The Blob Blu-ray

A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
 
Film Info
 
United States 
1958
82 minutes
Color
1.66:1
English 
Spine #91
 
Special Features
 
Digital master, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Two audio commentaries: one featuring producer Jack H. Harris and film historian Bruce Eder and the other featuring director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and actor Robert Fields
Trailer
Blobabilia!, a gallery of collector Wes Shank’s rare trove of stills, posters, props (including the blob itself!), and other ephemera
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman for the Blu-ray edition