The episode of Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie? covering The Blob (1988) was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
When the Blob first appeared in 1958, the creature was presented in very simple ways. It was just some silicone that had been dyed red. For some shots, it was a balloon that had red silicone smeared on it. But when The Blob was remade in 1988, the creature got a substantial upgrade. The special effects artists working on the remake were able to make the Blob even more dangerous and frightening. And that helped the film become one of the most popular remakes ever made. So let’s look back at the making of The Blob ‘88 (watch it Here) and find out What the F*ck Happened to This Horror Movie.
The story...
When the Blob first appeared in 1958, the creature was presented in very simple ways. It was just some silicone that had been dyed red. For some shots, it was a balloon that had red silicone smeared on it. But when The Blob was remade in 1988, the creature got a substantial upgrade. The special effects artists working on the remake were able to make the Blob even more dangerous and frightening. And that helped the film become one of the most popular remakes ever made. So let’s look back at the making of The Blob ‘88 (watch it Here) and find out What the F*ck Happened to This Horror Movie.
The story...
- 4/3/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Topping my most anticipated home entertainment releases of the year were several titles from Kino Films, most making their long-overdue Blu-ray debut and getting dynamite special features. The following all come highly recommended for those who like weird little movies that have fallen through the cracks. 4D Man (1959) won my heart when I was about eight years old and my old Image DVD was pretty barebones. The movie was Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.'s followup to The Blob (1958) and told the story of two brothers, both scientists, who wind up in love with the same woman. The love triangle is complicated by the fact that the screwup younger brother accidentally develops a method for objects to pass through one another. When the older brother...
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- 9/30/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Were movie folk blind in 1960? We kids were so dino- crazy, Any movie about dinosaurs would have cleaned up at the box office. We’re told that Jack H. Harris didn’t do badly with his third turn at the wickets, despite thunder lizards with a complexion of Jurassic Pla-Doh. The Romper Room dramatics didn’t offend my eight-year-old sensibilities, either. The movie had a caveman for comic relief and a klutzy villain that all but eliminates himself, so kid-safe it is even if people are being devoured alive. And hardly any kissing scenes, Ma.
Dinosaurus!
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1960 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date August 20, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson, Alan Roberts, Gregg Martell, Fred Engelberg, Wayne TreadwayLucita Blain.
Cinematography: Stanley Cortez
Film Editor: John A. Bushelman
Original Music: Ronald Stein
Written by Dan E. Weisburd, Jean Yeaworth idea by Jack H.
Dinosaurus!
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1960 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 83 min. / Street Date August 20, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Ward Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina Hanson, Alan Roberts, Gregg Martell, Fred Engelberg, Wayne TreadwayLucita Blain.
Cinematography: Stanley Cortez
Film Editor: John A. Bushelman
Original Music: Ronald Stein
Written by Dan E. Weisburd, Jean Yeaworth idea by Jack H.
- 9/7/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
By Hank Reineke
It was never his intention to be remembered as the Alfred Hitchcock of the Chester-Delaware Counties of Eastern Pennsylvania. Director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. was a devout Christian whose real passion was turning out religious-themed short films that would bring the Gospel to the masses. But such proselytizing was cost prohibitive. So, at the suggestion of - and in partnership with - Philadelphia-based distributor/producer Jack H. Harris, Yeaworth signed on to direct a handful of low-budget teenage dramas and science-fiction films. Harris had convinced Yeaworth that there was a cash-grab market for such indie films, and these productions would bring in enough revenue to fund projects with loftier aspirations.
Yeaworth’s first feature film (as co-producer), The Flaming Teenage (1956), was not really his at all. It was instead a cobble of pre-existing footage from a drug-abuse morality fable now disguised and sold to distributors as an exploitation film.
It was never his intention to be remembered as the Alfred Hitchcock of the Chester-Delaware Counties of Eastern Pennsylvania. Director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. was a devout Christian whose real passion was turning out religious-themed short films that would bring the Gospel to the masses. But such proselytizing was cost prohibitive. So, at the suggestion of - and in partnership with - Philadelphia-based distributor/producer Jack H. Harris, Yeaworth signed on to direct a handful of low-budget teenage dramas and science-fiction films. Harris had convinced Yeaworth that there was a cash-grab market for such indie films, and these productions would bring in enough revenue to fund projects with loftier aspirations.
Yeaworth’s first feature film (as co-producer), The Flaming Teenage (1956), was not really his at all. It was instead a cobble of pre-existing footage from a drug-abuse morality fable now disguised and sold to distributors as an exploitation film.
- 9/4/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
For this week’s home media releases, we have killer superheroes, prehistoric creatures, Frankenstein by way of Hammer, Anjelica Huston as a witch, the final farewell to Rick Grimes, and more on tap. Kino Lorber is keeping busy this Tuesday with several new Blu-rays, including 4D Man, Dinosaurs! and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, and Scream Factory is releasing the recent indie horror flick I Trapped the Devil and more Hammer genre goodness with Horror of Frankenstein as well. Another film I’m very excited to see hitting Blu is The Witches from the Warner Archive Collection, and William Friedkin’s Cruising is getting the special edition treatment from Arrow Video.
If you missed it in theaters, Brightburn will arrive on various formats this week, and for those of you who want to enjoy Rick Grimes’ final moments from this past season of The Walking Dead, you’ll get your...
If you missed it in theaters, Brightburn will arrive on various formats this week, and for those of you who want to enjoy Rick Grimes’ final moments from this past season of The Walking Dead, you’ll get your...
- 8/20/2019
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
An old monster formula props up this fantastic film, but at its heart is a brilliant central idea that excites the imagination. Jack H. Harris’s sophomore picture after The Blob is on the awkward side, but the good stuff is much better than we expect it to be. Ambitious performances by Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether and James Congdon come through with something unique, with graces we just don’t find in independent Sci-Fi from the late 1950s. And the new Blu-ray rejuvenates the film’s special effects — all it took was a good 4K restoration.
4D Man
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date August 20, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon, Robert Strauss, Edgar Stehli, Patty Duke, Guy Raymond, Chic James, Elbert Smith, Jasper Deeter.
Cinematography: Theodore J. Pahle
Film Editor: William B. Murphy
Original Music: Ralph Carmichael
Written by Theodore Simonson,...
4D Man
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1959 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 85 min. / Street Date August 20, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon, Robert Strauss, Edgar Stehli, Patty Duke, Guy Raymond, Chic James, Elbert Smith, Jasper Deeter.
Cinematography: Theodore J. Pahle
Film Editor: William B. Murphy
Original Music: Ralph Carmichael
Written by Theodore Simonson,...
- 8/13/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Each month, the fine folks at FilmStruck and the Criterion Collection spend countless hours crafting their channels to highlight the many different types of films that they have in their streaming library. This April will feature an exciting assortment of films, as noted below.
To sign up for a free two-week trial here.
Monday, April 3 The Chaos of Cool: A Tribute to Seijun Suzuki
In February, cinema lost an icon of excess, Seijun Suzuki, the Japanese master who took the art of the B movie to sublime new heights with his deliriously inventive approach to narrative and visual style. This series showcases seven of the New Wave renegade’s works from his career breakthrough in the sixties: Take Aim at the Police Van (1960), an off-kilter whodunit; Youth of the Beast (1963), an explosive yakuza thriller; Gate of Flesh (1964), a pulpy social critique; Story of a Prostitute (1965), a tragic romance; Tokyo Drifter...
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Monday, April 3 The Chaos of Cool: A Tribute to Seijun Suzuki
In February, cinema lost an icon of excess, Seijun Suzuki, the Japanese master who took the art of the B movie to sublime new heights with his deliriously inventive approach to narrative and visual style. This series showcases seven of the New Wave renegade’s works from his career breakthrough in the sixties: Take Aim at the Police Van (1960), an off-kilter whodunit; Youth of the Beast (1963), an explosive yakuza thriller; Gate of Flesh (1964), a pulpy social critique; Story of a Prostitute (1965), a tragic romance; Tokyo Drifter...
- 3/29/2017
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Jack H. Harris, who produced the low-budget 1958 horror classic The Blob, died Tuesday. He was 98.
Harris died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, his daughter, Lynda Resnick, announced.
Paramount's The Blob, directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., starred Steve McQueen in his big-screen debut. In the film, an oozing, amoeba-like alien crashes on Earth in a meteorite, then expands as it sucks up people and menaces a small town in Pennsylvania.
The movie, made for just $110,000, caught on with audiences and grossed more than $3 million. It also spawned a 1972 sequel — directed...
Harris died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, his daughter, Lynda Resnick, announced.
Paramount's The Blob, directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., starred Steve McQueen in his big-screen debut. In the film, an oozing, amoeba-like alien crashes on Earth in a meteorite, then expands as it sucks up people and menaces a small town in Pennsylvania.
The movie, made for just $110,000, caught on with audiences and grossed more than $3 million. It also spawned a 1972 sequel — directed...
- 3/14/2017
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gather your fright-loving family members, fill your cup to the brim with egg nog, and find a comfy spot around the TV (or computer) screen, because enough horror movies to fill Santa's sleigh are coming to the streaming service Shudder this December, including Rob Zombie's 31, Bob Clark's Black Christmas, and many more.
Press Release: This December, there’s oh so much under Shudder’s tree. But before you get unwrapping, let’s shake the boxes a bit… We have something special for everyone, inside.
Love clowns? Coming exclusively to Shudder is Rob Zombie’s latest, 31, a vicious and characteristically Zombie film. Which is to say it’s dirty, mean and, from the get, right up in your face.
Looking to stay in? We’ve got a very special Shudder exclusive in Shrew's Nest. Directed by Juanfer Andrés & Esteban Roel (and produced by Alex de la Iglesia), this elegant,...
Press Release: This December, there’s oh so much under Shudder’s tree. But before you get unwrapping, let’s shake the boxes a bit… We have something special for everyone, inside.
Love clowns? Coming exclusively to Shudder is Rob Zombie’s latest, 31, a vicious and characteristically Zombie film. Which is to say it’s dirty, mean and, from the get, right up in your face.
Looking to stay in? We’ve got a very special Shudder exclusive in Shrew's Nest. Directed by Juanfer Andrés & Esteban Roel (and produced by Alex de la Iglesia), this elegant,...
- 12/2/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Each week, the fine folks at Fandor add a number of films to their Criterion Picks area, which will then be available to subscribers for the following twelve days. This week, the Criterion Picks focus on eight films from the Criterion Collection that were later remade.
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The Blob, the Horror film by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader.
The Hidden Fortress, the Japanese Action/Adventure film by Akira Kurosawa
This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’ Star Wars. The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor,...
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The Blob, the Horror film by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader.
The Hidden Fortress, the Japanese Action/Adventure film by Akira Kurosawa
This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’ Star Wars. The Hidden Fortress delivers Kurosawa’s trademark deft blend of wry humor,...
- 1/19/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Hell's Kitchen: Soul stew image likely from the 1922 Benjamin Christensen horror classic 'Häxan / Witchcraft Through the Ages.' Day of the Dead post: Cinema's Top Five Scariest Living Dead We should all be eternally grateful to the pagans, who had the foresight to come up with many (most?) of the overworked Western world's religious holidays. Thanks to them, besides Easter, Christmas, New Year's, and possibly Mardi Gras (a holiday in some countries), we also have Halloween, All Saints' Day, and the Day of Dead. The latter two are public holidays in a number of countries with large Catholic populations. Since today marks the end of the annual Halloween / All Saints' Day / Day of the Dead celebrations, I'm posting my revised and expanded list of the movies' Top Five Scariest Living Dead. Of course, by that I don't mean the actors listed below were dead when the movies were made.
- 11/3/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Anytime I’ve been asked about movies that should be remade, I’m pretty sure I’ve brought up The Blob. It’s the perfect property to go through the recycle bin, and this is coming from someone who likes the 1958 original and even more so the underrated 1988 version. It’s a horror scenario involving a gelatinous mass that rolls around and engulfs people. There’s an iconicity to the creature but not in a way that’s necessarily assigned to a time or storyline or anything else that fans can really take to their hearts. It could be redone at least once a generation, if not once a decade. So, I welcome the announcement that another remake of The Blob is finally on the move, and am fine with the choice of Simon West to helm this baby. The director of Con Air, Tomb Raider: Lara Croft and The Expendables 2 is hardly a great...
- 1/22/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Here's a Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre DVD releases for the months of February and March 2013.
The Blob (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray & DVD Available Now
This entertaining low-budget favorite gets some well-deserved respect from the folks at Criterion. A gelatinous creature from outer space begins to devour the inhabitants of a small town. Each time it consumes a new body, it grows bigger. A couple of teens (including the wooden Steve McQueen) attempt to warn the town and save the population from certain blech! Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. directs the mayhem with a sure hand while Bart Sloane's great special effects still pack a punch. Followed by the bizarre comedy sequel, Son of Blob, in the early ’70s (directed by Larry Hagman!) and a great, underrated remake in 1988 by Chuck Russell.
Special Features:
* New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris...
The Blob (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray & DVD Available Now
This entertaining low-budget favorite gets some well-deserved respect from the folks at Criterion. A gelatinous creature from outer space begins to devour the inhabitants of a small town. Each time it consumes a new body, it grows bigger. A couple of teens (including the wooden Steve McQueen) attempt to warn the town and save the population from certain blech! Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. directs the mayhem with a sure hand while Bart Sloane's great special effects still pack a punch. Followed by the bizarre comedy sequel, Son of Blob, in the early ’70s (directed by Larry Hagman!) and a great, underrated remake in 1988 by Chuck Russell.
Special Features:
* New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
* Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris...
- 3/18/2013
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Blu-ray Release Date: March 12, 2013
Price: Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
A curious local becomes the first victim of The Blob.
Steve McQueen (Le Mans) stars in the 1958 horror monster movie The Blob, a cult classic of gooey greatness!
The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an gelatinous outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, as the rebel teen McQueen (billed as “Steven McQueen”) tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader.
Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by maverick film distributor Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
The Blu-ray edition of The Blob...
Price: Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
A curious local becomes the first victim of The Blob.
Steve McQueen (Le Mans) stars in the 1958 horror monster movie The Blob, a cult classic of gooey greatness!
The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an gelatinous outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, as the rebel teen McQueen (billed as “Steven McQueen”) tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader.
Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by maverick film distributor Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.
The Blu-ray edition of The Blob...
- 12/19/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Alrighty, kids, providing we make it through the Mayan apocalypse on Friday we've got some great news coming your way on some highly anticipated video releases headed our way via IFC Midnight and the Criterion Collection.
First up the original 1958 version of The Blob is getting the Blu-ray treatment via The Criterion Collection. Look for it in stores on March 12, 2013. Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. The Blob stars Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut.
Synopsis
A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew...
First up the original 1958 version of The Blob is getting the Blu-ray treatment via The Criterion Collection. Look for it in stores on March 12, 2013. Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. The Blob stars Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut.
Synopsis
A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew...
- 12/18/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Criterion has announced that they will be releasing 1958′s The Blob on Blu-ray and DVD in March:
“A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects helpThe Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.”
Bonus Features:
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film...
“A cult classic of gooey greatness, The Blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with Steve McQueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects helpThe Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres from which it originates. Made outside of Hollywood by a maverick film distributor and a crew whose credits mostly comprised religious and educational shorts, The Blob helped launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.”
Bonus Features:
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Two audio commentaries: one by producer Jack H. Harris and film...
- 12/18/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
For the horror buff, Fall is the best time of the year. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and a feeling of death hangs on the air. Here at Sound on Sight we have some of the biggest horror fans you can find. We are continually showcasing the best of genre cinema, so we’ve decided to put our horror knowledge and passion to the test in a horror watching contest. Each week in October, Ricky D, James Merolla and Justine Smith will post a list of the horror films they have watched. By the end of the month, the person who has seen the most films wins. Prize Tbd.
Ricky D – 14 Viewings
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Purchase
The Exorcist
Directed by William Friedkin
One of the few horror films that really gets under my skin. Essential viewing for any cinephile.
The Exorcist 3
Directed by William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty,...
Ricky D – 14 Viewings
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Purchase
The Exorcist
Directed by William Friedkin
One of the few horror films that really gets under my skin. Essential viewing for any cinephile.
The Exorcist 3
Directed by William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty,...
- 10/4/2011
- by Justine
- SoundOnSight
Sound the alarm, JFD68 is here! This week, we're honored once again to be graced with the presence of none other than professional podcaster Mike Dikk from Kissing Contest.
We kick things off by asking how far can too far go as we debate the merits of the contraversial 2010...uh...Serbian film...A Serbian Film.
Round 2! Rutger Hauer is takin' it to the streets and dishing out boxcar justice while going toe to toe with crime bosses, child molesters, angry mobs, and armored thugs as he teams up with a hooker with a heart of gold in the 2011 film Hobo with a Shotgun.
Finally, we take a look at the well-dressed 1959 sci-fi, jazzterpiece (not a real word) 4D Man from director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. (The Blob, Dinosaurs!).
Also, we have Nerds News, this week's DVD and Blu-Ray releases and much more!
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Got a movie suggestion for the show,...
We kick things off by asking how far can too far go as we debate the merits of the contraversial 2010...uh...Serbian film...A Serbian Film.
Round 2! Rutger Hauer is takin' it to the streets and dishing out boxcar justice while going toe to toe with crime bosses, child molesters, angry mobs, and armored thugs as he teams up with a hooker with a heart of gold in the 2011 film Hobo with a Shotgun.
Finally, we take a look at the well-dressed 1959 sci-fi, jazzterpiece (not a real word) 4D Man from director Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. (The Blob, Dinosaurs!).
Also, we have Nerds News, this week's DVD and Blu-Ray releases and much more!
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Got a movie suggestion for the show,...
- 7/20/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Kevin, Mark & Parker)
#30 Vikaren (The Substitute) (2007)
Directed by Ole Bornedal
The Substitute sends a love-starved alien to terrorize a classroom of youngsters. Paprika Steen highlights the pic with a wickedly over-the-top performance in the title role. Danish director Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) delivers a fun and nicely paced thriller fit for the whole family. As a throwback to classic 80s family films like Monster Squad and The Goonies, The Substitute is a whole lot of fun, and a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. Few critics gave the film the positive reviews it deserves, but hopefully in time it will find a cult audience. Special mention to the children, who are all brilliant, especially Jonas Wandschneider as Carl.
#29 The Hidden
Directed by Jack Sholder
Made by New Line at a time when the studio was known primarily for its early John Waters comedies and the Nightmare On Elm Street series, 1987′s The Hidden is a body switching,...
Directed by Ole Bornedal
The Substitute sends a love-starved alien to terrorize a classroom of youngsters. Paprika Steen highlights the pic with a wickedly over-the-top performance in the title role. Danish director Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) delivers a fun and nicely paced thriller fit for the whole family. As a throwback to classic 80s family films like Monster Squad and The Goonies, The Substitute is a whole lot of fun, and a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. Few critics gave the film the positive reviews it deserves, but hopefully in time it will find a cult audience. Special mention to the children, who are all brilliant, especially Jonas Wandschneider as Carl.
#29 The Hidden
Directed by Jack Sholder
Made by New Line at a time when the studio was known primarily for its early John Waters comedies and the Nightmare On Elm Street series, 1987′s The Hidden is a body switching,...
- 3/12/2011
- by Jason Elsbury
- SoundOnSight
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