The Blob (1988)

Released: 1988-08-05 Duration: 1hr 35min

Genres: Horror Science Fiction

Rating 6.8

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Scream now, while there's still room to breathe!

Overview

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

Palisades California Inc.

Additional Info

Budget	$10,000,000.00
Revenue	$8,247,943.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	14.518

Directed By

Chuck Russell

Crew

Sound Recordist
Mark 'Frito' Long

Sound Recordist
Greg Steele

Screenplay
Chuck Russell

Executive Producer
Andre Blay

Screenplay
Frank Darabont

Director
Chuck Russell

Editor
Tod Feuerman

Producer
Elliott Kastner

Casting
Johanna Ray

Costume Design
Joseph A. Porro

Director of Photography
Mark Irwin

Editor
Terry Stokes

Original Music Composer
Michael Hoenig

Stunts
Janet Brady

Set Decoration
Anne H. Ahrens

Costume Supervisor
Sanja Milković Hays

Production Design
Craig Stearns

Animation
Kent Burton

Art Direction
Jeff Ginn

Wigmaker
Max Alvarez

Scenic Artist
Renee Prince

Wigmaker
Becky Ochoa

Wigmaker
Melinda Kennemore

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Tony Gardner

Makeup Effects
Mike Smithson

Hairstylist
Steven Frank

Scenic Artist
Gerald Labitts

Wigmaker
Marlene Stoller

Scenic Artist
Michael D. Costello

Scenic Artist
Amanda J. Flick

Scenic Artist
Kip Sawyer

Construction Coordinator
Michael Reinhart

Post Production Supervisor
Blaine Converse

Makeup Effects
John Caglione Jr.

Leadman
John D. Kretschmer

Transportation Coordinator
Lawrence J. Romanoff

Sculptor
Shawn McEnroe

Sound Designer
Frank A. Fuller Jr.

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola

Set Designer
Sally Thornton

Music Editor
Richard Whitfield

Scenic Artist
Ildiko Toth

Sculptor
Mark Siegel

Visual Effects Supervisor
Hoyt Yeatman

Script Supervisor
Helen Caldwell

Unit Publicist
Rachael Horovitz

Visual Effects Editor
Jody Rogers

Steadicam Operator
László Regos

Camera Operator
Eric J. Goldstein

ADR & Dubbing
Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stambler

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Heitman

Visual Effects Producer
Keith Shartle

Sculptor
Mitch Devane

Foley
Gregg Barbanell

Stunt Coordinator
Steve Holladay

Location Manager
Gerrit V. Folsom

Sculptor
Brian Wade

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stanley Kastner

Set Designer
Gary F. Steele

Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker

Still Photographer
Marsha Blackburn

Gaffer
Jock Brandis

Best Boy Electric
Austin Goss

Stunts
Bobby Burns

Stunts
Pat Romano

Original Concept
Irvine H. Millgate

Original Film Writer
Kay Linaker

Original Film Writer
Theodore Simonson

Producer
Jack H. Harris

Stunts
Gene Hartline

Sculptor
Douglas S. Turner

Effects Supervisor
Douglas S. Turner

Stunts
Freddie Hice

Stunts
Debby Porter

Stunts
Ric Roman Waugh

Makeup Effects
Tommy Turner

Stunts
Dennis Scott

First Assistant Director
Josh McLaglen

Second Assistant Camera
J. Tom Archuleta

Makeup & Hair Assistant
Janeen Davis

Key Makeup Artist
Kathryn Fenton

Set Painter
Portia Perry

Prop Maker
Tony Allard

Electrician
Neil Holcomb

Set Dresser
Steve Blakney

Property Master
J.J. May

Set Dresser
Barbara Kahn

Dolly Grip
Loren Corl

Construction Foreman
David B. Long

Storyboard Artist
Pete von Sholly

Set Dresser
Sandra Sweeney

Construction Foreman
Lauren York

Construction Foreman
Joseph H. Catmull

Set Dresser
Ross Harpold

Electrician
Don MacLean

Grip
Pascal Franchot

Grip
Dwight Locke

Electrician
Richard M. Butkus Jr.

First Assistant "B" Camera
Ian Fox

First Assistant "B" Camera
Stephen Wong

Costumer
Nazhat Hester

Title Designer
Dan Curry

Grip
Thomas Browne

Grip
Terry O'Brien

ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris

Rigging Grip
Kevin Cook

Animatronics Designer
Mark Setrakian

Costumer
Garet Reilly

Casting Assistant
Donna Morong

Production Coordinator
Carol Kravetz

First Assistant Camera
Findlay Bunting

First Assistant Camera
Michael Condro

Grip
Mike Maday

Costumer
Scott Tomlinson

Grip
Bob Myers

Production Accountant
Florian Schereck

Casting Assistant
Eric DaRe

Extras Casting
Mary Santiago

Electrician
Jay W. Yowler

Key Grip
Caleb Edwards

First Assistant Editor
Rebekah Rudd

Visual Effects Camera
Don Dow

Visual Effects Production Assistant
Beau Windham

Animation Supervisor
Jeff Burks

Visual Effects Editor
Kathy Chasen-Hay

Visual Effects Production Assistant
Brian Adams

Visual Effects Production Manager
Dana Miller Schornstein

Visual Effects Editor
C. Marie Davis

Stunts
Danny Rogers

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