The Blob (1972)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The blob |
| Original title | Beware! The blob |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Larry Hagman |
| script | Anthony Harris Jack Woods |
| production | Anthony Harris |
| music | Mort Garson |
| camera | Al Hamm |
| cut | Tony de Zarraga |
| occupation | |
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The Blob (Original: Beware! The Blob , Beware the Blob , Son of Blob , Son of the Blob or The Blob Returns ) is an American horror film from 1972. Directed by Larry Hagman . The film is a sequel to Blob from 1958.
action
15 years have passed since the events of the first part. The blob is safely at the North Pole and is frozen. Cold is the only thing that could stop him. A pipeline worker named Chester brings a small serving of Blob home to suburban Los Angeles . He keeps this sample in the refrigerator, where it can escape: Unaware of the blob, Chester and his wife disconnected the refrigerator from the electrical circuit. The little blob begins to kill and eat and grows as a result. First a fly and a kitten have to believe in it, then Chester's wife. Then it's Chester's turn: he is attacked and eaten while watching a trailer for the film The Blob .
Lisa witnesses Chester's death and flees. Others whom she reports to do not believe her. The blob eats and continues to grow. Animals and humans fall victim to him. He attacks a bowling alley and an ice rink. It is only at the ice rink that people notice his sensitivity to cold. It can be frozen again. However, a small piece remains untouched. In the final scene, the play Blob attacks the sheriff's foot, who is giving an interview. Is Hides The End? .
production
Larry Hagman, who had already achieved a certain degree of notoriety through The Adorable Jeannie and later became world famous through the role of JR Ewing in Dallas , directed. The Blob remained the only feature film he directed. During the casting for the film, he approached a number of Malibu neighbors , such as Burgess Meredith and Carol Lynley , and asked if they would like to be "blobbed". The budget was $ 150,000, just a little more than the 1958 version.
Filming began in the spring of 1971 at a ranch in Diamond Bar and Pomona , both 30 miles from Los Angeles. Cinematographer Dean Cundey , who later shot hits like Halloween , The Thing from Another World , the Back-to-the-Future series and Jurassic Park , was one of three responsible for the special effects.
Beware! The Blob was completed in 1971 and was due to be released in December 1971. It was then decided that it would not be released until June 1972 in order to skim off the summer audience. The film was first broadcast on television in 1974.
Republication
In 1982 the film was opened with the lead story The film that JR shot! republished. Here one tried to exploit Hagman's popularity through Dallas. But it's also an ironic allusion to the episode title Who shot JR? .
reception
The film historians Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester see the film as a relic of the end of the hippie age.
Awards
- In 1975 the film was nominated for the Saturn Award for best science fiction film .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holston, Kim R. and Tom Winchester. Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film Sequels, Series and Remakes: An Illustrated Filmography . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1997. ISBN 978-0-7864-0155-0 , p. 63.
Web links
- The blob in the Internet Movie Database (English)