In 1982 famed horror director John Carpenter released the Thing. It was a remake of the 1951 The Thing. In that movie the monster was basically a Frankenstein rip off right down to the domed head. Carpenter’s vision was something completely different that would go down as a sci-fir/horror classic. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for The Thing (1982) - John Carpenter on AllMovie - John Carpenter's The Thing is both a remake of.
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John Carpenter's The Thing is both a remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 film of the same name and a re-adaptation of the John W. Campbell Jr. story 'Who Goes There?' on which it was based. Carpenter's film is more faithful to Campbell's story than Hawks' version and also substantially more reliant on special effects, provided in abundance by a team of over 40 technicians, including veteran creature-effects artists Rob Bottin and Stan Winston. The film opens enigmatically with a Siberian Husky running through the Antarctic tundra, chased by two men in a helicopter firing at it from above. Even after the dog finds shelter at an American research outpost, the men in the helicopter (Norwegians from an outpost nearby) land and keep shooting. One of the Norwegians drops a grenade and blows himself and the helicopter to pieces; the other is shot dead in the snow by Garry (Donald Moffat), the American outpost captain. American helicopter pilot MacReady (Kurt Russell, fresh from Carpenter's Escape From New York) and camp doctor Copper (Richard Dysart) fly off to find the Norwegian base and discover some pretty strange goings-on. The base is in ruins, and the only occupants are a man frozen to a chair (having cut his own throat) and the burned remains of what could be one man or several men. In a side room, Copper and MacReady find a coffin-like block of ice from which something has been recently cut. That night at the American base, the Husky changes into the Thing, and the Americans learn first-hand that the creature has the ability to mutate into anything it kills. For the rest of the film the men fight a losing (and very gory) battle against it, never knowing if one of their own dwindling number is the Thing in disguise. Though resurrected as a cult favorite, The Thing failed at the box office during its initial run, possibly because of its release just two weeks after Steven Spielberg's warmly received E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial. Along with Ridley Scott's futuristic Alien, The Thing helped stimulate a new wave of sci-fi horror films in which action and special effects wizardry were often seen as ends in themselves.
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Synopsis
'Horror movies don't get much better than this.' – Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
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Horror master John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape From New York) delivers 'a masterful exercise in claustrophobic suspense… [with] elaborate special effects [that] set a high standard for films that followed' (TV Guide). Kurt Russell's iconic and tense performance drives this chilling version of the classic The Thing.
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror… and becomes one of them. Jdk 1.8 free for mac os x.
Bonus Features
DISC ONE:
- 2017 4K Scan Of The Feature Film
DISC TWO:
- 2K Scan Of The Interpositive Supervised And Approved By Director Of Photography Dean Cundey
- 4.1 Audio Mix Created From The Original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo Soundtrack (5.1 Audio Mix Also Included)
- Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey
- Audio Commentary With Co-producer Stuart Cohen
- Audio Commentary By Director John Carpenter And Actor Kurt Russell
- Teaser Trailer
- Theatrical Trailers (U.S. And German)
- TV Spots
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery (Behind-The-Scenes Photos, Posters And Lobby Cards)
DISC THREE:
- Requiem For A Shape Shifter – An Interview With Director John Carpenter In Conversation With Filmmaker Mick Garris
- The Men Of Outpost 31 – Interviews With Keith David, Wilford Brimley, David Clennon, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur And Joel Polis
- Assembling And Assimilation – An Interview With Editor Todd Ramsay
- Behind The Chameleon: The Visual Effects Of THE THING – Interviews With Visual Effects Artists Peter Kuran And Susan Turner, Special Make-up Effects Artist Rob Burman, Brian Wade And Stop Motion Animators Randall William Cook And Jim Aupperle
- Sounds From The Cold – Interviews With Supervising Sound Editor David Lewis Yewdall And Special Sound Effects Designer Alan Howarth
- Between The Lines – An Interview With Novelization Author Alan Dean Foster
- Back Into The Cold: A Return To The Shooting Locations Of THE THING – An Animated Photo Gallery Narrated By Todd Cameron Of Outpost31.com
- The Art Of Mike Ploog Gallery
- John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – A Documentary On The Making Of THE THING Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Special Effects Make-up Designer Rob Bottin, Legendary Matte Artist Albert Whitlock And More! (SD)
- Network TV Broadcast Version Of THE THING (SD)
- Outtakes (SD)
- Vintage Featurettes From The Electronic Press Kit Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell And Rob Bottin (SD)
- Vintage Featurettes – The Making Of A Chilling Tale And The Making Of THE THING (SD)
- Vintage Product Reel – Contains A Condensed Version Of The Film With Additional Footage Not In The Film (SD)
- Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Footage (SD)
- Annotated Production Archive – Production Art And Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (SD)
Product Information
The Thing Movie 1982
Discs | Run-time 109 min | Aspect Ratio ? | Color Color | Language |
Region A | Rating | Production Date 1982 | Closed-Captioned ? | Subtitles English |
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NAME | ROLE |
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Kurt Russell | Actor |
Wilford Brimley | Actor |
T.K. Carter | Actor |
David Clennon | Actor |
Wilbur Stark | Producer |
Keith David | Actor |
Richard Dysart | Actor |
Charles Hallahan | Actor |
Peter Maloney | Actor |
Richard Masur | Actor |
Donald Moffat | Actor |
Joel Polis | Actor |
Thomas Waites | Actor |
Bill Lancaster | Writer |
David Foster | Producer |
John Carpenter | Director |
Lawrence Turman | Producer |
Wilbur Stark | Executive Producer |
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