert Fields |
| Event |
Originally produced by Tonylyn in 1958 |
| Notes |
In English with optional English captioning |
| Subject |
Human-alien encounters -- Drama
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Life on other planets -- Drama
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Cities and towns -- Pennsylvania -- Drama
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Teenagers -- Drama
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Horror films.
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Science fiction films.
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Teenagers
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Life on other planets
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Human-alien encounters
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Cities and towns
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Horror films
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Science fiction films
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Pennsylvania
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films
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Drama
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Short films
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Short films.
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Feature films.
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Courts métrages.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Yeaworth, Irvin S., film director.
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Simonson, Theodore, screenwriter.
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Phillips, Kate, 1913-2008, screenwriter.
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Harris, Jack H., film producer.
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Spalding, Thomas, 1926-1996, director of photography.
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Hillmann, Alfred, 1935-2021, editor of moving image work
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Millgate, Irvine H., consultant.
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Carmichael, Ralph, 1927-2021, composer
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Bacharach, Burt, composer.
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David, Mack, 1912-1993, lyricist.
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McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980, actor.
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Corsaut, Aneta, actor.
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Rowe, Earl, actor.
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Howland, Olin, 1886-1959, actor.
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Chase, Alden, 1902-1982, actor.
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Benson, John, 1916-1997, actor.
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Fields, Robert, actor.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, film distributor.
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Valley Forge Films, production company.
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Tonylyn Productions, production company.
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