The Resource The Thing, a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter, (videorecording)
The Thing, a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter, (videorecording)
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The item The Thing, a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nesmith Library.
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- Contributor
-
- Turman-Foster Company
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020
- Campbell, John W., (John Wood), Jr., 1910-1971
- Carpenter, John, 1948-
- Carter, T. K., 1956-
- Clennon, David
- David, Keith
- Dysart, Richard
- Hallahan, Charles
- Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997
- Maloney, Peter
- Masur, Richard
- Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018
- Polis, Joel
- Russell, Kurt
- Waites, Thomas
- 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
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Edition
- Collector's ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (109 min.)
- Note
-
- Digitally recorded ; stereo surround ; THX digitally mastered
- Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell
- Special features: optional commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; John Carpenter's The thing: terror takes shape (84 min.); production background archive; trailer (2 min.); interactive Web site
- Isbn
- 9780783227504
- Label
- The Thing
- Title
- The Thing
- Statement of responsibility
- a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter
- Title variation
- John Carpenter's The thing
- Contributor
-
- Turman-Foster Company
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020
- Campbell, John W., (John Wood), Jr., 1910-1971
- Carpenter, John, 1948-
- Carter, T. K., 1956-
- Clennon, David
- David, Keith
- Dysart, Richard
- Hallahan, Charles
- Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997
- Maloney, Peter
- Masur, Richard
- Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018
- Polis, Joel
- Russell, Kurt
- Waites, Thomas
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- JFN
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- 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
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R
- Language note
- English and French language; subtitles in English and Spanish
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .T485 1982
- PerformerNote
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1934-2020
- 1956-
- 1930-2018
- 1948-
- 1947-1997
- 1910-1971
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Russell, Kurt
- Brimley, Wilford
- Carter, T. K.
- Clennon, David
- David, Keith
- Dysart, Richard
- Hallahan, Charles
- Maloney, Peter
- Masur, Richard
- Moffat, Donald
- Polis, Joel
- Waites, Thomas
- Carpenter, John
- Lancaster, Bill
- Campbell, John W.
- Universal Pictures (Firm)
- Turman-Foster Company
- Runtime
- 109
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Life on other planets
- Antarctica
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The Thing, a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Digitally recorded ; stereo surround ; THX digitally mastered
- Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell
- Special features: optional commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; John Carpenter's The thing: terror takes shape (84 min.); production background archive; trailer (2 min.); interactive Web site
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Collector's ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (109 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783227504
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192543722
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 20329
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm47005157
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The Thing, a Universal picture. ; a Turman-Foster Company production ; producerd by David Foster, Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Digitally recorded ; stereo surround ; THX digitally mastered
- Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell
- Special features: optional commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell; John Carpenter's The thing: terror takes shape (84 min.); production background archive; trailer (2 min.); interactive Web site
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Collector's ed.
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (109 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783227504
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 025192543722
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 20329
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm47005157
- System details
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1
- Video recording format
- DVD
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