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The Blob (1958)
In this low-budget, campy teen, alien invasion horror
B-flick from director Irvin Shortess Yeaworth, Jr., featuring the
first major starring role of a young Steve McQueen:
- the scene of Steve (Steve McQueen) and teenaged
girlfriend Judy (Aneta Corseaut) who tried to convince Pennsylvania
townspeople and police officials that an amorphous, gelatinous,
protoplasmic, purplish-red alien Blob was attacking: ("Well,
it's kind of like - kind of like a mass. It keeps getting bigger
and bigger")
- the memorable scenes of the Blob menacing a medical
facility, a car mechanic, a supermarket, and the Downingtown Diner
- the Blob's assault on a movie projectionist's booth
during a midnight movie theatre show at the Colonial featuring Daughter
of Horror (1955) (aka Dementia) - causing teenaged movie-goers
to scream and race out into the street
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Steve (Steve McQueen) and Girlfriend Judy (Aneta Corseaut)
The Alien Blob
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