| Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. rdacc |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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Dolby digital 5.1 |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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widescreen |
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DVD |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Language |
English (Dolby 5.1) and French (Dolby 2.0) language; subtitles in French and Spanish ; Captions in English. |
| Cast |
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. |
| Credits |
Special visual effects, Albert Whitlock ; special effects, Roy Arbogast ; music, Ennio Morricone ; photography, Dean Cundey ; special make-up effects, Rob Bottin ; executive producer, Wilbur Stark ; editor, Todd Ramsey ; production design, John L. Lloyd. |
| Note |
Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1982. |
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MPAA Rating: R |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team 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, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them. |
| Subject |
Life on other planets -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Antarctica -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Science fiction films.
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Horror films.
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Film adaptations.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film remakes.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Science fiction films.
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Monster films.
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Science fiction Feature.
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Horror Feature.
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| Added Author |
Russell, Kurt.
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Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020.
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Carter, T. K., 1956-
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Clennon, David.
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David, Keith.
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Dysart, Richard.
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Hallahan, Charles.
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Maloney, Peter.
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Masur, Richard.
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Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018.
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Polis, Joel.
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Waites, Thomas G., 1955-
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Carpenter, John, 1948-
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Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997.
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Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood), 1910-1971.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Turman-Foster Company.
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| Cover Title |
John Carpenter's The thing |
| ISBN |
1417010908 |
| Standard No. |
025192543722 |
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025192032929 |
| Music No. |
25437 Universal |
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