The Thing From Another World

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Call Number: DVD Science-Fiction Thing
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Title on disc surface: Howard Hawks' production The thing from another world.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Based on the story, Who goes there? by John W. Campbell Jr.
Includes theatrical trailer.
James Arness, Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, William Self, Eduard Franz, Sally Creighton.
Arctic researchers discover a huge, frozen alien inside a crash-landed UFO, who emerges from icy captivity to terrorize humans.
Full screen DVD; Dolby digital.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Classic SciFi submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on July 1, 2016, 6:43pm The Thing From Another World is a classic science fiction alien monster story. Watching it now, it will probably feel somewhat dated, but fans of science fiction, horror, or monster movies will recognize how many later works strive to hit the same notes. It is great in its own right as well as being an influence on some of the best modern genre films.

(If the plot sounds awfully familiar, it's because John Carpenter's "The Thing" was adapted from this story - and that in turn has been very influential on subsequent works.)

Watch the 80's remake, it's vastly superior submitted by Will O on August 26, 2020, 10:13am I think I was massively spoiled by 1982's The Thing.
It's a masterpiece of tension, paranoia and horror and this just couldn't compete.
The sets all looked liked sets and like many older movies the pace was glacially slow and there wasn't anything all that interesting from a character or story standpoint.
It certainly gets credit for being an early sci-fi before it was really a genre but I'll probably never watch this again.

Ho hum submitted by mandevil on March 4, 2021, 8:35am Directed by Howard Hawks