The Blob

1958 · 82 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 30,666 VOTES · DIR. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.

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Overview

A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.

HorrorScience Fiction1950s

Dialogue Timeline — 944 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:15 Beware of the Blob It creeps and leaps
00:06:35 well, I'm sorry about the bumpy ride.
00:10:10 How are we gonna help you if you don't let us see it?
00:13:45 - To the light. - Okay. You say when.
00:17:13 - You don't know the half of it. - What?
00:20:27 - Hey, what landed here? - We must be getting close to the front line.
00:22:59 - What about the dog? - I don't know.
00:27:41 I'm sorry. Get in the car, Jane.
00:31:28 "This office will be closed all day Saturday. Dr. Hallen."
00:35:13 They rigged it with string. It's part of their plan to make us look silly.
00:37:30 Mrs. Porter, you don't understand.
00:40:00 - What else could I do? - Well, give us a chance to find out what happened.
00:42:44 Why didn't you book the kids then?
00:45:14 - What's his name? - Oh, any name you want, Danny.
00:48:31 you know, like flying saucers.
00:51:55 I'll explain outside. This is important.
00:54:21 Well, I'll see you guys.
00:58:42 - Steve, it's the little dog!
01:03:25 Every criminal in the world was a kid once. What does it prove?
01:06:22 All right, knock off the noise now!
01:08:52 I don't know. But if it's in the market, we'll all know in a few minutes.
01:13:44 Jim, here's a rifle.
01:18:15 And check these buildings for fire extinguishers. But only the CO2 kind.
08:00:09 of the accidents are front-end jobs.

Cast & Characters

Steve McQueen Steve Andrews Aneta Corsaut Jane Martin Earl Rowe Lt. Dave Olin Howland Old Man Stephen Chase Dr. T. Hallen John Benson Sgt. Jim Bert George Karas Officer Ritchie Lee Payton Kate Elbert Smith Henry Martin Hugh Graham Mr. Andrews

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed944
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:01:15
Final line08:00:09

Production Record

DirectorIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110,000
Revenue$4,000,000
IMDb votes30,666