Day 190: 7/10/11- Blobfest 2011

Day 190: 7/10/11
New Thing: Blobfest 2011   
Inspiration: Sarah Tax, The Blob 
Cost: $7
Time: Several Hours                 
Bottom Line: Beware the Blob!

Are you as surprised as I was that Steve McQueen was in this?!

Reflection: Did you know that the classic horror film, The Blob was filmed in Phoenixville, PA? I didn't until the always charming, Ms. Sarah Tax invited me to "Blobfest 2011" which I thrilled to attend. Here is Wikipedia's description of the film and Blobfest:

"The Blob" is an independently made 1958 American horror/science-fiction film that depicts a giant amoeba-like alien that terrorizes the small community of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It stars Steve McQueen [and to my joy his character's name is the unoriginal "Steve."]...[At one point in the film] the townspeople and police angrily confront Steve, the Blob enters the Colonial Theater (showing horror classic Daughter of Horror), engulfing and eating the projectionist before oozing into the cinema seating area. The patrons run screaming out of the theater, alerting the assembled townspeople to the danger.  

Since 2000, the town of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania—one of the filming locations—has held an annual "Blobfest". Activities include a re-enactment of the scene in which moviegoers run screaming from the town's Colonial Theatre, which has recently been restored. Chef's Diner in Downingtown is also restored, and is open for business or photographs of the basement on weekday mornings only.

We had a ball watching the movie and cheering when the theater was on screen. The movie was hilarious and the historic Colonial Theater itself was amazing. The theme song alone was worth it. Beware the Blob!