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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:
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Synopsis
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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