- Actors: Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Kevin Dillon, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark
- Directors: Chuck Russell
- Writers: Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, Irvine H. Millgate, Kay Linaker, Theodore Simonson
- Producers: Andre Blay, Elliott Kastner
- Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Language English
- Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- DVD Release Date: 11 Sep 2001
- Run Time: 95 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005N5RM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 37,239 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Ah, The Blob. I first saw this movie when i was about 12 years old, and still remember it well to this day, as it was genuinely scary in certain scenes. Sure, its cheesy too, but that just adds to the joy! Basically we are led to believe an alien has fallen too earth, only this one eats everything it comes across!Or could the creature be a result of some hideous government experiment?! At the start of the movie the creature is tiny, by the end...you do the math! Favourite scenes in the movie are when the old tramp finds the Blob and makes friends with it...and the crazy old preacher with his little "surprise" at the end. Could have done with Steve Mcqueen (like the original) for added coolness, but a great way to waste a couple of hours.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It is currently the trend in Hollywood at the moment to remake classics, and horror is the biggest victim of all genres. Movies such as Dawn of the Dead, the Texas Chiansaw Massacre, The Fog, When a Stranger Calls and The Omen have all recieved this treatment and the end is result is always the same. Crap!
But in the 1980's some truly classic remakes were released that were superior to the originals in many ways (usually because the director was a fan of the original and wanted to pay homage to that). John Carpenter's The Thing and David Cronenberg's The Fly were far more impressive than the 1950's movies they were inspired by and that can also be said for the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Inspired by a rather naff Steve McQueen movie, Chuck (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3, The Mask) Russell's reimagining was a fun, gore-packed sci-fi horror that featured Matt Dillon's younger brother Kevin as the lead anti-hero, with Saw's Shawnee Smith as the cheerleader-cum-heroine, who try to save small town America from a jello-like substance that devours everything in its path.
While a little cheesy in places, this movie is hugely enjoyable and should be a lesson to modern directors that if you're going to remake a movie, do it properly!
But in the 1980's some truly classic remakes were released that were superior to the originals in many ways (usually because the director was a fan of the original and wanted to pay homage to that). John Carpenter's The Thing and David Cronenberg's The Fly were far more impressive than the 1950's movies they were inspired by and that can also be said for the 1988 remake of The Blob.
Inspired by a rather naff Steve McQueen movie, Chuck (A Nightmare On Elm Street 3, The Mask) Russell's reimagining was a fun, gore-packed sci-fi horror that featured Matt Dillon's younger brother Kevin as the lead anti-hero, with Saw's Shawnee Smith as the cheerleader-cum-heroine, who try to save small town America from a jello-like substance that devours everything in its path.
While a little cheesy in places, this movie is hugely enjoyable and should be a lesson to modern directors that if you're going to remake a movie, do it properly!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The original Blob with Steve McQueen is, and always will be a sci-fi classic, this 1988 remake follows the same plot line as the original but is heavier on the effects.
Now-a-days we've got hundreds of remakes flooding the cinemas and DVD shelves, most of tem are awful...Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween come to mind. But the 1988 Blob has an eighties b-movie charm at it's heart and it's actually a really fun film that's suitable for teenagers.
Of course, it was an 18 certificate when it was released here and the film was cut to ribbons by the BBFC, so much so, it damaged the plot.
The film centers around a small town where a metorite crashes in a field, that rock contains a hungry pink goop that dissolves victims as it eats them alive. The best thing is, the film acknowledges the original 1958 film and plays with it.
This is a brilliant popcorn movie for teenagers who have got access to region 1 players and for once it's uncut.
Also check out The Monster Squad (R1 only) and for a fun but trashy 80's horror movie try Night Of The Comet.
Now-a-days we've got hundreds of remakes flooding the cinemas and DVD shelves, most of tem are awful...Nightmare On Elm Street and Halloween come to mind. But the 1988 Blob has an eighties b-movie charm at it's heart and it's actually a really fun film that's suitable for teenagers.
Of course, it was an 18 certificate when it was released here and the film was cut to ribbons by the BBFC, so much so, it damaged the plot.
The film centers around a small town where a metorite crashes in a field, that rock contains a hungry pink goop that dissolves victims as it eats them alive. The best thing is, the film acknowledges the original 1958 film and plays with it.
This is a brilliant popcorn movie for teenagers who have got access to region 1 players and for once it's uncut.
Also check out The Monster Squad (R1 only) and for a fun but trashy 80's horror movie try Night Of The Comet.
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"..TOP 80'S CLASSIC SCI-FI HORROR.."
Absolutely one of the best remakes ever made and one of the best 80's sci-fi films ever made. This is a one of a kind rare gem of a film you must own on DVD great story, loads of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Drury
The blob? Aus Deutschland?
I didn't know it was going packaged in German and also that the film was German -.-
It's my own fault though as its a Region 2 DVD. Read more
It's my own fault though as its a Region 2 DVD. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pen Name
Well worth it
Great example of a remake/homage being better than the original film. If you are a fan of good 80s horror/sci fi you need this in your collection.
Published 2 months ago by Shiro Hagen
Skip the original....
This remake, while not as important or archetypal as the original, is the best version of the Blob story (and skip Beware the Blob too) and has it all. Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Moncrieff
A Real Blast !!
OK, I payed quite a lot for this dvd(By todays standard),But having just watched it,I don't regret a single penny of it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. P. N. Cairns
Classic cheesy 80's video nasty with plenty of gore.
A classic 80's horror with plenty of gore.
Cheesy story, great for a night in with a few beers.
Cheesy story, great for a night in with a few beers.
Published 17 months ago by R-tron
ON THE BLOB
This was a favourite as a kid, must have rented it every week! Sure I had a VHS recording off the telly aswell, can't remember? Read more
Published 20 months ago by herdy1
The Blob (1988) Region 1 DVD
This is not your Steve McQueen Blob, no sir.
This is your kick ass, blood and guts, gore fest as the original should've been. Read more
This is your kick ass, blood and guts, gore fest as the original should've been. Read more
Published 20 months ago by The Academate
Not a film about a woman's menstrual cycle...
I was terrified when I saw the original when I was a kid, but horror films have such an effect on you - they're great. This is a great DVD, some of the kill scenes are wicked. Read more
Published on 19 April 2010 by Mr. J. R. Dutczyn
One of the best
There is a glut of horror remakes rearing their heads at the moment but for my money
this is one of the best around and dare I say it,even better than the original:
Kevin... Read more
this is one of the best around and dare I say it,even better than the original:
Kevin... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2009 by Tammy Greenaway
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