History Film / TheBlob1958

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: One of the key features of the Blob is that every person it consumes adds to its own biomass. When it is discovered it's about the size of a grown man's fist, but by the climax it's eaten enough to be building-sized. Potentially, it could envelop the whole planet.

* StarfishAliens: The Blob is certainly a rather strange extraterrestrial life form.

* {{Corpsing}}: Many of the extras escaping the theater have smiles on their faces.

* AdultFear: Jane's parents are rightfully horrified when they realize that she and Danny aren't in their beds and it's nearly midnight. Thankfully, Danny was just on the couch, but they're still horrified because Jane isn't there. And then their fear magnifies when both Danny and Jane are trapped by the Blob and appear to be doomed to get killed by the Blob.

* NotUsingTheZWord: The Blob is never actually called a blob, nor is it described as slimy or gooey or any other adjectives. The closest anyone ever gets to describing it is as "some kind of mass." Steve repeatedly calls it a "monster."
* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. While initially skeptical, the police are actually helpful once they are presented with proof of the teenaged heroes' (admittedly wild) story.

As the film begins, a small meteorite drops to Earth near a small Pennsylvania town. It contains a tiny, jelly-like substance which quickly attaches itself to a nearby hermit, who is subsequently brought to town for medical attention. Unfortunately, the Blob starts growing and soon consumes both the hermit and the medical staff, observed only by a pair of teenagers. Of course, when they try to raise the alarm, [[CassandraTruth no one believes them]] -- until the Blob, still growing and having consumed a garage mechanic in the interim, attacks a crowded movie theater. Eventually deducing that the creature can be defeated only by extreme cold, the town collects all available fire extinguishers and blanket it in CO[[subscript:2]], freezing it solid. In the end, the frozen Blob is deposited [[KillItWithIce deep in the Arctic]], where it is presumed it will remain frozen.

It spawned a [[Film/BewareTheBlob sequel in 1972]] and a [[Film/TheBlob1988 remake in 1988]]. The remake uses the original story with a few minor changes. ''Another'' remake of the original film was announced in 2006, to be penned by the writers of the ''Film/HouseOfWax2005'' remake, but subsequently fell into DevelopmentHell.

* ThematicThemeTune / TitleThemeTune: Written by Music/BurtBacharach and Mack David and performed by "The Five Blobs", it was released as a single and became a minor chart hit.

As the film begins, a small meteorite drops to Earth near a small Pennsylvania town. It contains a tiny, jelly-like substance which quickly attaches itself to a nearby hermit, who is subsequently brought to town for medical attention. Unfortunately, the Blob grows and soon consumes the hermit and the medical staff, observed only by a pair of teenagers. Of course, when they try to raise the alarm, [[CassandraTruth no one believes them]] -- until the Blob attacks a crowded movie theater. Eventually deducing that the creature can be defeated only by extreme cold, the town collects all available fire extinguishers and blanket it in CO[[subscript:2]], freezing it solid. In the end, the frozen Blob is deposited [[KillItWithIce deep in the Arctic]], where it is presumed it will remain frozen.

** A lot of time is spent caring for the old man's dog and discussing how Jane wants to give it to Danny. It's assumed dead after getting attacked by the Blob, but one of the teens mentions seeing it running away from the area. Its fate is left unresolved.

* ThematicThemeTune / TitleThemeTune: Written by Burt Bacharach and Mack David and performed by "The Five Blobs", it was released as a single and became a minor chart hit.

It spawned a [[Film/BewareTheBlob sequel in 1972]] and a [[Film/TheBlob1988 remake in 1988]]. The remake uses the original story with a few minor changes. ''Another'' remake of the original film was announced in 2006, to be penned by the writers of the ''Film/HouseOfWax2005'' remake. It seems to have since fallen into DevelopmentHell.

As the film begins, a small meteorite drops to Earth near a small Pennsylvania town. It contains a tiny, jelly-like substance which quickly attaches itself to a nearby hermit, who is subsequently brought to town for medical attention. Unfortunately, the Blob grows and consumes the hermit and the medical staff, observed only by a pair of teenagers. Of course, when they try to raise the alarm, [[CassandraTruth no one believes them]] -- until the Blob attacks a crowded movie theater. Eventually deducing that the creature can be defeated only by extreme cold, the town collects all available fire extinguishers and blanket it in CO[[subscript:2]], freezing it solid. In the end, the frozen Blob is deposited [[KillItWithIce deep in the Arctic]], where it is presumed it will remain frozen.