The thing from another world is a 1951 science fiction film about an air force crew and scientists at a remote arctic research outpost who fight a malevolent alien being. After its spacecraft crash lands in the arctic, the creature. Eternal vows 1993, 4 issues, written by david devries, pencils by paul gulacy. He was an actor and producer, known for the thing from another world 1951, general. The thing from another world by christian nyby christian. Scenes from this film were showed in john carpenters halloween 1978 when characters, laurie strode jamie lee curtis, and tommy doyle brian andrews were watching this film on tv on halloween night. Eternal vows is the third entry in the the thing from another world comics series. Screenwriter chuck pfarrer darkman and painter john higgins world without end wrap up their twoissue tale by pitting macready and childs against an alien life form that could be inside anyone. Everyone scrambles to get ready as the alien bursts into the room. If you enjoyed this, check out the northman nightmare and questionable research motion. The thing from another world 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After cultivating, chi hou was unrivaled for hundreds of thousands of years. Campbell on which both films were based, its tone is very different from this nuanced, beautifully filmed 1951 hard science fiction film which explores ethics and implications and prefigures some ideas arising later in the environmental movement.
The thing or the thing from another world, as it is also called had some confusion inherent in its basic makeup from its origins. The thing from another world horror sci fi 1951 james arness. Scotty, wanting to take a picture of the monster, fails to do so when he trips over a nearby bunk. If you enjoyed this, check out the northman nightmare, questionable research, and volume 1. Frankenstein wrought his mechanical monster has the screen had such a good time dabbling in. The thing from another world turner classic movies. The new yorker may earn a portion of sales from products and services that are purchased through links on our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with. Carrington robert cornthwaite, chief of a group of scientists working at a north pole base. Sep 28, 2016 the famous phrase keep watching the skies originated in the seminal science fiction classic the thing from another world 1951. However, he was ridiculed by the demon lord to be a bachelor who is as old as bone ashes and a fossil grade single dog. Official comic book sequeladaptation of the classic scifi movie. The thing is the titular main antagonist and the alias given to the hostile alien creature featured in the 1938 short story who goes there.
The thing from another world was a loose adaptation of the original story. The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american. At some point the thing from another world original negative was cut resulting in lost scenes. Christian nybys the thing from another world is a nicely executed slice of midcentury horror. The thing from another world is based on the 1938 novella who goes there. The thing by alan dean foster is a novelization of the 1982 classic by john carpenter. Though sharing the same name as the film the thing from another world, in actuality its a comic book continuation of the storyline of john carpenters the thing, presumably taking the. With kenneth tobey, margaret sheridan, james arness, robert cornthwaite. Thirtytwo pages of antarctic action that ends in terrot aboard a nuclear submarine. Howard hawks the thing from another world is a fairly typical 50s scifi adventure film.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Those scenes have been restored from surviving 35mm elements that have been digitally restored. The thing from another world, american sciencefiction film, released in 1951, that was produced by film director howard hawks and was noted for its intelligent script. The novella originally debuted in the pulp fiction magazine, astounding august 1938 under john w. While there is a drop in quality for the sequences restored, it isnt a huge drop and some folks wont notice at all. Scientists recover the crafts nowfrozen alien pilot and take it back to their base. The thing was often compared to similar films, particularly alien, invasion of the body snatchers 1978, and the thing from another world. Critics raved about the thing from another world, and considered it to be one of 1951s best films. The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, directed by christian nyby, produced by edward lasker for howard hawks winchester pictures corporation, and released by rko pictures. The thing by alan dean foster goodreads share book. They successfully ignite the kerosene and set the thing on fire, but the creature escapes outside, using the snow to douse the flames. The title may be hyperbolic and campy, but everything else about the film is refreshingly. Stuart, in which the alien had the ability to change its shape at will, causing havoc among the soldiers who begin to suspect each other of harboring the monster john carpenters remake of the thing in. The thing from another world is a comic series by dark horse comics.
Air force investigators uncovers the remains of a spaceship in the arctic and in the process discover a frozen. Welcome to atop the fourth wall, where bad comics burn. An american fisherman is infected by a piece of the thing left over at the end of the first story, and subsequently infects his new zealander girlfriend, though this time the things intend to quietly survive together rather than assimilating everything in sight. Although john carpenters remake, the thing, with its focus on horror is closer to the original story by john w. Covering four issues, the first issue was published in december 1993 by dark horse comics. The thing, also known as the thing from another world, is a shapeshifting creature that crashlanded upon earth roughly 100,000 years ago. The animosity is certainly on full display in one of the key science fiction films of that era, 1951s the thing from another world. Director of halloween 1978 also helped remake the thing from another world in 1982 as the thing. Macready and childs trudge through the antarctic wastes looki. Read the thing from another world comic online free and high quality.
Feb 04, 2012 some good bits from the seminal classic horror movie, the thing from another world. Ostensibly forming the sequel to the thing from another world graphic novel which was in and of itself a direct sequel to the events from john carpenters 1982 film. The men of the film inhabit a brutal realm where survival trumps all other considerations. However, if i had read this novella first, i probably wouldve hated it. Originally published in july, 1992 by dark horse comics. Things from another world comics, toys, and collectibles. An incredible short story told from the perspective of the. The thing from another world is the first of the comic series published by dark horse comics.
Its major issue is that, despite its memorable moments, the film is dry, bordering on stale, and that there is little action to go with all the chatter. The thing from another world 1951 directed by christian. The thing from another world original motion picture. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading who goes there. Frankenstein wrought his mechanical monster has the screen had such a good.
In this episode, linkara looks at the final two issues of the thing from another world. It took makeup artist lee greenway five months and 18 sculptures of the creature before he came up with a design that satisfied producer howard hawks. If you love the john carpenter version of the thing and are dreading the. Savant was too young to catch the first wave of classic 50s scifi, but guys about ten years older tell me that the thing from another world was the big thrill of the day, the kind of picture that convinced kids that the thing was hiding in their closets. As flying saucer movies go, the thing from another world is better than most, thanks to welldrawn characters and concise, tense plotting. The book, written by eoin colfer, author of the artemis fowl series, was published on the thirtieth anniversary of the first book, 12 october 2009, in hardback.
If director christian nybys name sounds familiar to apostles, it may be because his son, christian i. The thing from another world, 1951 model classic horror. Eternal vows directly following its events, and a serialized visual novel the thing from another world. The thing from another world often referred to as the thing before its 1982 remake, is a 1951 science fiction film based on the 1938 novella who goes. The incredible shrinking man alone is priceless, but throw in the creature from the. The thing from another world is loosely based on the 1938 short story who goes there. James arness in the thing from another world 1951 the thing from another world. Based on a short story, an air force team at an artic research station is sent to. Fortunately there was another shape to choose from, smaller than the biped but better adapted to the local climate. The thing from another world has a title and premise straight out of the big book of 50s monster megacheese, but the filmmakers trojan horse a smart, scary, funny, and even philosophical fright film into the gaudy shell of drivein movie schlock. Air force resupply crew is officially dispatched by general fogerty david mcmahon from anchorage, alaska at the unusual request of dr. The thing was based rather loosely on a sciencefiction story by john w. Originally published in december, 1991 by dark horse comics. The thing remake coming from blumhouse based on longlost.
Originally, it was intended to make the creature a shapeshifter, as in the novel, but the limited budget forced the filmmakers to drop the idea. Based on a short story, an air force team at an artic research station is sent to investigate a possible. Arctic researchers discover a huge, frozen spaceling inside a crashlanded ufo, then fight for their lives after the murderous being a pregunsmoke james arness emerges from icy captivity. Award winners book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new books. It featured james arness as the thing, kenneth tobey as the air force officer, and robert o. A ufo crashes near an isolated military base in the far arctic. The thing was an extraterrestrial creature which survived the crashlanding of its spacecraft in the arctic. It was frozen in the ice of antarctica and accidentally freed by the crew of norways thule research station, which it proceeded to attack and destroy in. Scientist at an arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. The thing occupies an even more ruggedly male universe than the thing from another world. When the americans travel to the site where the thing was unearthed, they find that the norwegians accidentally blew the creatures spacecraft to pieces when they attempted to excavate it with explosives. It was first published in the august 1938 astounding science fiction. Screenplay by charles lederer based on the story who goes there. It was a fairly odd choice of material for the producer howard hawks, who fills the story with overlapping dialogue and a sense of camaraderie among the various protagonists.
The thing from another world comic the thing fandom. The thing from another world, dvd, subtitled, standard screen, scificlassic, horrormonsters, 053939668629. The thing from another world 1951 plot summary imdb. Chuck pfarrer the thing from another world abebooks. At the time of the films release the new york times wrote. Eternal vows differs from both the film and the previous two comics in so many ways particularly in the first issue, which doesnt feature macready or anything else readily identifiable from its predecessors that many fans have speculated it wasnt actually a thing from another world story originally, and was hurriedly. Who goes there the novella that formed the basis of the.
Ebert and denby said that the thing seemed derivative compared to those films, which had portrayed the story in a better way. Howard hawks is a great director and this is my favorite film of his. The thing from another world horror sci fi 1951 james. The novella that formed the basis of the thing is the john w. It is well shot, assuredly directed, and thick with dialogue. The thing from another world omnibus by chuck pfarrer. The thing from another world 1951 was a loose adaptation of the original story. Some continue the macready saga, some are standalone stories. The thing the thing from another world the thing fandom. The thing from another world, american sciencefiction film, released in 1951, that was produced by.
The thing from another world film by nyby 1951 britannica. With an intrepid hero in the form of 1950s icon kenneth tobey on hand, its a guarantee that the thing from another world is going to be a good time. Theyre shaggy and borderline feral and have been without the. The series acted as a continuation of the 1982 film the thing, with three stories the thing from another world, the thing from another world. Ostensibly forming the sequel to the thing from another world graphic novel which was in and of itself a direct sequel to the events from john carpenters 1982 film, john arcudi and team have corrected many of the issues with that preceding graphic novel by taking the action away from antarctica, focusing only on one group of characters rather than bouncing between several sets, none of whom last more than three pages, and allowing macready to be affected in a way not yet seen within his. The thing from another world is based on the novel who goes there. In this adaptation, the alien is a humanoid invader i. Originally published in the britannica book of the year. The strongest man of the cultivation world, yu hua had sent the grand supreme elderly lord, chi hou to cultivate. John carpenter remade the film in 1982 i love both this version and carpenters.
Ostensibly forming the sequel to the thing from another world graphic novel which was in and of itself a direct sequel to the events from john carpenters 1982 film, john arcudi and team have corrected many of the issues with that preceding graphic novel by taking the action away from antarctica, focusing only on one group of characters rather than bouncing between several sets, none of. The film does not follow the story very closely but it does keep the skeleton of the story. American film directorscreenwriterproducer howard hawks was known as a supreme craftsman during his long reign in hollywood. Campbell classic about an antarctic research camp that discovers and thaws. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. What they find is a wrecked spaceship and a humanoid creature james arness frozen in the ice. Campbell, that compared to the deviated story of the 1951 film the thing from another world was. The story, hailed as one of the finest science fiction novellas ever written by the sf writers of america, is best known to fans as the thing, as it was the basis of howard hawks the thing from another world in 1951, and john carpenters the thing in 1982. Aug 10, 2008 howard hawks, the producer and unofficially credited as having a hand in direction of the thing from another world 1951, also directed sergeant york 1941. Despite its laughinducing title, the thing from another world 1951 turned out to be such a taut, wellmade film that even people not enamored of science fiction admit that its a classic. The thing from another world 1951 despite its laughinducing title, the thing from another world 1951 turned out to be such a taut, wellmade film that even people not enamored of science fiction admit that its a classic. The thing from another world subtitled, standard screen on. On a big movie theater screen, details in the film would fall apart more.
The thing from another world and climate of fear tpb. The premise behind howard hawks 1951 film the thing from another world one of my all time favorite films not the colorized travesty. Nyby ii, directed several episodes of the original battlestar galactica tv series. The thing from another world comic read the thing from. In the early 90s, dark horse comics published a series of the thing from another world comic books. Directed by howard hawks uncredited and christian nyby. The creatures spacecraft was similarly destroyed in the the thing from another world. The monster is the primary antagonist of the 1951 film the thing from another world and was portrayed by actor james arness. The new film will include the very best of rkos the thing from another world, john carpenters classic the thing and both books, frozen hell and who goes there. The thing from another world trailer 2 internet archive.
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