Blob, The

A truly great cult classic. “The Blob” follows the havoc wreaked on a small town by an outer-space monster with neither soul nor vertebrae. Steve McQueen plays the rebel teen who tries to warn the residents about the invader. Strong performances and ingenious special effects help The Blob transcend the schlock sci-fi and youth delinquency genres and launch the careers of McQueen and composer Burt Bacharach, whose bouncy title song is just one of this film’s many unexpected pleasures.