The Blob

Brian Flagg

Meg Penny

Paul Taylor

Sheriff Herb Geller

Fran Hewitt

Dr. Meddows

Reverend Meeker

Deputy Bill Briggs

Mrs. Penny

Moss Woodley

Pharmacist

Scott Jeske

Jennings

Soldier #2

Hobbe

Kevin Penny

Col. Hargis

Can Man

Movie Patron

Eddie Beckner

Doctor

Woman in Doctor's Office

Vicki De Soto

Nurse

Sally Jeffers

White Suit #1 / Scientist

White Suit #2

Susie

Lance (as Daryl Marsh)

Anthony

Eddie's Mother

Soldier Outside Town Hall (as Richard Crenna Jr.)

Theatre Manager

Radio Man

Soldier at Command Post

Soldier with Cracked Faceplate

Soldier #1

Sergeant

Puddle Soldier

Old Woman in Tent

Gospel Singer

Young Woman in Town Hall

Co-Eds

Co-Eds

Townsman (uncredited)

Movie Patron

Chainsaw Killer (uncredited)

Little Girl (uncredited)

Movie Patron

Theater Patron (uncredited)

Theatrical trailer shows part of deleted scene in which Fran is chased by the Blob through the restaurant. In this deleted scene she is running towards the doors while the Blob is knocking down tables and chairs. When she gets to the doors she realizes that they are locked and that she doesn't have a key so she jumps out the window. Another scene was filmed but deleted in which Blob kills and eats a squirrel. Also some versions of the movie had alternate death scenes of Paul and Eddie, with different editing (Paul's death) and different gore effects (Eddie's death).

The film, co-written by Frank Darabont - who has adapted a number of Stephen King's works for the screen - contains several references to King's novel 'The Stand': In the novel, a viral "superflu" is engineered by the U.S. government in a biological weapons laboratory that is accidentally unleashed, resulting in a worldwide pandemic; in the film, the blob is likewise the result of experiments in biological warfare accidentally unleashed by the government. Additionally, though the government agents know the blob's true nature, they tell the citizens of Asheville that they are dealing with a highly contagious disease.Kevin Dillon plays Brian Flagg; the demonic Randall Flagg appeared in several of King's novels, making his first appearance in THE STAND.The blob's first victim, the homeless man, is credited as "Can Man," a reference to the STAND character "Trash Can Man." Trash Can Man was Randall Flagg's most devoted follower; in this film, Can Man shares nearly all his scenes with Brian Flagg.

All of the exteriors for the movie were shot in a small south Louisiana town called Abbeville. Abbeville is laid out almost exactly the same as Arbeville, Colorado, where the movie takes place. Abbeville was used because filming took place in late 1987 and Arbeville was covered in snow. It's just a weird coincedence that the names are so similar.

When Meg gets out of her car to talk to Brian as he's walking down the street at night, the head of a boom Mic is reflected on the window of the china shop at the far left of the screen just before the camera stops moving backwards

While George (the cook) is pulled down the drain, Fran panics and drops a plate of food, which stains the door behind her. But when Brian and Meg come in through the same door, the stain is gone.

When Meg and the two boys are running to leave the theater in front of the movie screen, the boy in the yellow sweater is laughing, when he should be terrified.

Meg Penny: The front door is locked.

Mrs. Penny: Kevin, don't eat with your face.

Paul Taylor: Flagg! What'd you do to him?