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The Blob is a 1988 American horror, science fiction, and thriller film directed by Chuck Russell. The screenplay was written by Frank Darabont, Chuck Russell, and Kay Linaker. The cast includes Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, and Jeffrey DeMunn. Elliott Kastner produced the movie, which was distributed by TriStar Pictures. Michael Hoenig composed the score, and Mark Irwin served as director of photography.
Set in California during the 1980s, the narrative takes place in a town and a movie theater. The plot involves a biological weapon and a human subject research project linked to an arms race. The film has a runtime of 95 minutes and was released on August 5, 1988. It was also made available via video on demand.
The production budget was $10,000,000, and the revenue totaled $8,247,943. Review scores include a 5.8 out of 10 rating, a 69% approval rating, and a 6.7 rating on IMDb. The film’s tagline is "Terror has no shape." Keywords associated with the work include cold, quarantine, killing, Halloween, and slime.
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6.8In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Cast
- Kevin Dillon as Brian Flagg
- Shawnee Smith as Meg Penny
- Donovan Leitch as Paul Taylor
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Sheriff Herb Geller
- Candy Clark as Fran Hewitt
- Joe Seneca as Dr. Meddows
Themes
- cold
- quarantine
- killing
- halloween
- slime
- disgust
- comet
- alien
- playboy
- remake
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- monster film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Blob
- Main subject
- arms race
- Director
- Chuck Russell
- Screenwriter
- Kay Linaker
- Cast member
- Michael Kenworthy
- Composer
- Michael Hoenig
- Producer
- Elliott Kastner
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Mark Irwin
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 561523
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-08-05
- title
- The Blob
- distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- set in environment
- town
- review score
- 69%
- set in period
- 1980s
- capital cost
- 10000000
- box office
- 8247943
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