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	3.939

Directed By

Chuck Russell

Crew

Sound Recordist
Greg Steele

Sound Recordist
Mark 'Frito' Long

Costume Design
Joseph A. Porro

Executive Producer
Andre Blay

Director of Photography
Mark Irwin

Screenplay
Chuck Russell

Producer
Elliott Kastner

Casting
Johanna Ray

Director
Chuck Russell

Editor
Tod Feuerman

Screenplay
Frank Darabont

Original Music Composer
Michael Hoenig

Editor
Terry Stokes

Stunts
Janet Brady

Art Direction
Jeff Ginn

Production Design
Craig Stearns

Set Decoration
Anne H. Ahrens

Costume Supervisor
Sanja Milković Hays

Animation
Kent Burton

Makeup Effects
Mike Smithson

Hairstylist
Steven Frank

Set Designer
Gary F. Steele

Set Designer
Sally Thornton

Makeup Effects
John Caglione Jr.

Wigmaker
Becky Ochoa

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
Tony Gardner

Wigmaker
Marlene Stoller

Scenic Artist
Renee Prince

Post Production Supervisor
Blaine Converse

Scenic Artist
Amanda J. Flick

Scenic Artist
Kip Sawyer

Scenic Artist
Gerald Labitts

Wigmaker
Melinda Kennemore

Wigmaker
Max Alvarez

Scenic Artist
Michael D. Costello

Scenic Artist
Ildiko Toth

Sculptor
Shawn McEnroe

Sculptor
Mitch Devane

Visual Effects Supervisor
Hoyt Yeatman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola

Visual Effects Editor
Jody Rogers

Stunt Coordinator
Steve Holladay

Construction Coordinator
Michael Reinhart

Visual Effects Producer
Keith Shartle

Steadicam Operator
László Regos

Still Photographer
Marsha Blackburn

Location Manager
Gerrit V. Folsom

Supervising Sound Editor
Gordon Ecker

Gaffer
Jock Brandis

Sculptor
Mark Siegel

Music Editor
Richard Whitfield

Unit Publicist
Rachael Horovitz

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Wayne Heitman

ADR & Dubbing
Becky Sullivan

Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stambler

Sculptor
Brian Wade

Leadman
John D. Kretschmer

Best Boy Electric
Austin Goss

Transportation Coordinator
Lawrence J. Romanoff

Sound Designer
Frank A. Fuller Jr.

Camera Operator
Eric J. Goldstein

Script Supervisor
Helen Caldwell

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stanley Kastner

Foley
Gregg Barbanell

Stunts
Bobby Burns

Stunts
Pat Romano

Original Film Writer
Kay Linaker

Original Film Writer
Theodore Simonson

Original Concept
Irvine H. Millgate

Producer
Jack H. Harris

Stunts
Gene Hartline

Effects Supervisor
Douglas S. Turner

Sculptor
Douglas S. Turner

Stunts
Freddie Hice

Stunts
Debby Porter

Stunts
Ric Roman Waugh

Makeup Effects
Tommy Turner

Stunts
Dennis Scott

Second Assistant Camera
J. Tom Archuleta

First Assistant Director
Josh McLaglen

Property Master
J.J. May

Dolly Grip
Loren Corl

First Assistant Camera
Findlay Bunting

Production Accountant
Florian Schereck

Electrician
Jay W. Yowler

First Assistant "B" Camera
Ian Fox

Rigging Grip
Kevin Cook

Costumer
Garet Reilly

First Assistant "B" Camera
Stephen Wong

Animatronics Designer
Mark Setrakian

Visual Effects Production Assistant
Beau Windham

Title Designer
Dan Curry

Extras Casting
Mary Santiago

Visual Effects Editor
C. Marie Davis

Set Dresser
Barbara Kahn

Set Dresser
Sandra Sweeney

Electrician
Don MacLean

First Assistant Camera
Michael Condro

Costumer
Scott Tomlinson

First Assistant Editor
Rebekah Rudd

Visual Effects Editor
Kathy Chasen-Hay

Visual Effects Production Manager
Dana Miller Schornstein

Visual Effects Production Assistant
Brian Adams

Grip
Mike Maday

Visual Effects Camera
Don Dow

Makeup & Hair Assistant
Janeen Davis

Set Painter
Portia Perry

Electrician
Richard M. Butkus Jr.

Grip
Dwight Locke

ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris

Casting Assistant
Eric DaRe

Storyboard Artist
Pete von Sholly

Key Makeup Artist
Kathryn Fenton

Construction Foreman
Joseph H. Catmull

Construction Foreman
David B. Long

Grip
Thomas Browne

Grip
Terry O'Brien

Production Coordinator
Carol Kravetz

Grip
Pascal Franchot

Grip
Bob Myers

Construction Foreman
Lauren York

Set Dresser
Ross Harpold

Electrician
Neil Holcomb

Key Grip
Caleb Edwards

Animation Supervisor
Jeff Burks

Set Dresser
Steve Blakney

Casting Assistant
Donna Morong

Prop Maker
Tony Allard

Costumer
Nazhat Hester

Stunts
Danny Rogers

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