Beware! The Blob (1972)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Larry Hagman

Writers:

Richard Clair (story)
Anthony Harris (writer)

Release Date:

21 June 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The movie that J.R. shot! (2000 US DVD release)

Plot:

A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing...

Plot Keywords:

Blob | Decapitation | Wheelchair | Sequel | Reverse Footage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Walker Jr.	...	Bobby Hartford (as Robert Walker)
Gwynne Gilford	...	Lisa Clark
Richard Stahl	...	Edward Fazio
Richard Webb	...	Sheriff Jones
Marlene Clark	...	Mariane Hargis
Gerrit Graham	...	Joe, Ape-Suited Party Guest
J.J. Johnston	...	Sheriff's Deputy Kelly
Danny Goldman	...	Bearded Teenager
Rockne Tarkington	...	Deputy Williams
Dick Van Patten	...	Scoutmaster Adleman
Tiger Joe Marsh	...	The Naked Turk
Tim Baar
Fred Smoot	...	Pinsetter Repairman
Randy Stonehill	...	Guitar player, singer
Del Close

Also Known As:

Son of Blob (UK) (USA) (TV title)
Beware of the Blob
Son of the Blob (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:GP | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Diamond Bar, California, USA

Company:

Jack H. Harris Enterprises

Trivia:

Contemporary Christian music pioneers Randy Stonehill and Larry Norman have bit roles in the film. Norman included a cross necklace as part of his wardrobe.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the scene with "the naked Turk" in the bathroom, the Blob has supposedly eaten his dog off screen. When the Turk throws the telephone through the window so he can escape, you can see the dog is gone BUT the Blob is still the same size as it was before it ate the dog.

Quotes:

Unidentified rabblerouser: Hippie, schmippie!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

A Campy, Corny, Comic sequel to the original.

More of a comedy than a horror flick with an all-star cast in this rarely seen 1972 sequel to the original 1958 "The Blob". This version starts out as a mysterious substance in a sealed container that reads "Specimen--keep frozen", which a man brings home and puts in the freezer. Then his wife, not knowing what's inside it, leaves it out on the counter where it escapes and begins to grow and reak havoc across town. Two teenagers set out to try and warn people of it's approach, but nobody, including the local police, wants to take them seriously, until they see it swallowing up everyone and everything in it's path. Starring Larry Hagman, Burgess Meredith, Shelley Berman, Dick Van Patton, Carol Lynley & Cindy Williams.