TCM Party screens The Blob (1958) tonight

moviesAug 8, 202630340

Turner Classic Movies' TCM Party screened The Blob (1958) tonight at 8:00 PM ET as part of Summer Under the Stars spotlight on Steve McQueen. The Irvin Yeaworth film, 1 hour 25 minutes, stars a young Steve McQueen alongside Aneta Corseaut and Earl Rowe as a formless red slime that lands in Pennsylvania and devours townspeople while teens try to warn scoffing adults. Viewers singled out the film's famous chase scenes, the sequence where Nurse Kate is called in and consumed, and the movie's Arctic-ending solution of dumping the creature on the ice. Commenters also noted the movie's catchy title song credited to Burt Bacharach and pointed to McQueen's subtle early-screen manner, with one post calling him 28 while playing a teenager. A recurring joke in posts referenced the dog actor Pepsi and the line about the Arctic staying cold as the film's final beat.

teamrickandilsa.bsky.social

@teamrickandilsa.bsky.social

This is a completely ridiculous movie! And that’s why I love it. Essential 50s science fiction flick. #TheBlob #TCMParty

735h ago

DBjorkCA 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇸🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿4

Totally off track from the movie currently showing, but I noticed Papillon is on later tonight. Today happens to be Dustin Hoffman’s birthday. Happy birthday Dustin! #TCMParty

vietvet66.bsky.social1

Scared the shit out of me as a preteen juvenile! Think I was 8 or 9 when I first saw it!Pretty corny movie when I saw it as an adult after Vietnam!😂😂

bubbahotepjr.bsky.social1

The Blob has the BEST opening credits music of all time, performed by "The Five Blobs"

marquezrick.bsky.social1

Steven McQueen as a teenager...yeah, right! But it is classic schlock! 😎

Uncle Doofus1

And as always... Starring Steve McQueen as "Oldest Teen"

TCMFanatics

@tcmfans.bsky.social

The Blob (1958), starring, The Blob and Steve McQueen and Helen Crump, up next.

675h ago

Artemus Knab 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️2

Thank you for giving the Blob top billing over those hack’s!! He coulda been a star, if only McQueen hadn’t….

Up next on TCM

@tcm-up-next.bsky.social

THE BLOB (1958) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 25m (Summer Under the Stars: Steve McQueen) Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rowe; directed by Irvin Yeaworth Formless red slime lands in Pennsylvania, and teens try to warn scoffing adults. #TCM #TCMParty

115h ago

Shana Carter 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️⚧️❤️‍🔥🌨️☕️🥄

@laughingacademy.bsky.social

#TheBlob #SutS #SteveMcQueen #TCMParty "I don't think it can be killed, but at least we got it stopped." "Yeah, as long as the Arctic stays cold."

123h ago

Joanna

@filmluba.bsky.social

Of my favorite sequence (outside of the chase scene, of course) is when #Bullitt gets waken up in the morning. The way McQueen sits on the bed yawning and his subtle reaction to the blinds being drawn are perfect. #TCMParty

123h ago

Library Ang

@library-ang.bsky.social

This movie has the best chase scene ever filmed in San Francisco, and there have been so many. I love it so much that I bought this print a few years ago, designed by my friend Robert. #Bullitt #TCMParty

123h ago

Lord Byron Bunch

@lordbyronbunch.bsky.social

You wanna keep an audience on the edge of their seats? Put a dog in peril. [According to the internet, this dog's IRL name was Pepsi, which makes me wonder whether Joan Crawford had something to do with his getting cast in his breakout role.] #TheBlob #TCMParty #SUTS

124h ago

Chris Perkins

@chrisperkins94.bsky.social

Always felt bad for Nurse Kate. She was called up in the middle of the night and gets devoured by the blob. She could have stayed home, but her devotion to medical service is admirable. #TheBlob #TCMParty

114h ago

Phyll Indablank

@phyllindablank.bsky.social

Not up for fan fiction fabrication 😷 but the struggle isn't just about sniffling, sneezing, etc. #TheBlob #TCMParty vs. #Man-MadeMonster #Svengoolie

105h ago

Aldo Gandia

@aldobarkeeper.bsky.social

After an emotional day, I'm ready for something like #TheBlob. #SummerUnderTheStars #TCMParty with a giant red gelatinous thing and a 28 year old Steve McQueen playing a teen