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The thing
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Published:
Universal City, CA : Universal, 1982, 2004.
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Widescreen ed. Collector's edition.
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rated R.
Status:
Description

A research team at a remote research station in Antarctica finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, it creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.

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Pitkin Non-Print Collection
DVD T4436
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Mar 20, 2024
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1417010908, 9781417010905
UPC:
025192543722

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
General Note
Based on the story, Who goes there? by John W. Campbell Jr.
General Note
"Anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1"--Container.
General Note
Recorded in Dolby digital 5.1 (English)--and Dolby digital 2.0 (French).
General Note
"Supplement written, produced and directed by Michael Matessino"--Container.
General Note
Special features: optional feature commentary with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; the documentary, John Carpenter's The thing : terror takes shape; annotated production archive; cast production photographs, production art and storyboards; behind-the-scenes location footage; outtakes, original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Ennio Morricone ; director of photography, Dean Cundey ; editing, Todd Ramsay.
Participants/Performers
Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis.
Description
A research team at a remote research station in Antarctica finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, it creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.
Target Audience
MPAA rated R.
Target Audience
Closed-captioned.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
In English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Foster, D., Turman, L., Carpenter, J., Lancaster, B., Russell, K., Brimley, W., Carter, T. K., Clennon, D., David, K., Dysart, R., Hallahan, C., Maloney, P., Masur, R., Moffat, D., Polis, J., Cundey, D., Ramsay, T., Morricone, E., & Campbell, J. W. (19822004). The thing. Widescreen ed. Collector's edition. Universal City, CA, Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

David Foster et al.. 19822004. The Thing. Universal City, CA, Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

David Foster et al., The Thing. Universal City, CA, Universal, 19822004.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Foster, David, et al. The Thing. Widescreen ed. Collector's edition. Universal City, CA, Universal, 19822004.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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