

“Terror has no shape.”
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
Directed by Chuck Russell, Andre Blay
User score
1,140 votes





Released
August 5, 1988
1h 35m
English
Budget → Revenue
$10.0M → $8.2M

Kevin Dillon
Brian Flagg

Shawnee Smith
Meg Penny

Donovan Leitch
Paul Taylor

Jeffrey DeMunn
Sheriff Herb Geller

Candy Clark
Fran Hewitt

Joe Seneca
Dr. Meddows

Del Close
Reverend Meeker

Paul McCrane
Deputy Bill Briggs

Sharon Spelman
Mrs. Penny

Beau Billingslea
Moss Woolsey

Art LaFleur
Pharmacist / Mr. Penny

Ricky Paull Goldin
Scott Jeskey

Robert Axelrod
Jennings

Bill Moseley
Soldier #2

Frank Collison
Phil Hobbs—Projectionist

Michael Kenworthy
Kevin Penny

Jack Rader
Col. Hargis

Billy Beck
The Can Man
Wade Mayer
Movie Patron

Douglas Emerson
Eddie Beckner