tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post3038977225065386962..comments2024-03-20T13:48:59.399-04:00Comments on Classic Sci-Fi Movies: The BlobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-21470992733196030432009-02-12T15:54:00.000-05:002009-02-12T15:54:00.000-05:00Quote: That, and it did get upper billing over the...Quote: That, and it did get upper billing over the B slotted "I Married a Monster..."<BR/><BR/>Oddly the reverse of the usual practice of buying a "B" to pair with a studio's "A" picture.<BR/><BR/>Also wanted to plug this excellent BLOB (and Blobfest) website.<BR/>http://theblobsite.filmbuffonline.com/Mike Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375478276868296242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-67847157510648240842009-02-12T11:42:00.000-05:002009-02-12T11:42:00.000-05:00MIke,Yes, I know The Blob wasn't a major studio pr...MIke,<BR/>Yes, I know The Blob wasn't a major studio production. Fairview Prod. was small beans. Yet, for an indy, The Blob was a major undertaking. It's the color (not cheap) and Paramount as the distributor is why I've mental pegged it as a (lower-tier) A. That, and it did get upper billing over the B slotted "I Married a Monster..."<BR/><BR/>Paramount's tactic to sell indy productions still Nightowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636207098734817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102724177937132986.post-47952792612824113802009-02-11T17:49:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:49:00.000-05:00I never really thought of THE BLOB as an "A" pictu...I never really thought of THE BLOB as an "A" picture. Though picked up by a major studio, THE BLOB was a modestly (quarter mil) budgeted indy. Twice the budget of your average AIP, but far less that the multi-million dollar budgets of pictures like THE THING, WOTW and THEM.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, THE BLOB is "Grade A" entertainment and one of my all time faves!<BR/><BR/>Check out the new BLOB Mike Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375478276868296242noreply@blogger.com