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A horror/monster film from 1958, about a killer amoeba from outer space. The film is notable not only for its memorable villain, but also for being Steve McQueen's film debut. It spawned a sequel in 1972 and a [[The Remake|remake]] in 1988.
As the film begins, a small meteorite drops to earth near a small town. It contains a tiny, jelly-like substance which quickly attaches itself to a nearby hermit, who is subsequently brought to town for medical attention. Unfortunately, The Blob grows and consumes the hermit and the medical staff, observed only by a pair of teenagers. Of course, when they try to raise the alarm, [[Cassandra Truth|no one believes them]]
In the sequel ''Beware! The Blob'' (also known as ''[[Revenge of the Sequel|Son of]] Blob''), a construction crew working on a new Alaskan oil pipeline has uncovered the frozen Blob. Not knowing what it is, the construction foreman brings a small chunk of it home to southern California with him, upon which it promptly escapes, grows and terrorizes the community, slinking through the sewers. Eventually entering the brand new bowling alley (and attached, still-under-construction ice-skating rink), The Blob is ultimately defeated by freezing the ice rink floor. A decidedly campy film, ''Beware!'' nonetheless plays many monster movie tropes dead straight, particularly the [[Cassandra Truth]]-spewing heroes and the [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] who runs the bowling alley.
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