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Release: January 3, 2010

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Product Description Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. Bonus Content: U-Control: Picture in Picture Feature Commentary with Kurt Russell and Director John Carpenter Review Howard Hawks's original 1951 production of The Thing from Another World can be glimpsed playing on a TV that fateful October evening in John Carpenter's blockbuster hit, Halloween (1978). A few years later, Carpenter reteamed with his Escape from New York star Kurt Russell to do a remake. But while the first movie version of The Thing was in atmospheric black and white, Carpenter's 1982 version is in widescreen, full color, and features some of the most revoltingly explicit, surreally imaginative special effects (courtesy of FX-meister Rob Bottin) that have ever been seen on the screen. Researchers in the remote Antarctic dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. (This horrific concept was also explored in the two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Alien movies.) This Thing is chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying, adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It's a harsh and uncompromising movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story "Who Goes There?")--so much so that it probably never would have been given a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly upbeat 1990s. --Jim Emerson

Release: January 3, 2010

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Product Description Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. Bonus Content: U-Control: Picture in Picture Feature Commentary with Kurt Russell and Director John Carpenter Review Howard Hawks's original 1951 production of The Thing from Another World can be glimpsed playing on a TV that fateful October evening in John Carpenter's blockbuster hit, Halloween (1978). A few years later, Carpenter reteamed with his Escape from New York star Kurt Russell to do a remake. But while the first movie version of The Thing was in atmospheric black and white, Carpenter's 1982 version is in widescreen, full color, and features some of the most revoltingly explicit, surreally imaginative special effects (courtesy of FX-meister Rob Bottin) that have ever been seen on the screen. Researchers in the remote Antarctic dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. (This horrific concept was also explored in the two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and the Alien movies.) This Thing is chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying, adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It's a harsh and uncompromising movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story "Who Goes There?")--so much so that it probably never would have been given a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly upbeat 1990s. --Jim Emerson

Release: October 11, 2016

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Special Features Include: -2K scan of the inter-positive supervised and approved by director of photography Dean Cundey -4.1 created from the original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo soundtrack -Audio Commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey -Audio Commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell -“The Men of Outpost 31:” Interviews with Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, and more -“Assembling and Assimilation:” An interview with editor Todd Ramsay -“Behind the Chameleon:” Interviews with visual effects artists Peter Kuran and Susan Turner, special make-up effects artist Rob Burman, and Brian Wade and more -“Sounds from the Cold:” Interviews with supervising sound editor David Lewis Yewdall and special sound effects designer Alan Howarth -“Between the Lines:” An interview with novelization author Alan Dean Foster -“John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape:” A documentary on the making of THE THING featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, special effects make-up designer Rob Bottin, legendary matte artist Albert Whitlock, and members of the cast and crew (80 minutes – SD) -Outtakes (5 minutes - SD) -Vintage featurettes from the electronic press kit featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and Rob Bottin (12 minutes - SD) -Vintage featurettes “The Making of a Chilling Tale” and “The Making of THE THING” (1982 – 14 minutes - SD) -Vintage Product Reel – contains a promotional condensed version of the film with additional footage not in the film (19 minutes - SD) -Vintage Behind-the-Scenes footage (2 minutes - SD) -Annotated Production Archive – Production Art and Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (48 minutes - SD) -Network TV Broadcast version of THE THING (92 minutes - SD) -Teaser Trailer -Theatrical Trailers (U.S. and German Trailer) -TV spots -Radio Spots -Still Gallery (behind-the-scenes photos, posters and lobby cards)

Release: October 11, 2016

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Special Features Include: -2K scan of the inter-positive supervised and approved by director of photography Dean Cundey -4.1 created from the original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo soundtrack -Audio Commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey -Audio Commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell -“The Men of Outpost 31:” Interviews with Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, and more -“Assembling and Assimilation:” An interview with editor Todd Ramsay -“Behind the Chameleon:” Interviews with visual effects artists Peter Kuran and Susan Turner, special make-up effects artist Rob Burman, and Brian Wade and more -“Sounds from the Cold:” Interviews with supervising sound editor David Lewis Yewdall and special sound effects designer Alan Howarth -“Between the Lines:” An interview with novelization author Alan Dean Foster -“John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape:” A documentary on the making of THE THING featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, special effects make-up designer Rob Bottin, legendary matte artist Albert Whitlock, and members of the cast and crew (80 minutes – SD) -Outtakes (5 minutes - SD) -Vintage featurettes from the electronic press kit featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and Rob Bottin (12 minutes - SD) -Vintage featurettes “The Making of a Chilling Tale” and “The Making of THE THING” (1982 – 14 minutes - SD) -Vintage Product Reel – contains a promotional condensed version of the film with additional footage not in the film (19 minutes - SD) -Vintage Behind-the-Scenes footage (2 minutes - SD) -Annotated Production Archive – Production Art and Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (48 minutes - SD) -Network TV Broadcast version of THE THING (92 minutes - SD) -Teaser Trailer -Theatrical Trailers (U.S. and German Trailer) -TV spots -Radio Spots -Still Gallery (behind-the-scenes photos, posters and lobby cards)

Release: September 7, 2021

$7.99

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Director John Carpenter (Halloween) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visual effects to create a chilling version of the classic The Thing. 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. Soon it is unfrozen and unleashed, creating havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them. Bonus Content: Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of The Thing (1982) (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) Features High Dynamic Range (HDR10) for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Outtakes Theatrical Trailer Feature Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Kurt Russell U-Control: Picture in Picture Feature Commentary with Kurt Russell and Director John Carpenter