1988 All NEW BLOB terrorizes Kevin Dillon & Shawnee Smith

The Blob is a 1988 American science fiction horror film directed by Chuck Russell, who co-wrote it with Frank Darabont. It is a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. The film stars Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark. The plot follows an acidic, amoeba-like organism that crashes down to Earth in a military satellite, devouring and dissolving anything in its path as it grows. Filmed in Abbeville, Louisiana, The Blob was theatrically released in August 1988 by TriStar Pictures to generally positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $8.2 million against its budget of approximately $10 million. Despite being a box office failure, The Blob has garnered a cult following and praise for being a remake that surpasses the original.
The film functions as a conspiracy theory film. The threat of the original film (and its sequel, Beware! The Blob), was an alien entity from outer space. The remake starts this way but differs in revealing the threat a biological weapon, created by a secret government agency. The Blob is closely followed by soldiers and scientists in protective suits. The change reflects the mentality of a more cynical era. The sinister government agents are opposed by rebellious teenager Brian Flagg (Kevin Dillon). His depiction as a rebel and a "tough guy punk" includes wearing a leather jacket, sporting long hair, riding a motorcycle, and distrusting authority figures. Del Close, who portrays Reverend Meeker, played an eyepatch wearing hobo in the 1972 sequel, Beware! The Blob.