Summary
A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the it, it terrorizes the populace-- the local hippies, cops, drunks and bowlers must all face the Blob!
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 38
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings2.3/5
IMDb4.1
Audience score21%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1972
June 21, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more24 people
- Robert Walker Jr.Bobby Hartford
- Gwynne GilfordLisa Clark
- Richard StahlEdward Fazio
- Richard WebbSheriff Jones
- Shelley BermanMr. Carmel
- Larry HagmanYoung Hobo
- Carol LynleyLeslie
- Godfrey CambridgeChester Hargis
Randy StonehillRandy Guitar
Cindy WilliamsRandy's Girlfriend
Marlene ClarkMariane Hargis
Burgess MeredithOld Hobo
Dick Van PattenScoutmaster Adleman
Rockne TarkingtonDeputy Williams
Gerrit GrahamApe Suited Party Guest
J.J. JohnstonDeputy Kelly Davis
Danny GoldmanBearded Teenager
Del CloseHobo Wearing eyepatch- PMPatrick McAllisterAl - Repairman's Assistant
Byron KeithBowling Customer- JHJack H. HarrisMan Running Across Ice Rink (uncredited)
Sid HaigDeputy Zed (uncredited)- BMBurgess MeredithOld Hobo (uncredited)
- CRConrad RothmannFireman (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Larry Hagman Director
- Jesse Corallo Assistant Director
- Hazel W. Hall Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
- Anthony Harris Screenplay, Producer
- Jack Woods Screenplay
- Richard Clair Story
- Jack H. Harris Story, Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Al Hamm Director of Photography
- Bill Pecchi Grip
Editing · 1
- Tony de Zarraga Editor
Sound · 3
- Mort Garson Original Music Composer
- Randy Stonehill Songs
- Ken Carlson Sound Mixer
Lighting · 1
- W. Allen York Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Tim Baar Special Effects
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