Posted on 07/14/2012 3:45:33 AM PDT by JoeProBono
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa., - Fans of the 1958 horror classic "The Blob" came to Phoenixville, Pa., Friday to celebrate the movie at the theater where its most famous scene was filmed.
The climax of "BlobFest" at the Colonial Theatre was a re-enactment of that scene, in which the audience runs out screaming and trying to escape The Blob, KYW-TV, Philadelphia reported. The day for the festival was chosen, of course, because it was Friday the 13th.
The low-budget movie about a pulsating alien life form that grows bigger and bigger by ingesting everything in its path featured Steven McQueen in his first lead role and helped make him into the star Steve McQueen.
One family made it to the festival from Alaska, although they also took in a family reunion in Toms River, N.J.
"This is what I wanted to do for my 60th," Diane Bongiovanni said.
Many attendees came in costume, like Susy Conrad, who wore a fetching hat fashioned from foil.
"The foil hat of course so the aliens can't suck out my brain, but I wanted to do it as a fashion statement at the same time," she told KYW.
The theater planned to show "The Blob" through the weekend.
"The Blob was made in our town and we're very proud of that," Mary Foote, who manages the theater, said.
David Yeayworth who was the son of the filmmaker was a classmate of mine. I remember one day he brought some pieces of the blob to school. It bounced around like crazy when dropped on the floor. He gave me some, dont know what i did with it. I could kick myself now for not keeping it!
We took our family to the Downingtown Diner a dozen years ago after the kids first watched The Blob.
Wasn’t that “Son of Blob?”
Friggin Dishnetwork is having a spat with AMC, something about them not paying their dues, so AMC has been dropped.
My favorite channel for the series they have of classic aliens or monster movies.
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