The Blob (1988)

Name: The Blob (1988)
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5

1hr 35m

1hr 35m
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A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Chuck Russell

Producer:

Jack H. Harris, Elliott Kastner

Writer:

Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker, Irvine H. Millgate

Release Date:

Aug 5, 1988

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

A strange lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

Cast

Kevin Dillon
Shawnee Smith
Donovan Leitch Jr.
Jeffrey DeMunn
Candy Clark
Joe Seneca
Del Close
Paul McCrane
Sharon Spelman
Beau Billingslea

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.6

RATINGS 491 FANS

3.6

Oct 29, 2016

The blob kills a date rapist and someone talking during a movie. This is the most satisfying movie of all time.

3.5K Likes

AWS

Oct 21, 2022

I love the way this movie sets up a number of characters like the HS football player, the stern but kindly sheriff and the waitress he asks on a date, who you think are going to be major characters, with their little character beats and romantic aspirations only to do a…

2.3K Likes

Will Menaker

Dec 24, 2019

I really loved this film back in the day. So much so that I wrote a letter to Fangoria and to my surprise... they published it! A few months later, I received a signed copy of the screenplay by "Partners in Slime" Frank Darbont and Chuck Russell. I still have it. I think…

1.3K Likes

Sean Baker
Oct 14, 2024

this is what we wanted

1.2K Likes

Karsten

Apr 13, 2020

87 Perfect quarantine viewing. Fearful of the U.S. government more than the blob itself. The creature-effects are some of the greatest in the history of the medium. Also, a precursor to Twin Peaks' brand of wacky, lovable, suspicious nostalgia.

1.0K Likes

SilentDawn

Oct 8, 2022

Tired (1958): what if the blob absorbed people? Wired (1988): but what if the blob also melted people?

788 Likes

Patrick Willems
Oct 30, 2019

1988’s The Blob shows no mercy towards victim choice, wiping out a slew of scummy people to boot all while showcasing some of the genre’s best (repulsive chunk gloop!) effects work of the 1980’s. Quick paced, loaded with a cast of familiars, that diner scene (the drain!!!!…

650 Likes

Ian West

you put me and the blob in a room & only one of us crawlin out alive

610 Likes

pd187

Aug 6, 2020

Deserves to mentioned in the pantheon of Carpenter's 'The Thing', Cronenberg's 'The Fly', Kaufman's 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers', and YES Snyder's 'Dawn of the Dead', as one of the greatest horror remakes of all time. Some truly impressive gore effects and an admirable…

579 Likes

Will Menaker

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NoobCentral945 liked

The Blob

Pretty solid movie. Went in blind except for the fact I knew the practical effects would be good, and god were they. The first few kills were great and nasty is all the best ways but as the Blob gets bigger the kills become people just getting swallowed, which is fine.

🔥 1 2Y

Andrikk0s loved

The Blob

This one might be the first remake that’s better than the OG.❗️ALERT ALERT THE BLOB NO.1 SERIAL KILLER ON THE LOOSE❗️Respect for the Blob to kill that one annoying guy who’s talking in the movies “Are you strung out on something, or what?”

🔥 1 3Y

BuzzyBee loved

The Blob

the practical effects!!!!!!!! amazing *chef kiss* great 80's Sci fi flick

🔥 1 3Y
Totally not Juvens loved

The Blob

Really enjoyed this. There was a sense of doom i felt whn watching this. Didn’t expect that at all. The Blob monster itself is an extremely interesting premise i wish there was more out there about it. Movie was really good tho. Although the very end felt kind of rushed.

3M

Shannon loved

The Blob

Watched this as a follow up to 'The Stuff.' Excepted it to be terrible but this might be a new Halloween fav. The practical effects starting at the beginning of the film were the best and mkst scary thing I've ever seen. Also so many perfectly cheesy 80s lines!

4M

Ultimo_Joe liked

The Blob

This film is iconic, even though I don’t tend to hear of it much or see it being referenced anywhere. Great effects here and some decent performances. Overall it’s realistically just alright but it is still a super fun watch.

4M
Alexa loved

The Blob

I did not realize the level of grossness and gore I was signing up for with this. The kills are gnarly. The story moves fast and keeps you interested. And all the bad guys die horrible deaths. It’s pretty great.

2Y

Whisply liked

The Blob

Tbh this is one of the first “old” movies I’ve watched in a while and it was actually pretty good. I could only imagine taking my gf out to see this Friday night 😂 even if she ends up not liking it

2Y

CvptvinHowdy loved

The Blob

If you love "The Thing," I don't see why you wouldn't dig this, especially with those practical effects. Truly an underrated remake and will always be a good recommendation for a horror remake!

4Y