S1E4 - The Blob (1988)
Not your daddy's The Blob...
Transcript
Hello.
Speaker A:I'm Billops Allen.
Speaker B:I'm a film critic and author of.
Speaker A:The book 101 Films You Could See.
Speaker B:Before You Die.
Speaker A:And this is off the.
Speaker B:Marquee, where.
Speaker A:We spend a minute with.
Speaker B:A movie you might consider revisiting.
Speaker A:The original 58 story of a gelatinous creature from outer space terrorizing a small town in Pennsylvania made Steve McQueen a star. The Blob had an unorthodox charm. With its minimal special effects and simple monster terrorizing a small town storyline, the.
Speaker B:1988.
Speaker A:Remake pushes the premise of the original story of a simple alien.
Speaker B:Shipwreck to a new level.
Speaker A:And ramps up.
Speaker B:The special effects.
Speaker A:This remake.
Speaker B:Is yet another dose of.
Speaker A:Drive in summer fun as this 1988 Blob runs amok, pulling people apart like a pork loin and keeping the audience guessing who will survive. Collaborating with horror regular Frank Darabont, director Chuck Russell created a gorier and more conspiracy minded update to this low budget classic. As the Blob expands, the film becomes a lot of fun. The Blob screens at the Malco Drive in as part of the time warp drive in series.
Speaker B:Humans vs. Aliens program.
Speaker A:Saturday, June 24, alongside the sci-fi action thrillers Starship Troopers and.
Speaker B:Edge of Tomorrow.
Speaker A:I'm Bill of Salon, and this has been off the marquee.
Speaker B:You're listening to.
Speaker A:91.7 yxr.
Episode Notes
The Blob screens at the Malco Drive-In as part of the Time Warp Drive-In series’ Humans vs. Aliens program Saturday, June 24th alongside two great sci-fi action thrillers: Starship Troopers and Edge of Tomorrow.
More of Billups Allen's writing can be seen at offthemarquee.com.
His most recent book, 101 Films You Could See Before You Die, is available on Goner Records.