The Thing

Starring: Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, et al.

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: HD DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
• Director: John Carpenter
• Starring: Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Kent Hays, Nate Irwin, Richard Masur, Denver Mattson
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: AC-3; Color; Dolby; Dubbed; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

The story is lost in excess gore.

This is “John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)” AKA “The Thing” (1982) Not to be confused with “The Thing from Another World”(1951) with James Arness. Yep, we are confronted by a dog-splitting being from the great beyond. Being isolated, we must evaluate, track, and kill this most obviously menacing "Thing". But what, who, and where is it? In an attempt at graphic surprises, we have sacrificed the character and mood of the book ("Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell Jr.), and the original movie ("The Thing from Another World)". Ah, you say, what if you do not compare? Still, it is a sticky blob story that has no personality of its own. The one thing that makes this thing is that it is psychic. Surprisingly to me is to find that the computer voice is done by Adrienne Barbeau. This movie is fun to watch and say, "don't look there," but it is far from extraordinary.