Steve mcqueen passed away on november 7, 1980, at age 50 after the cancer surgery which was said to be successful. Oct 29, 2015 in 1970, steve mcqueen, hollywoods king of cool and outspoken gearhead, had it alluntil he began making le mans, his movie about the famous 24hour french race. Jul 11, 20 the blob 1958 starring steve mcqueen is the first of three films eventually made based on a creature that had its origins from somewhere in outerspace. The blob is a 1988 american science fiction horror film cowritten and directed by chuck russell. A remake of the 1958 film of the same name, it stars shawnee smith, kevin dillon, donovan leitch, joe seneca, and del close. Mcqueen experienced his first taste of stardom in 1958 with the lead role of steve andrews in the scifi film the blob, which became a cult classic. A film often revived because of its beforehewasfamous starring role from steve mcqueen, the blob is likely to leave fans of the future stars. The movie s climax takes place within a diner, where steve, jane, janes little brother, and the diners owners take refuge in the basement while the blob completely engulfs the building. Original insert 14 x 36 46 x 118 cm folded movie poster starring steve mcqueen in his first acting role and aneta corsaut. In spite of its chortleworthy premise and dated special effects, the blob remains a prime example of how satisfying cheesy b movie monster thrills can be. Steve mcqueen as josh randall in wanted dead or alive 19581961 steve mcqueen march 24, 1930 november 7, 1980 was an american actor who had an extensive career in film and television. An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
The movie is the first screen appearance of aneta corsaut, who later starred as the girlfriend, helen crump, of sheriff andy taylor. He was the ultracool male film star of the 1960s, and rose from a troubled youth spent in reform schools to being the worlds most popular actor. Over 25 years after his untimely death from mesothelioma in 1980, steve mcqueen is still considered hip and cool, and he endures as an icon of popular culture. For the british film director, see steve mcqueen director.
The actor, one of a handful of hollywoods undisputed superstars, died friday morning after undergoing surgery in a juarez, mexico, clinic. Watch the blob starring steve mcqueen shirley pena on dailymotion. Classic 1950s science fiction starring a youngish steve mcqueen where teenagers yes, teenagers save the day, hipcat. Which was rare for films like this back in the 1950s. Actor steve mcqueen first earned widespread attention in 1958, with his starring roles in the scifi classic the blob and the tv western wanted. Mcqueen had been fighting a highly publicized and controversial battle with cancer for months, the official cause of death was a heart attack after surgery. The blob, original steve mcqueen vintage movie poster. Trailer the blob 1958 the blob intro 1958 the blob 1958 f. Steve mcqueen wouldve celebrated his 90th birthday on march 24, 2020. Harris, directed by irvin yeaworth, and written by kay linaker and theodore simonson.
Popularly known as the king of cool, mcqueen s screen persona was that of portraying cool, reticent antihero roles, which appealed strongly to the masses. Mcqueen checked into a juarez clinic under the alias sam shepard where the local mexican doctors and staff at the small, lowincome clinic were unaware of his actual identity. A lowbudget horror classic that was filmed in downington, pa with aneta corseaut and a bossa novaflavored theme song from burt bacharach. The film stars steve mcqueen in his starring feature film debut, as steven mcqueen and aneta corsaut and costars earl rowe and olin howland. The whole town gathers and demands to know what is going on. Low budget scifi with carnivorous jello from space feasting on bit part players in a small town until a young well, 28 steven mcqueen pops it into the freezer. A cult classic of gooey greatness, the blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outerspace monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with steve mcqueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Background as today would have been steve mcqueen s 90th birthday, lets take a look at his first starring role, a scifihorror drivein favorite called the blob. This led him to cement his status as one of the most famous celebrities in hollywood during the counterculture of. The blob 1958 starring steve mcqueen is the first of three films eventually made based on a creature that had its origins from somewhere in outerspace. Jan 29, 2015 a film often revived because of its beforehewasfamous starring role from steve mcqueen, the blob is likely to leave fans of the future stars laconic charm somewhat disappointed. Blob, original vintage movie poster one sheet steve mcqueen. Cast as almost the complete opposite of the suave, fast characters he normally played, mcqueen tooled around in a plainjane 1951 chevrolet for much of the movie. Another uk band, the automatic, released a single called steve mcqueen as the lead single to their 2008 album this is a fix.
The blob 1988 is an 80s action horror classic remake from steve mcqueen version 1958 film. Jul 17, 2019 the real hero of the blob is tough guy steve andrews played by a 28yearold steve mcqueen. Drivein theatre classic starring a then unknow steve mcqueen as a pennsylvania teen whose town is being terrorized by a mysterious alien mass know only as. For other people named steve mcqueen, see steve mcqueen disambiguation. I wont spoil the ending for those who havent seen it, but lets just say that there appeared to be a nod to global warming, even though folks in the 50s. During down time between drag racing stunts, steve and girlfriend jane aneta corsaut, best known as helen crump on the andy griffith show watch a meteor fall to the ground where it starts oozing purplepinkish glop. Oct 11, 2010 drivein theatre classic starring a then unknow steve mcqueen as a pennsylvania teen whose town is being terrorized by a mysterious alien mass know only as the blob. He originally wanted to direct it as well, but ended up handing those duties over to buzz kulick. In the small pennsylvania town of downington, teenager steve andrews steve mcqueen and his girlfriend jane martin aneta corsaut are out parking and see a falling star. Steve mcqueens 1951 chevrolet to cross the block hemmings.
The blob a cult classic of gooey greatness, the blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outerspace monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with steve mcqueen playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. A drivein favorite, this scifi classic follows teenagers steve steven mcqueen and his best girl, jane aneta corseaut, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form. Steve mcqueen list of movies and tv shows tv guide. In honor of what would have been steve mcqueen s 87th birthday, we wanted to share some of our favorite steve mcqueen movie roles. Aug 17, 2017 the only movie in which ive ever seen steve mcqueen is the blob. Terrence stephen mcqueen march 24, 1930 november 7, 1980 was an american actor.
Steve mcqueen homer simpsons hero, a giant blob from space and one of the groovest theme songs in movie history. Mar 24, 2020 vitals steve mcqueen as steve andrews, headstrong teenager chester county, pennsylvania, summer 1957 film. Rallying his teen pals, mcqueen finally manages to get the adults attentionbut by now, the blob is consuming entire city blocks. Based on the life of ralph papa thorson, the hunter, released in 1980, ultimately became mcqueen s last starring role in a film. Oct 23, 2016 watch the blob starring steve mcqueen shirley pena on dailymotion. Steve mcqueen was the second album by english pop band prefab sprout, which was released in june 1985. A group of teenagers discover the blob, but the townspeople dont believe them until it is almost too late.
The real hero of the blob is tough guy steve andrews played by a 28yearold steve mcqueen. Steve mcqueen march 24, 1930 november 7, 1980 was an american actor who had an extensive career in film and television. Sep 15, 2017 a technician brings a frozen specimen of the original blob back from the north pole. Mcqueen was nicknamed the king of cool, and his antihero persona developed at the. The oscarnominated performer helped define the meaning of cool in just a handful of movies before his untimely death. Steve mcqueen became a star after his role as a teenager battling an evergrowing gelatinous critter from outer space that swallows people whole and terrifies a small town. The molten monster is a movie from 1958 that has risen to cult status partly because it starred steve mcqueen before he became famous, and partly because it almost perfectly exemplifies the era of scifi b movies. The plot follows an acidic, amoebalike organism that crashes down to earth from a meteorite, which devours and dissolves anything in its path as it grows. Dec 07, 2007 a short movie on youtube were an office worker is given a literal chick magnet real magnet that attracts women.
They drive out to try to find where the meteor landed. Hopeful of signing anthony franciosa for the lead in the blob, harris attended a performance of a hatful of rain in which franciosa was appearing, but when he saw understudy mcqueen filling in for an ailing ben gazzara, the producer decided to sign mcqueen to a threepicture deal. An old man olin howland has heard the meteor crash near his house. The only movie in which ive ever seen steve mcqueen is the blob. The steve mcqueen midas touch has already transformed a porsche 911 into a sevenfigure car, pushed a film prop driving suit to an unimaginable price, and helped a ford gt40 become the most expensive american car ever sold at auction. Made with money from a religious group the directer pulled an ed wood by convincing them that the blob would be so big it could finance their other pictures. Directed by irvin yeaworth this low budget independent scifi movie paradoxically became a box office success and cult. By the time anyone listens, the blob has absorbed many people and grown larger. What is the car that steve mcqueen drives in the blob 1958. Doughten jr with steve mcqueen, aneta corsaut, earl rowe, olin howland. As the townspeople and police angrily confront steve, the blob enters the colonial theater which is showing horror classic daughter of horror engulfing. The original the blob movie stars steve mcqueen as a teen in a small town, where a meteor crashes to earth unleashing an allconsuming dangerous ball of jelly on the town. Terence steven steve mcqueen march 24, 1930 november 7, 1980 was an american movie actor and star of such films as the magnificent seven, the great escape, the cincinnati kid, the thomas crown affair, bullitt, papillon, the towering inferno, and le mans his early film work included a supporting role in the paul newman film somebody up there likes me, about boxer rocky graziano.
When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace, including the local hippies, kittens. Directed by irvin yeaworth this low budget independent scifi movie paradoxically became a box office success and cult favorite of the genre. When steve finds a blob on the end of a pensioner, he then spends all his time trying to convince the old folk who just dont believe him. What is the car that steve mcqueen drives in the blob. See more ideas about steve mcqueen, mcqueen and steve mc. As today would have been steve mcqueen s 90th birthday, lets take a look at his first starring role, a scifihorror drivein favorite called the blob. It was released in the united states under the title two wheels good because of a legal conflict with mcqueen s estate.
I was 10 years old and a kid when i saw the first time this film and i absolutely loved it. The police do not believe steve or his date about the blob. Steve and jane escape and set off the towns fire and airraid alarms. During this week in 1980, hollywood mourned the loss of actor steve mcqueen, who died at the age of 50 following a brief battle with cancer. Is there no sequel to the movie hardwired with cuba gooding jr and val kilmer. It seems to me that the actors were in on the joke by the deadpan way they threw away their lines. A cult classic of gooey greatness, the blob follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outerspace monster with neither soul nor vertebrae, with steve mcqueen the great escape playing the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the jellylike invader. Nor did it escape my notice that the blob invaded a movie theater full of teenagers and the projectionist was played for laughs. Topping the list of 1950s creature features, this classic film stars a young steven mcqueen in his first starring role, battling a rapidly morphing glob of parasitic cosmic goo. Gabriel clarke, steve mcqueen, chad mcqueen, neile adams, john sturges, lee h.
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