The Thing from Another World
by Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
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Actor: Douglas Spencer, James R. Young, Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert CornthwaiteDirector: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
Brand: ARNESS,JAMES
Producer: Howard Hawks
Writer: Howard Hawks
Producer: Edward Lasker
Writer: Ben Hecht
Writer: Charles Lederer
Writer: John W. Campbell Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Movie Reviews of The Thing from Another World
Movie Review: Hawks Sets Another Trend
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a review of the WB release of the DVD of the 1951 film entitled THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD which starred Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornwithe, Douglas Spencer and, to quote critic Dave Kehr," James Arness in his most sympathetic role."
The films direction is credited to Christian Nyby but generally is ceded to veteran director Howard Hawks who is listed as the producer. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD was adapted from a short story by Robert W. Campbell entitled "Who Goes There?"
This is a groundbreaking film because I believe that it was the first science fiction release that made a big impact on the burgeoning youth market of the fifties.
And why wouldn't THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD be popular? It has a tasty combination of science fiction and horror, scienctific research versus military might and more than a few references to the cold war and cold war paranoia.
In fact, it's set in the frozen arctic ice with the military battling scientists for the right to examine or destry the "thing" which was found in a crashed flying saucer.
The unknown creature, frozen in a block of ice, is carted to the military/scientific out post where one "thing" after another goes wrong, threatening this little island of warmth and civilization.
When finally THE THING FROM ANTHER WORLD concludes, most audiences are wrung out
and I can only imagine the effect this exciting film had on the audiences of the early fifties.
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and THE THING has to be among the most flattered films of its time....or maybe any time.
All in all, this DVD of THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD is a very nice print, with an extra uneleased scene included as well as the original trailer as an extra feature all at a bargain price. There are also subtitles in English, French and Spanish. I can't recommend this film highly enough and when you're not watching THE THING,make sure that you "watch the skys."
Summary of The Thing from Another World
Members of an Antarctic research team are killed off by a frozen alien they uncover.With its modest special effects, lean plot, and small cast of lesser stars, this 1951 thriller remains a sturdy blueprint for fusing horror and science fiction. The formula has been employed countless times since, fleshed out with more extensive and elaborate production values, and manned by higher profiled marquee names, but the results have yet to improve on The Thing from Another World, Howard Hawks's lone foray into sci-fi.
The story begins as military airmen are dispatched to a remote Arctic research station where scientists have detected the crash of a spacecraft. An effort to retrieve the saucer-shaped vehicle fails, but the team returns to the station with the frozen body of its sole occupant. When the extraterrestrial pilot is accidentally thawed, the crew, headed by a tough-talking pilot (Kenneth Tobey), grapples with a massive, chlorophyll-based humanoid (James Arness) thirsty for blood and in no mood for galactic diplomacy.
Hawks takes only a production credit for this low-budget exercise, but his filmmaking style transcends Christian Nyby's nominal direction: rapid-fire, overlapping dialogue, an ensemble of comrades whose professionalism is tempered by wisecracks, and unsentimental female characters (embodied by feisty romantic interest Margaret Sheridan) recall Hawks's signature works, while propelling the plot over any potential gaps in credibility. It's hardly surprising, then, that The Thing from Another World remains among the most influential science fiction movies ever shot, or that it remains exciting entertainment a half century later. --Sam Sutherland
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