A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
Donovan Leitch Jr.
- Paul Taylor
- (as Donovan Leitch)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChuck Russell and Frank Darabont didn't have a lot of rules for the Blob, but they agreed to the general concept of the creature basically being an inside-out stomach, meaning the acid is burning, melting, and devouring almost everything it touches: "It's a monster in its simplest form. There must be something about this thing that can slide under your door or squeeze through an air vent, or quietly dissolve somebody in the next room, that's very elemental. It just makes monstery sense. It's a fear of the worst death: being eaten."
- GoofsAfter Paul's arm is torn off and hits the floor, a small rise is visible for a brief moment near the wrist where the actor's real arm goes through the floor.
- Quotes
Meg Penny: The front door is locked.
Brian Flagg: [picks up a brick] That's okay, I got a key.
- Crazy creditsThe credits at the end of the movie are pink colored to match the monster's color.
- Alternate versionsSome prints contain an alternate version of Eddie's death; in the DVD print, he rises from the water appearing to be a mass of decayed grey flesh. In the alternate version, he rises from the water as a completely skinless, but obviously human, corpse.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blob Town (2010)
- SoundtracksBrave New Love
Written by Janet Minto, Pam Barlow and Gary Cambra
Performed by Alien
Courtesy of Virgin Scandinavia AB
Featured review
"Better than the original?" not really relevant, its just "different!"
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!
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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- May 31, 2002
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Der Blob
- Filming locations
- Abbeville, Louisiana, USA(the town)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,247,943
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,644,920
- Aug 7, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $8,247,943
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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