Movie
The Blob
It crawls. It creeps. It eats you alive!
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.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Blob is available to stream on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Kanopy, Max (Via Amazon Prime), The Criterion Channel, YouTube TV, Plex, Shout! Factory TV, and YouTube in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon and Apple TV. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Blob
Cast
Steve McQueenSteve Andrews
Aneta CorsautJane Martin
Earl RoweLieutenant Dave
John BensonSgt. Jim Bert
Robert FieldsTony Gressette
James Bonnet'Mooch' Miller
Olin HowlandThe Old Man
George KarasOfficer RitchieCredits
- Directed by
- Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
- Written by
- Theodore Simonson, Kay Linaker
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Blob Collection
- Budget
- $110K
- Box office
- $4M
Production
- Tonylyn Productions Inc.
- Valley Forge Films
- Fairview Productions
