This is a picture of life before CGI. The contrived dialog is part of the mystique. You get to see hotrods and a large lizard. “The Blob” is not, but it is a necessary addition to any 50' collection.
Don't look too closely or you will notice a few things. This film was shot on a ranch in Texas to save a few bucks. There are no Gila Monsters in Texas. Oops, this is not even a Gila monster; it is a Mexican lizard. Wait, there is more. The structure of the lizard would make it impossible to move at that particular size without breaking its legs.
Want more? Gila Monsters spend all their time underground where it is cooler, and only come out about three weeks a year. Too bad the writers did not take advantage of the fact that this critter is poisonous.
In the storyline, a teenage boy and a teenage girl disappear together; the law is getting suspicious yet thinks they just ran off. After a few disasters with trains and cars, the other teens are getting suspicious.
I want to ask the monster if teenagers taste like chicken.
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