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The Thing: Collector's Edition DVD

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: DVD
  • Rating: R
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 109 Minutes
  • Region: 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
  • Studio: Universal
  • DVD Release Date: October 26, 2004
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Audio:
    ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
    FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Director: John Carpenter
  • Cast: Kurt Russell,Wilford Brimley,T K Carter,David Clennon
  • Genre: Horror
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    Feature commentary with Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter
    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.
    Stop motion animation cut from the film
    Exclusive work-in-progress visual effects footage
    Behind-the-scenes location footage
    Original theatrical trailer
    Outtakes from the film
    Behind-the-scenes photographs
    Storyboards and conceptual art
    Annotated production archived
  • Release Date: 1982
Something terrifying has thawed out from the Arctic ice in "The Thing" (1982), a chilling horror flick from maestro John Carpenter. Kurt Russell gives an incredible performance in this remake of Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby's classic "The Thing" (1951), based on the John W. Campbell novel. Stunning visuals and a score from Ennio Morricone that will make your hair stand on end lend this gruesome tale an aura of all-encompassing terror.

Expert Review:
John Carpenter's remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic is a practical effects fan's dream come true. While modern cinema overly relies on computer generated magic to produce monsters of the metamorphing variety, "The Thing" illustrates just how convincing the "old fashioned way" can be, as you never doubt for a moment that the monster can shift and ooze and become anything it wants. By Mark Pellegrini of Adventures in Poor Taste

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