Beware! The Blob coming from Kino September 20th, 2016!!!

[brettxwt]

Coming September 20th on Blu-ray and DVD!

Brand New 2016 HD Master!

Beware! The Blob (1972) aka Son of Blob!

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Harland Smith
• Alternate Title Sequence
• Trailers

[rocknblues81]

Damn. I thought this was going to be release of the 1988 film. Damn!

[Optimus-Prime-Rox]

Originally Posted by brettxwt

So this is a sequel to the original movie with Steve McQueen?

[brettxwt]

Originally Posted by Optimus-Prime-Rox

So this is a sequel to the original movie with Steve McQueen?

Yes..and no It is a sequel in the sense that it follows where the original film left off with the Blob being frozen at the north pole, but it's also it's own thing because the original Blob film is a film within a film in this story and you can see it playing on TV in the background in some scenes

[Zillamon51]

I'm only about halfway through this thing on YouTube, and it is painful.

[JohnCarpenterLives]

Originally Posted by Zillamon51

I'm only about halfway through this thing on YouTube, and it is painful.

Beware! the Blob is to The Blob; as Bud the C.H.U.D. is to C.H.U.D.

[Stanis]

Painfully funny!

[The Great Owl]

Everybody's favorite amorphous jelly-like alien mass has returned to wreak deadly havoc, this time in a small community where an oil pipeline employee has brought a mysterious sample back home from a job in the Arctic region. When the sample is accidentally unfrozen, the creature proceeds to devour every living thing in its path, including a kitten, the oil worker (Godfrey Cambridge) and his wife (Marlene Clark), a police officer (Sid Haig), two hippies (Cindy Williams and Randy Stonehill), three stoned drifters (Larry Hagman, Burgess Meredith and Del Close), two hard-partying kids (Carol Lynley and Gerrit Graham), a Scoutmaster (Dick Van Patten), and countless other townspeople. As the shapeless monster oozes toward a crowded bowling alley, it is up to two young protagonists, played by Gwynne Gilford and Robert Walker Jr., to save the day by warning the adults.

The 1972 independent horror sequel, Beware! The Blob (Son of Blob), was the sole feature-length directorial effort from Larry Hagman, who is best known for his star roles in television shows like I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas. Hagman was reportedly convinced to helm this endeavor by his next-door neighbor, Jack H. Harris, who had produced its 1958 predecessor, The Blob. In subsequent years, this movie became infamously known as “The movie that J.R. shot!” Anthony Harris, the son of Jack H. Harris, handled the screenplay of the end result, which is basically a series of loosely-connected comical vignettes where the titular menace preys on its victims. At one point early in the film, Godfrey Cambridge's character is even watching The Blob on television shortly before he is killed by the creature.

Beware! The Blob is marketed as a horror-comedy, although it fails to deliver in full on either level. It's obvious that the actors, most of whom were friends of Hagman, were not taking the project seriously. The primary entertainment value of this film lies in appreciating its 1970s vibe and wondering what sort of parties were undoubtedly going on during the after-hours each day.

My favorite sequence, and the one that generates the most actual dread, is when the Blob attacks our two lovebird heroes while they are making out in a car. The striking colors as the monster oozes over the windshield are worth the price of admission. A rope stunt sequence involving Robert Walker Jr. late in the film is quite engaging as well.

This Kino Lorber Studio Classics Blu-ray brings out the De Luxe color best in the main feature. This is a great time to be alive, when we're getting old Famous Monsters mentions released in the format like this in such good detail. The commentary track by historian Richard Harland Smith spares no detail with its thorough discussions of the cast members.

[Russhole]

Happy 50th Anniversary!