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Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Action

USA / English

Kurt Russell	MacReady
Wilford Brimley	Blair
Keith David	Childs
Richard Dysart	Dr. Copper
Richard Masur	Clark
T.K. Carter	Nauls
David Clennon	Palmer
Charles Hallahan	Norris
Peter Maloney	Bennings
Donald Moffat	Garry
David Keith

Director	John Carpenter; Christian Nyby
Producer	Lawrence Turman; David Foster; Stuart Cohen
Writer	Bill Lancaster; John W. Campbell Jr.
Cinematography	Dean Cundey
Musician	Ennio Morricone

Based on the 1951 classic, The Thing From Another World, this remake has helicopter pilot R. J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) joining a group of American scientists (Wilford Brimley, Richard A. Dysart) in the Antarctic as they discover a parasitic alien life form that has the power to assimilate any living being. At first, scientific curiosity takes precedence as the scientists watch a dog morph into a twisted, embryonic monster but curiosity turns to fear when they realize that the alien has infected a member of their own team. The question is - which one? It's a battle for survival against Mother Nature and The Thing.

Edition Details
Distributor	Universal Studios
Barcode	025192778223
Region	Region 1
Release Date	10/24/2006
Packaging	Custom Case
Screen Ratio	Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles	English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 [French]
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Links	The Thing at Movie Collector Connect IMDB DVD Empire

John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape: an 80-minute original documentary featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, special effects make-up designer Rob Bottin, legendary matte artist Albert Whitlock, plus other members of the cast, crew and special effects team. Feature commentary with Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter Behind-the-scenes location footage Original theatrical trailer Outtakes from the film Behind-the-scenes photographs Storyboards and conceptual art And Much More!