when the day of reckoning will come. Meeker simply replies: "Soon". He then secretly holds up a glass jar containing a live piece of the Blob, saying: "The Lord will give me a sign". Cast Kevin Dillon as Brian Flagg Shawnee Smith as Megan "Meg" Penny Donovan Leitch as Paul Taylor Jeffrey DeMunn as Sheriff Herb Geller Candy Clark as Fran Hewitt Joe Seneca as Dr. Christopher Meddows Del Close as Reverend Meeker Sharon Spelman as Mrs. Margaret Penny Beau Billingslea as Moss Woodley Art LaFleur as Pharmacist/Tom Penny Ricky Paull Goldin as Scott Jeskey Paul McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs Michael Kenworthy as Kevin Penny Douglas Emerson as Eddie Beckner Robert Axelrod as Jennings Bill Moseley as The Soldier in the Sewer Erika Eleniak as Vicki DeSoto Jack Rader as Col. Templeton Hargis Jack Nance as Doctor Analysis The film functions as a conspiracy theory film. The threat of the original film was an alien entity from outer space. The remake differs in making the threat a biological weapon, created by a secret government agency. The Blob is closely followed by soldiers and scientists in protective suits. The change reflects the mentality of a more cynical era. The sinister government agents are opposed by rebellious teenager Brian Flagg (Kevin Dillon). His depiction as a rebel and a "tough guy punk" includes wearing a leather jacket, sporting long hair, riding a motorcycle, and distrusting authority figures. Del Close, who portrays Reverend Meeker, played an eyepatch wearing hobo in the 1972 movie Beware! The Blob, which was a sequel to the original 1958 film. Production Screenwriter Frank Darabont first met director Chuck Russell in 1981, while working as a production assistant on the film Hell Night. Before working together on The Blob, the two also collaborated on the script for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. In 1986 New World Pictures purchased the rights to make a remake of The Blob featuring the original film's director Jack H. Harris as executive producer. A year later the production switched studios to Cinema Group Pictures. Actor Del Close had been scheduled to direct a "mock opera" about Ronald Reagan at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts during the filming of The Blob; however, the production was cancelled and he was unexpectedly available to audition for The Blob. Production began on January 11, with the cast and crew of approximately