The Blob
Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Written by Theodore Simonson, Kate Phillips
Starring Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Olin Howland
Released September 12th, 1958
It’s been more than 60 years since audiences mobbed the theaters to see The Blob starring Steve McQueen and 60 years on, The Blob remains one incredibly fun flick. This naked propaganda piece about the slow spread of the Red Menace remains a glorious piece of nostalgia and a genuinely clever piece of filmmaking that combines the best kind of camp with the best kind of star power.
The Blob stars the legendary Steve McQueen as Steve Andrews, a big man on campus who we meet while he is on a date with his girl, Jane (Aneta Corsaut). The two are at a private spot in the woods under the stars, innocently yet romantically, enjoying a night together when they see something fall from the sky. Steve immediately wants to go find it and the two drive off in search. Meanwhile, a nearby hermit named Barney (Olin Howlin) gets to the thing from the sky first.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
