The thing
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - AdultDVD THINGOn Shelf
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal, [1998, 1982].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0783227507, 9780783227504, 1417010908, 9781417010905
UPC
025192543722

Notes

General Note
Digitally recorded ; stereo surround ; THX digitally mastered.
General Note
Based on the story, Who goes there?, by John W. Campbell.
General Note
For specific features see interactive menu.
Creation/Production Credits
Screenplay, Bill Lancaster ; 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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
English and French language; subtitles in English and Spanish.
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Russell, K., Brimley, W., Carter, T. K., Clennon, D., David, K., Dysart, R., Hallahan, C., Maloney, P., Masur, R., Moffat, D., Polis, J., Waites, T., Carpenter, J., Lancaster, B., & Campbell, J. W. (19981982). The thing (Widescreen edition, Collector's edition.). Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kurt. Russell et al.. 19981982. The Thing. Universal.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kurt. Russell et al.. The Thing Universal, 19981982.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Russell, Kurt., et al. The Thing Widescreen edition, Collector's edition., Universal, 19981982.

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