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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. The thing from another world letterboxd your life in film. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. American film directorscreenwriterproducer howard hawks was known as a supreme craftsman during his long reign in hollywood. The men of the film inhabit a brutal realm where survival trumps all other considerations. The famous phrase keep watching the skies originated in the seminal science fiction classic the thing from another world 1951. I watched this on a large 4k sony led tv that allows some picture adjusting, and after some tweaking, the thing from another world looked pretty. Though universal, not warner, have the uk rights, at the moment i doubt there is a true hd master anywhere. Hawks commissioned a script, mapped out the film and brought in actors and a film crew. The thing from another world awards and nominations.
The thing from another world 1951 film colorized howard hawks audio eng 1 17. Original of john carpenters the thing, which has polar explorers liberating a lethal alien from the icecap. 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. The thing from another world film by nyby 1951 britannica. Howard hawks, producerdirector of the scifi horror film the thing from another world, was born may though some say he did not direct this. The thing occupies an even more ruggedly male universe than the thing from another world. Sep 28, 2016 the famous phrase keep watching the skies originated in the seminal science fiction classic the thing from another world 1951. Thing from another world 1951 official trailer youtube. Nyby ii, directed several episodes of the original battlestar galactica tv series. Carrington robert cornthwaite reports a ufo near his north pole research base, the air force sends in a team under capt. The thing from another world, 1951 model classic horror. 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.
As flying saucer movies go, the thing from another world is better than most, thanks to welldrawn characters and concise, tense plotting. The thing from another world 1951 directed by christian. The thing, also known as the thing from another world, is a shapeshifting creature that crashlanded upon earth roughly 100,000 years ago. Directed uncredited by legendary howard hawks and starring an unknown ensemble cast, this film about a walking, murderous alien vegetable inspired a generation of filmmakers like john carpenter, james cameron, george lucas, joe dante and ridley scott. Jan 25, 2014 hello guest, this is the official trailer of. The film had been preserved by the library before the negative went and i would assume a fine grain master is. Chances are good that since then even more of the negative has been lost. Its a shame that the movie sound track had none of the soft music numbers that also played in the mess hall scenes. See more ideas about another world, sci fi movies and sci fi films.
Popular videos the thing from another world the thing from another world topic. Directed uncredited by legendary howard hawks and starring an unknown ensemble cast, this film about a walking, murderous alien vegetable inspired a generation of filmmakers like john carpenter, james cameron, george lucas, joe dante and ridley. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. A ufo crashes near an isolated military base in the far arctic. Thing from another world 1951 best regards horrorfilm archivist.
That aside for its time the thing from another world was a breakout landmark movie inspiring a host of imitations it was the movie that told us to keep watching the skies in the films classic final line. This is the first of carpenters films which he did not score himself. 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. The thing from another world 1951 film colorized howard hawks audio eng 417. I worked at the librarys nitrate film vaults from 19851991 and at that time the original negative for the thing was minus some reels due to decomposition. Kenneth tobey, james arness, robert cornthwaite, douglas spencer, robert nichols 1951, 87 minutes, directed by.
In 1949, in the officers club in anchorage, alaska, the pilot captain patrick pat hendry is summoned by general fogarty to fly to a remote outpost to investigate something that has crushed on earth. This film is set at a distant arctic missile base, where a ufo has crashed. Warners dvd of the thing from another world is an okay but not stunning disc. The frozen body of the pilot is taken to base headquarters, where it is. If you havent seen it theres a concurrent the thing thread on htf. The one laser disc that reinstated the scenes trimmed for a reissue, could only present them in muchdegraded 16mm. Follow it up with well lit and well staged action sequencesthe fire scene was perhaps one of the most beautiful and glorious moments caught by bw photographyand the thing from another world delivers with all its 1950s charms. 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.
Director of halloween 1978 also helped remake the thing from another world in 1982 as the thing. Sep 20, 2017 a ufo crashes near an isolated military base in the far arctic. Producer howard hawks tapped into the paranoia and angst of the atomic age to create a chilling thriller about the dangers of unchecked scientific advances and humanitys loss of control over its own environment. The thing is brought back to the american base and, too late, the scientists realize that it is alive and lethal. Theyre shaggy and borderline feral and have been without the civilizing touch of a woman, or a shower, for far too long. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. It was easy to see what had once been cut out as with the long cut of the big sky on tcm. The thing from another world omnibus by chuck pfarrer. The thing from another world 1951 turner classic movies. Feb 09, 2018 a ufo crashes near an isolated military base in the far arctic. The main title was meant to recreate the look of the main title of the original version, the thing from another world. According to an episode of behind the music about the 22 brides, they used artificial growth hormone to try to.
The film then turns into a brilliant paranoia piece. The thing is a 1982 american science fiction horror film directed by john carpenter and written by bill lancaster. Its a classic that should be seen by anyone who calls him or herself a fan of the genre, and while it may not be everyones cup of tea, it certainly cannot be denied that this film has earned a spot for itself in the. The thing from another world original motion picture. The film stars margaret sheridan, kenneth tobey, robert cornthwaite, and douglas spencer. Scientists recover the crafts nowfrozen alien pilot and take it back to their base.
Nov 12, 2015 the thing from another world 1951 film colorized howard hawks audio eng 417. If director christian nybys name sounds familiar to apostles, it may be because his son, christian i. The thing from another world horror sci fi 1951 james arness. While deviating from the source material, the film still maintains the two core elements people trapped in an icy wasteland confronting a dangerous alien life form, and a subtle undercurrent of 50s communist. 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. From howard hawks production of the thing from another world. Follow it up with well lit and well staged action sequences the fire scene was perhaps one of the most beautiful and glorious moments caught by bw photographyand the thing from another world delivers with all its 1950s charms. The thing from another world 1951 plot summary imdb. The thing from another world 1951 region 1 dvd single crash landed in the ice today.
Nyby spreads the exposition across about half a dozen characters, and they have real conversation with overlapping, quick fire, back and forth, dialogue, and in brief instances multiple conversations. The animosity is certainly on full display in one of the key science fiction films of that era, 1951s the thing from another world. Cose dellaltro mondo is a 2011 italian comedy film directed by francesco patierno, loosely based on a day without a mexican. Some of the remaining reels were also deteriorating. Truly, this film comes from a time when films were owned by big companies, but the big companies didnt rely on marketing data to create a movie.
Oct 31, 2010 from howard hawks production of the thing from another world. The thing thaws out and is off, not only killing anyone and anything that crosses its path, but also absorbing them, making itself into whoever and whatever it wants. Sightings of ufos were going up kenneth arnold used the words saucer, disc or pie. The thing from another world subtitled, standard screen on. Thing from another world actually gains momentum with its exposition whereas your typical film slows down and comes to a screeching halt for it. One other thing, completely off topic, i watched a film on bbc 3 hd last night, a mixed martial arts film, basically a rip off of the karate kid, it was called never back down, i had to blink three or four times as the main actor looked like tom cruise. Christian nybys the thing from another world is a nicely executed slice of midcentury horror. 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. Overall, the thing from another world places at the top when it comes time for me draw up a list of my favorite movies. Videos for the thing from another world turner classic movies. It is well shot, assuredly directed, and thick with dialogue. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music.
Frankenstein wrought his mechanical monster has the screen had such a good. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The thing from another world has a few sloppy moments, but overall it holds up, more than a halfcentury later. The thing from another world, dvd, subtitled, standard screen, scificlassic, horrormonsters, 053939668629. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news.
The thing from another world is loosely based on the 1938 short story who goes there. The movies producer, howard hawkswho worked on set alongside the credited director, christian nybyleft his imprint throughout, not least in the movies. It stands as one of the landmarks of cinematic sf, the film that warned audiences to keep watching the skies. The films original choice of composer was jerry goldsmith, but he passed to do poltergeist 1982 instead. Though howard hawks is only credited as producer, hes widely supposed to have. The thing from another world 1951 film colorized howard. On a big movie theater screen, details in the film would fall apart more elegantly and less noticeably.
The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, directed by christian. The thing from another world turner classic movies. The thing from another world 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The thing from another world 1951 is an influential and taut horror and sciencefiction bfilm hybrid, loosely based by screenwriter charles lederer on the short story who goes there. What is most striking about the film is its basic human story of team work, the pulling together during a crisis, this theme is a big shift. Christian nyby and howard hawks watching this movie one cannot help but marvel at what had passed as scary back in 1951 especially considering the gruesome remake the film would get in 1982 simply as the thing at the hands of.
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