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With: Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark, Joe Seneca
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Written by: Chuck Russell, Frank Darabont, based on a story by Irvine H. Millgate
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Directed by: Chuck Russell
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MPAA Rating: R
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Running Time: 95
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Date: 08/05/1988
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Goo Boo
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Frank Darabont, who would go on to direct The Shawshank Redemption, co-wrote this remake of the 1958 monster movie The Blob, along with writer/director Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Mask). Thanks to some imaginatively gory practical FX and appealing turns by cute Shawnee Smith and mop-headed Kevin Dillon (they're the intrepid teens who pursue the threat), it's not too bad. This one has a fresh angle, positing that the icky creature is not from outer space, but is rather the product of man's hubris.
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