{"id":13744,"date":"2015-11-06T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=13744"},"modified":"2015-10-31T17:19:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-31T21:19:15","slug":"10-amorphous-facts-about-the-blob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=13744","title":{"rendered":"10 Amorphous Facts About &#8220;The Blob&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2015\/z110615blob_trivia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mark Mancini\u00a0<\/b>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Mental_Floss<\/a><\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b>present <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/70427\/10-amorphous-facts-about-blob\" target=\"_blank\">10 Amorphous Facts About <em>The Blob<\/em><\/a><\/strong><b>.<\/b>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Here are three of my <span style=\"color: #000000;\">favorites<\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">6. ITS THEME SONG CRACKED THE <em>BILLBOARD<\/em> TOP 40.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XzHDvzGmmw0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Titled \u201cBeware of the Blob,\u201d this catchy anthem spent three weeks on the <em>Billboard<\/em> charts,peaking at #33. The song was co-written by Burt Bacharach, who also penned such hits as \u201cRaindrops Keep Fallin\u2019 on my Head\u201d and \u201cWhat\u2019s New Pussycat?\u201d Thus far, Bacharach\u2019s career has included six Grammy and three Oscar wins. Mack David\u2014his partner on <em>The Blob<\/em>\u2014was a seasoned vet, too (and eight-time Oscar nominee) who\u2019d written lyrics for Disney\u2019s<em>Cinderella<\/em> (1950), among many other films.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7. ED MCMAHON CAN BE HEARD DURING THE MOVIE THEATER SCENE.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GODDLgM1gKo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the throbbing invertebrate descends upon an unsuspecting cinema, the audience is watching a genuine, real-life thriller flick. <em>Daughter of Horror<\/em> (a.k.a. <em>Dementia<\/em>) was released in 1955 and features narration from Johnny Carson\u2019s future <em>Tonight Show <\/em>sidekick. Keep your ears open for McMahon\u2019s familiar voice near the beginning of the clip above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5. LEADING MAN STEVE MCQUEEN CHEATED HIMSELF OUT OF A HUGE PAYCHECK.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Despite a handful of television roles\u2014including a guest appearance on the NBC series <em>Tales of Wells<\/em> <em>Fargo<\/em>\u2014Steve McQueen (credited here as Steven McQueen) had yet to establish himself as Hollywood\u2019s favorite bad boy. So Harris got him for a bargain price. After taking on the lead role (his first) in <em>The Blob<\/em>, McQueen was offered a choice: $3000 upfront or 10 percent of the film\u2019s gross profits; he didn&#8217;t hesitate in opting for the former. At the time, McQueen was in dire financial straits and didn\u2019t have much faith in <em>The Blob<\/em>\u2019s box office prospects. He\u2019d soon regret that call. Within a month of its release, <em>The Blob<\/em> had earned $1.5 million and went on to snag $12 million (nearly $97 million in today\u2019s dollars) domestically.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Mancini\u00a0and Mental_Floss\u00a0present 10 Amorphous Facts About The Blob.\u00a0\u00a0Here are three of my favorites&#8230; 6. 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