The Blob is a 1988 monster horror film written by Chuck Russell and Frank Darabont, and directed by Russell. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name, which starred Steve McQueen. The remake stars Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark and Joe Seneca. A meteorite crashes near the town of Arborville, California; an elderly transient discovers, within the sphere, a jelly-like substance that attaches itself to his hand. Three high school students, Brian Flagg, Meg Penny, and Paul Taylor, encounter the man and take him to a hospital. After Brian leaves,... Paul witnesses the lower half of the transient melting from exposure to the Blob. As he calls for help, the Blob drops on top of him. Meg arrives to see Paul being devoured by the growing Blob and while trying to free him his arm is torn from his body, Meg is thrown against a wall and knocked unconscious and the Blob oozes out of the hospital. After Brian and Meg have unsatisfactory encounters with the police, they meet at a diner where Meg tells Brian about the Blob.
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| Release date: | August 5, 1988 |
| Directed by: | Chuck Russell |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Elliott Kastner, Jack H. Harris |
| Editor: | Terry Stokes, Tod Feuerman |
| Music by: | Michael Hoenig |
| Cinematography: | Mark Irwin |
| Screenplay by: | Frank Darabont, Chuck Russell |
| Estimated budget: | $9,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |