Blob - Il fluido che uccide

Titolo originale: The Blob
Regia: Chuck Russell |
Anno: 1988
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Fantascienza
Tag: cold | quarantine | killing | slime | disgust | comet | alien | playboy | remake | hospital | sewer | freezer | military | disturbed | liquefaction | serious | body horror |
Cast: Shawnee Smith | Kevin Dillon | Donovan Leitch | Jeffrey DeMunn | Candy Clark | Joe Seneca | Del Close | Paul McCrane | Sharon Spelman | Beau Billingslea | Art LaFleur | Ricky Paull Goldin | Robert Axelrod | Bill Moseley | Frank Collison | Erika Eleniak | Teddy Vincent | Clayton Landey | Julie McCullough | Jamison Newlander | Pons Maar | Michael Kenworthy | Jack Nance | Margaret Smith | Don Brunner | Jacquelyn Masche | Charlie Spradling | Noble Craig | Rick Avery | Michael Lindström |

Una palla di fuoco precipita, di notte, nei boschi vicino alla cittadina di Arborville. Un vagabondo la trova e la smuove, ma finisce con la mano inglobata in una sostanza gelatinosa. Spaventato, corre sulla strada e viene investito dall’auto di Paul (Donovan Leitch) e Meg (Shawnee Smith), che lo portano in ospedale. Ma la sostanza aliena ingloba il corpo del vagabondo e, aumentata di volume, incorpora anche Paul ed esce dall’ospedale, alla ricerca di nuove vittime. La colpa della scomparsa di Paul viene attribuita a Brian (Kevin Dillon), un teppistello locale. Costretto a nascondersi, Brian si imbatte nel blob e, per proteggersi, si rifugia all’interno di un grande frigorifero con Meg, scoprendo che il freddo è un’ottima difesa contro la sostanza fagocitante, sempre più grande e minacciosa.

Approfondimenti

The big stunt feat with Brian jumping the ravine on his motorcycle while a helicopter flies overhead [...] D
The partially-dissolved-but-still-alive soldier was performed by stuntman Noble Craig, a triple-ampu [...] D
Chuck Russell and co-writer Frank Darabont brought The Blob to New Line Pictures, but the studio pas [...] D
The M16A1 Kevin Dillon uses near the end of the film is a prop M16A1, typically used in movies from [...] D
Julie McCullough was also featured in an episode of the Golden Girls as the teen neighbor who is pre [...] D
One of this film's producers, Jack H. Harris, was also the producer of the original 1958 version. D
In addition to Frank Darabont making many references to "The Stand" throughout the film, actress Sha [...] D
Charlie Spradling's debut. D
Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith both wore hair extensions at Chuck Russell's insistence. D
The motorcycles used by Kevin Dillon in the film are a 500cc T100R Triumph Tiger and a 200cc T20 Tri [...] D
Shawnee Smith (Meg Penny) was once asked whether or not the producers remembered to heat the sewer-w [...] D
The use of Triumph motorcycles could be a nod to Steve McQueen, star of the original Fluido mortale [...] D
Sheriff Herb Geller, who is based on Lt. Dave from the 1958 film, was intentionally killed off earli [...] D
Co-written by Frank Darabont , who has adapted a number of Stephen King's works for the screen, this [...] D
Joe Lynch recalls a rumor stating that the end credits used to feature a disclaimer saying "The Blob [...] D
Co-Writer and Director Chuck Russell and co-writer Frank Darabont first connected in the early 80s w [...] D
The film was finished May 26th, 1988 and released on August 5th, 1988. D
In keeping with its vexing nature, the daunting task of bringing a sentient pile of space goo to lif [...] D
All of the exteriors for the movie were shot in a small south Louisiana town called Abbeville. Abbev [...] D
(At around 46 mins.) The overhead shot in the phone booth where the blob explodes against Fran, was [...] D
Theatrical trailer shows part of deleted scene in which Fran is chased by the Blob through the resta [...] D
"It's a waterboarding visual effect," says Chuck Russell in regard to the shot of the blob pulling o [...] D
The Blob was realized through the combined efforts of creature effects coordinators Lyle Conway and [...] D
A lot of the blob slime/juice was made out of methocel, which is both unbelievably slippery and a th [...] D
This was released 30 years after the original version of "The Blob" (1958) and had a budget estimate [...] D
Of the film's $19 million budget, $9 million went toward visual effects. D
After Colonel Hargis is crushed by the Blob, you can see two small flashes going off inside of the c [...] D
Russell and Darabont didn't have a lot of rules for the blob, but they agreed the general concept of [...] D
The half melted girl that Meg stumbles upon in the theater was based on Cynthia Gardner, the wife of [...] D
The Blob's shiny surface created a real headache for optical matting. Because the Blob's slimy surfa [...] D
The filmmakers briefly considered changing the Blob's color from reddish-pink to green, however they [...] D
Chuck Russell: As a theater patron in the second row, left of center, during the wide shot of the th [...] D
Rock salt was dyed purple to create the crystallized Blob for the ending of the movie. D
Chuck Russell is a big advocate of storyboarding shots in advance. "When I first came to California, [...] D
Donovan Leitch Jr., who plays Paul Taylor, had to have a full body cast made of himself for one of t [...] D
While Paul is meant as the Steve McQueen misdirect and Brian is offered as bad boy alternative, acco [...] D
Horror director Joe Lynch has stated in interviews that he loves the misdirect that ends the opening [...] D
The bit involving the teen buying condoms at the pharmacy, only for her father to discover the perso [...] D
Michael Kenworthy fondly recalls on-screen sister Shawnee Smith as his first major crush in real lif [...] D
Co-writer Frank Darabont included many Stephen King references in this film, a lot of them focusing [...] D
Reverend Meeker is played by Del Close who previously starred in Beware! The Blob (1972) as Hobo Wea [...] D
Russell and Darabont refer to Paul McCrane as "the melty guy," but not everyone gets the Robocop (19 [...] D
According to an interview on the Australian Blu Ray, Chuck Russell deliberately stole a page from th [...] D
Hobbe the projectionist was originally going to have a pet monkey with him in his projection booth, [...] D
According to Gilles Boulenger's 2003 book, John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness, Carpenter mention [...] D
Cinematographer Mark Irwin has said that the hardest thing about the movie was trying to make the Bl [...] D
Chuck Russell has stated that CGI was considered to be used to create the Blob, but it was decided t [...] D
Donovan Leitch Jr. (Paul) took Shawnee Smith (Meg) to his senior prom at Hollywood High. He wrote he [...] D
The sheriff mentions to Brian how his birthday is coming up; in real life, this was released two wee [...] D
Shawnee Smith's role as Meg would later earn her the job as Amanda Young in the Saw - L'enigmista (2 [...] D
Chad McQueen was offered the part of Brian Flagg but turned it down. He did so due to disliking the [...] D
When Shawnee is firing at the Blob with an M16 from atop the snow maker tank she shouts "C'mon you c [...] D
Two minor roles were played by Playboy Playmates. Vicki De Soto was played by Erika Eleniak (July 19 [...] D
The 2014 Limited Edition Blu-ray release of The Blob (1988) by Twilight Time featured new Q&A with t [...] D
Body count: at least 16 (this includes three people in the theater audience; the total number of peo [...] D
The sheriff was named after famous jazz musician Herb Geller. D
Jeffrey DeMunn previously played a cop (state trooper) in The Hitcher (1986). D