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Body horror with the same practical effects and gallows humor.
Overall6.0
Fear3.0
Atmos6.0
Gore7.0
Creature feature
The Blob
1988 · R · 1h 35m
Curator Score7.0/ 10
Terror has no shape.
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- August 5, 1988
- Home release
- October 28, 1988
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Curator Certificate
7.0
Out of ten
Passed by one curator
Fear2.0
Gore7.0
Atmosphere6.0
Intensity5.0
Built on gore.
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In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
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science-fictionhorror
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Child endangerment
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Details
Budget$10M
Box office$8.2M
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Starring
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 · Del Close as Reverend Meeker · Paul McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs
Production
Palisades California Inc., TriStar Pictures
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