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The thing

Language and/or Subtitles: English
French
Spanish
Format: DVD [2005]
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Summary
Antarctic outpost men fight a slimy alien able to assume the form of life it engulfs.
Additional Information
Subjects Extraterrestrial beings -- Drama.
Shapeshifting -- Drama.
Antarctica -- Drama.
Horror films.
Science fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Publisher Universal City, CA :[2005]
Edition Collector's ed., Widescreen.
Other Titles Who goes there?
John Carpenter's the thing
Contributors Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997, screenwriter.
Foster, David, 1929- film producer.
Turman, Lawrence, film producer.
Carpenter, John, 1948- film director.
Russell, Kurt, actor.
Brimley, Wilford, 1934- actor.
Carter, T. K., 1956- actor.
Clennon, David, actor.
David, Keith, actor.
Dysart, Richard, actor.
Cundey, Dean, 1945, director of photography.
Morricone, Ennio, composer.
Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood), 1910-1971. Who goes there?
Universal Pictures (Firm), production company.
Turman-Foster Company, production company.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
Participants/Performers Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart.
Other Contributors Director of photography, Dean Cundey ; editor, Tom Ramsay ; music, Ennio Morricone.
Audience MPAA rating: R.
Language English
French
Spanish
English and French language tracks; optional French and Spanish subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Notes Title from container.
At head of title: John Carpenter's.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell Jr.
Special features: Feature commentary with Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter; John Carpenter's the thing : terror takes shape (80-minute original documentary featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and members of the cast, crew, and special effects team); stop motion animation cut from the film; exclusive work-in-progress visual effects footage; behind-the-scenes location footage; original theatrical trailer; outtakes from the film; behind-the-scenes photographs; storyboards and conceptual art; annotated production archive.
System Details DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) and 2.0 (French).
Description 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN 9781417010905
1417010908
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