Directed by:
Chuck RussellCinematography:
Mark IrwinComposer:
Michael HoenigCast:
Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Beau Billingslea, Jack Nance, Erika Eleniak (more)Plots(1)
After the phenomenal box-office and critical success of David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly, a series of big-budget remakes of '50s horror favorites rode in on its coattails in the late 1980s -- though none managed to rise above mere camp clones of their elders, albeit garnished with modern makeup effects in an attempt to draw modern teen horror-junkies. One remake that managed to live up to its cheesy inspiration was Chuck Russell's version of The Blob, in which the title goo crashes to earth and promptly begins digesting the residents of a small California town while growing to gargantuan proportions. The clean-cut teen hero originally portrayed by Steve McQueen (his first starring role) is replaced here with a rebellious outsider (Kevin Dillon) whose preppie rival (Donovan Leitch) for the affections of the cute heroine (Shawnee Smith) is quickly eliminated by the all-consuming space-gelatin. No sooner has the plasma menace set up house in the town sewers when a shadowy government Blob Squad shows up under the direction of the grandfatherly Dr. Meddows (Joe Seneca), to clean up the mess... or not. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
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USA
Shawnee Smith
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Donovan Leitch Jr.
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Jeffrey DeMunn
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Candy Clark
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Paul McCrane
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Art LaFleur
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Beau Billingslea
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Erika Eleniak
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Frank Collison
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Douglas Emerson
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Jamison Newlander
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Michael Kenworthy
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Rick Avery
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Charlie Spradling
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Robert Axelrod
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Peter Crombie
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