The Blob (1958)

THE BLOB  (1958)  ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
    Steve McQueen, Aneta Corseaut, Earl Rove,
    John Benson, Stephen Chase, Olin Howland
A killer blob from outer space crashes to earth outside a small American town and young Steve McQueen tries to alert the local citizens, but what grownup is going to listen to a hot-rodding teenager? This was McQueen's first lead role, and while he's obviously way beyond high-school age, it's not hard to see the charisma and instinct for understatement that would make him a star. The film itself is better than you might think. Burt Bacharach wrote the goofy title tune.