The Blob

The Blob

Theatrical - Wide 1988-08-05

Cast Kevin Dillon Shawnee Smith Donovan Leitch Jeffrey DeMunn Candy Clark
Directed by Chuck Russell
Written by Chuck Russell Frank Darabont

Box Office Gross: $8,247,943

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: TriStar Pictures, Palisades California Inc.

Genres: Action Horror

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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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