<p>As usual there are spoilers ahead! </p><p>Somewhere in the late 1950s society began to come to terms with the idea of the teenager. Teens were heading to the cinema leaving younger siblings and parents at home. The Blob (1958) isn‘t a tale of rebellion or film warning about teenage delinquency but a thoroughly enjoyable time with a catchy theme tune. </p><p>I have two wonderful guests to help us unravel this classic 1950s sci-fi. </p><p><b>The Experts </b></p><p>Roger Luckhurst is a Professor at Birkbeck, University of London. He has written/edited numerous of articles and books on cultural history and film. </p><p>Matthew Rule Jones is a senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Exeter and the author of Science Fiction Cinema and 1950s Britain: Recontextualising Cultural Anxiety. </p><p><b>Chapters </b></p><p>00:00 Introduction </p><p>03:22 The origins of the film </p><p>06:05 Moral panic, the teenager and the AIP film formula</p><p>11:36 Red scare as red herring: Jello and suburbia </p><p>16:25 The intention vs the interpretation of films </p><p>17:32 The Blob </p><p>20:00 The theme song vs the earnest tone </p><p>24:15 The cinema scene and self-reflection </p><p>28:32 The double bill offering </p><p>29:56 Steve McQueen: The adult teen </p><p>39:10 What are we gonna do? </p><p>39:40 Legacy: Sequels and the education system </p><p>48:55 Recommendations for the listener</p><p><br/></p><p><b>The Next Episode! </b></p><p>The next episode we will focus on the film I Married a Monster from Outer Space. You can buy or rent the film from many outlets or check the Just Watch website to see where it may be streaming in your region</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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