The Blob

The Blob

6.8

Aug 05 1988

2h 35m

Horror, Science Fiction

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Shawnee Smith

Shawnee Smith

Meg Penny

Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Brian Flagg

Donovan Leitch

Donovan Leitch

Paul Taylor

Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Sheriff Herb Geller

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