The Blob (1988 film)

The Blob
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChuck Russell
Screenplay by
Based on
The Blob
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited by
  • Tod Feuerman
  • Terry Stokes
Music byMichael Hoenig
Production
company
Palisades California Inc.[1]
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
  • August 5, 1988 (1988-08-05) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[nb 1]
Box office$8.2 million

The Blob is a 1988 American science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Russell, who co-wrote it with Frank Darabont. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. The film stars Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark. The plot follows an acidic, amoeba-like organism that crashes down to Earth in a military satellite, which devours and dissolves anything in its path as it grows. Filmed in Abbeville, Louisiana, The Blob was theatrically released in August 1988 by Tri-Star Pictures to generally positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $8.2 million against its budget of approximately $10 million.

  1. ^ "The Blob". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "THE BLOB 1988 BLU-RAY REVIEW". Pop Culture Maven. 29 October 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2020.


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