John Carpenter's The thing
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
General Note
Special features include optional feature commentary with John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; the documentary, John Carpenter's The Thing, terror takes shape; production background archive; cast production photographs, production art and storyboards; behind-the-scenes location footage; outtakes, original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Ennio Morricone ; photography, Dean Cundey ; editor, Todd Ramsey.
Participants/Performers
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, Thomas Waites.
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.
System Details
DVD; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
Closed captioned. In English with optional soundtrack in French, and with optional subtitles in French and Spanish.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Foster, D., Russell, K., Brimley, W., Carter, T. K., Clennon, D., David, K., Dysart, R., Hallahan, C., Maloney, P., Moffat, D., Carpenter, J., Lancaster, B., Turman, L., & Campbell, J. W. (2004). John Carpenter's The thing (Collector's edition.). Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Foster et al.. 2004. John Carpenter's The Thing. Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

David Foster et al.. John Carpenter's The Thing Universal, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Foster, David, et al. John Carpenter's The Thing Collector's edition., Universal, 2004.

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