The Thing from Another World [Blu-ray]

The Thing from Another World [Blu-ray]

Director: Christian Nyby Cast: Margaret Sheridan
Margaret Sheridan
, Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
, Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
, James Arness
James Arness
Christian Nyby
The Thing from Another World [Blu-ray]

The Thing from Another World [Blu-ray]

Director: Christian Nyby Cast: Margaret Sheridan
Margaret Sheridan
, Kenneth Tobey
Kenneth Tobey
, Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
, James Arness
James Arness
Christian Nyby

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Overview

The scene is a distant Arctic research station, where a UFO has crashed. The investigating scientists discover that the circular craft has melted its way into the ice, which has frozen up again. While attempting to recover the ship, Captain Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) accidentally explodes the vessel, but the pilot -- at least, what seems to be the pilot -- remains frozen in a block of ice. The body is taken to base headquarters, where it is inadvertently thawed out by an electric blanket. The alien attacks the soldier guarding him and escapes into the snowy wastes. An attack dog rips off the alien's arm, whereupon Dr. Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite) discerns that "The Thing" (played by future Gunsmoke star James Arness!) is not animal but a member of the carrot family, subsisting on blood. While the misguided Carrington attempts to spawn baby "Things" with the severed arm, the parent creature wreaks murderous havoc all over the base. Female scientist Nikki (Margaret Sheridan) suggests that the best way to destroy a vegetable is to cook it. Over the protests of Carrington, who wants to reason with the "visitor" (a very foolhardy notion, as it turns out), the soldiers devise a devious method for stopping The Thing once and for all. This oversimplification of The Thing does not do full justice to the overall mood and tension of the piece, nor does it convey the lifelike "business as usual" approach taken by the residents of the military base in dealing with something beyond their understanding. A superior blend of science fiction, horror, naturalistic dialogue, and flesh-and-blood characterizations, The Thing is a model of its kind.

Product Details

Release Date: 12/11/2018
UPC: 0888574768720
Original Release: 1951
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 1:27:00
Sales rank: 11,791

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Margaret Sheridan Nikki Nicholson
Kenneth Tobey Capt. Patrick Hendry
Robert Cornthwaite Dr. Arthur Carrington
James Arness "The Thing"
Douglas Spencer Ned "Scotty" Scott
James Young Lt. Ed Dykes
Dewey Martin Bob
Robert Nichols Lt. Ken Erickson
William Self Sgt. Barnes
Eduard Franz Dr. Stern
John Dierkes Dr. Chapman
Sally Creighton Mrs. Chapman
Paul Frees Dr. Vorrhees,Dr. Maurice Vorrhees
George Fenneman Redding
David McMann Gen. Fogerty
Billy Curtis The Thing While Shrinking
Everett Glass Prof. Wilson
Tom Steele Stuntman
Norbert Schiller Dr. Laurenz
Edmund Breon Dr. Ambrose
William Neff Olson,Bill Stone
Lee Tung Foo Cook
Walter Ng Cook
Bob Stevenson Capt. Smith,Capt. Smith
Robert Gutknecht Cpl. Hauser
Robert Bray Captain
Ted Cooper Lieutenant
Allan Ray Lieutenant
Nicholas Byron Ted Richards
Milton Kibbee Bit Part,Actor
Ray McDonald Bit Part
Edgar Murray Bit Part
H.B. Newton Bit Part
Carmen Nisbet Bit Part
Lucille Thompson Bit Part
Bill Self Corporal Barnes
David McMahon Gen. Fogarty
Dimitri Tiomkin Composer

Technical Credits
Christian Nyby Director
Charles Lederer Screenwriter
Howard Hawks Producer
Tom Steele Stunts
Linwood Dunn Special Effects
Don Steward Special Effects
John W. Campbell Jr. Screenwriter
Ben Hecht Screenwriter
Donald Steward Special Effects
Leslie Charles Stunts
Phil Brigandi Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Clem Portman Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Edward Lasker Producer
Harold E. Stine Special Effects
Ken Terrell Stunts
Dick Crockett Stunts
Charles Regan Stunts
Billy Curtis Stunts
Teddy Mangean Stunts
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