The Blob - Starring Steve McQueen (Blu-ray - 03/12/2013) [Criterion Collection]

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 (The Great Escape) 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.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Actors: Steve McQueen
Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Format: Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: March 12, 2013
Run Time: 82 minutes

Special Features
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film historian Bruce Eder and the other by 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
PLUS: An essay by critic Kim Newman

Cast & Crew
Steve McQueen Steve Andrews
Aneta Corsaut Jane Martin
Earl Rowe Dave
Olin Howland Old Man
Stephen Chase Dr. Hallen
John Benson Sergeant Jim Bert
George Karas Officer Ritchie
Lee Paton Kate, the nurse
Elbert Smith Henry Martin
Vincent Barbi George
Audrey Metcalf Elizabeth Martin
Jasper Deeter Civil Defense Volunteer
Elinor Hammer Hammer Mrs. Porter
Pamela Curran teenager
Ralph Roseman auto mechanic
Julie Cousins waitress
Kieth Almoney Danny Martin
Robert Fields Tony Gressette
James Bonnet Mooch Miller
Anthony Franke Al
Molly Ann Bourne teenager
Diane Tabban teenager
Charlie Overdorff
David Metcalf
Josh Randolph
George Gerbereck
Eugene Sabel
Hugh Graham
Tom Ogden
Tovert Fields
Olin Howlin Old Man
Stephen Oates
Vivian Ogden

Technical Credits
Irvin Shortess Yeaworth Jr. Director
Burt Bacharach Score Composer, Songwriter
Ralph Carmichael Score Composer
Hal David Songwriter
Mack David Songwriter
Russell S. Doughten Jr. Associate Producer
Frank A. Fuller Jr. Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Gardner Makeup Special Effects
Jack H. Harris Producer
Alfred Hillman Editor
Bill Jersey Art Director
Karl Karlson Art Director
Vin Kehoe Makeup
Kay Linaker Screenwriter
Ruth Phillips Screenwriter
Theodore Simonson Screenwriter
Barton Sloane Special Effects
Bert Smith Asst. Director
Thomas E. Spalding Cinematographer
Jean Yeaworth Score Composer