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The Thing from Another World
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Overview

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Director:
Christian Nyby
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Writers:
John W. Campbell Jr. (story)
Charles Lederer (writer)
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Release Date:
29 April 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Look Out...It's more
Plot:
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
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User Comments:
There is something more chilling than the North Pole here. more (186 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Thing (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
87 min | USA:81 min (re-issue version) | USA:85 min (original US 16 mm television syndication prints)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene in which The Thing is doused with kerosene and set ablaze is believed to be the first full body burn accomplished by a stunt man. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Early in the movie Tex is operating from the Radio Room with large windows clearly showing the snow. Later in the movie he states that the Radio Room has no windows. more
Quotes:
Dr. Arthur Carrington: We owe it to the brain of our species to stand here and die... without destroying a source of wisdom. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Creature (1985) more
Soundtrack:
A Lovely Way To Spend an Evening more

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44 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
There is something more chilling than the North Pole here., 20 April 1999
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Author: Rich-99 from New York

"The Thing" without a doubt is one of the finest science fiction films ever made. A group of scientists and air force officers at an Arctic station discover something in the ice and that something sees them as dinner. The battle goes on in the claustrophobic station in a scenario that without a doubt was the model for the original "Aliens". The cast is a very fine ensemble and the direction is crisp and on the edge. Conversations overlap and at times runs simultaneously but the direction is so good that you miss nothing. Best of all is that this is one of those films where what you don't see is what scares you. There is no splatter or graphic detail but tantalizing hints that lets your mind conjure up your worst nightmare. A great one for a dark and stormy night.

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