The god thing was another failed movie concept created by gene roddenberry, the creator of trek himself. 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. If you want to know why sci fifantasysuper hero movies have come to dominate hollywood, look no further than this film. Pat hendry james arness the thing margaret sheridan nikki nicholson robert cornthwaite dr. This is how you make a movie without going overboard on all kinds of elaborate sets, costumes and sfx shots. 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. Sonic is blue, furry, and the fastest thing around. In the beginning of the 80s the thing, we see a spaceship crash land on earth 100,000 years ago, and it freezes in antarctica. The direction of the movie is credited to christian nyby, but some have. The thing from another world, american sciencefiction film, released in 1951, that was produced by film director howard hawks and was. Dont expect the avatar movies to ever be set on another. With walter pidgeon, anne francis, leslie nielsen, warren stevens. It was shelved by paramount, likely for being too experimental, and the studio moved on to titans. Opening credits for the 1951 movie the thing from another world.
The thing from another world is a permanent scifi classic. The thing takes a swing at the captain after the captain opens the door. Sightings of ufos were going up kenneth arnold used the words saucer, disc or pie. The thing bluray and dvd arrive january 31st dec 3, 2011. Thing from another world dvd 1951 region 1 us import ntsc. A giant brain from outer space takes over a mans body in an attempt to conquer the world. The creature within can assume the forms of its victims. The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american. That isnt to say that the film is low budget, but nor. At first, everyone assumes that the mummys disappearance is because of a fraternity prank. Movies change every sunday morning and no commercials. Until hologram made entertainment replaces film entertainment just as talkies finished silent. Bikini girls another planet 3min 360p 1,158,797 not sure why they call these movies bikini whatever, because the bikinis dont stay on very long.
A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planets colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has. With kenneth tobey, margaret sheridan, james arness, robert cornthwaite. The failed titans project is sandwiched right between star trek. Arthur carrington douglas spencer ned scotty scott james young lt. Scientists and american air force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost. As flying saucer movies go, the thing from another world is better than most. I love the black and white version of this movie but the colorised version has its merits. In 2001, the film was deemed culturally significant by the united. The thing from another world 1951 movie mistakes, goofs. The ability for advanced mimicry is its way of hunting and hiding, but a creature without a natural form would not be able to construct a spaceship, and if it is a super predator then it would be content on its.
The movie s main character is accustomed to wandering the labyrinths of other peoples dreams, carefully extracting secrets from the depths of their subconscious. However, university president wendell rossmore james karen wants to pin the theft on mccadden, so that he can give the egyptian departments directorship to his subordinate, bruce serrano sam chew jr. Forbidden planet dvd rpkg in this classic and muchemulated work of science fiction, a rescuemission to a distant planet discovers the two survivors of a space shipthat crashed 20 years before on the forbidden planet. The thing from another world comic the thing fandom.
The thing from another world is the first of the comic series published by dark horse comics. The frozen body of the pilot is taken to base headquarters, where it is. As the thing swings his arm, he takes out a chunk of wood out of the door. Dont expect the avatar movies to ever be set on another planet. Meanwhile, the mummy tracks down the students who have the stolen. One of the strandedhumans has deciphered the secrets of the planets longextinctinhabitantsand the technology that gave them the power to instantlydestroy their. No cast members are named during the opening credits. This is a huge improvement in the dialogue department which i always thought sounded a bit soupy on the old dvd especially during rapidfire dialogue exchanges.
Scientists recover the crafts nowfrozen alien pilot and take it back to their base. At an antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student kate lloyd and scientist dr. Under the title being from another planet, it was featured in mystery science theater 3000 episode 405, which first aired on july 4, 1992. A ufo crashes near an isolated military base in the far arctic. The thing from another world 1951 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The thing from another world, sometimes just known as the thing, is the first movie based on john w. Bmovie heaven as a ufo crashes into earth and its pilot wreaks havoc. Carrington robert cornthwaite reports a ufo near his north pole research base, the air force sends in a team under capt. 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. As flying saucer movies go, the thing from another world is better than most, thanks to welldrawn characters and concise, tense plotting. Remakes of this classic do not compare to this version. The thing from another world, sometimes referred to as just the thing, is a 1951 american blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, directed by christian.
The day the earth stood still 2 5 movie clip gort appears 1951 hd duration. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by john carpenter, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella who goes there. The thing from another world film by nyby 1951 britannica. Eternal vows directly following its events, and a serialized visual novel the thing from another world.
This film is set at a distant arctic missile base, where a ufo has crashed. Joel edgerton, mary elizabeth winstead, and eric christian olsen star in this horror prequel from universal pictures. And theres only one thing about this movie that few people know about. If you step through the frames on the dvd, you can see the wood leaving the door a full second after the thing has hit it. Directed by matthijs van heijningen jr with mary elizabeth winstead, joel edgerton, ulrich thomsen, eric christian olsen. The thing from another world lands with a cracking good english dtshd ma 2. The thing from another world, american sciencefiction film, released. 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.
Such incursions lead to drastic changes in a persons waking life. The thing, great story, and every time i watch it, i have to watch the remake, john carpenters the thing as well. When he gets here, he makes friends with a human named tom. As for forbidden planet, probably the best science fiction movie of the 50s. 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. It felt like i was hearing some of the sexuallycharged banter for the first time. The thing from another world 1951 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Additionally, time magazine named the thing from another world the greatest 1950s scifi movie. If you look at the tvs in the houses in halloween, both this and forbidden planet are playnig on the tvs.
In the new movie sonic the hedgehog, he comes to earth from another planet. Lovecraft, color out of space has more going on than just the squishy satisfactions of its oldschool creature effects reminiscent of rob bottins. The thing from another world 50th anniversary edition import usa. Whereas 1951s other big spaceman movie, the day the earth stood still, took the liberal view that a visitor from another world would be benign, superior and peaceloving, this one suggests an interplanetary cold war, with a creature played by james arness, later sheriff matt dillon of gunsmoke fame whos angry, hungry and hard to reason. Another brain takes over the mans dog in an attempt to prevent it. In this movie, dreams become bridged with reality as people discover the art of dream manipulation. I cant count how many times ive seen this movie but i finally. The scene were arness makes his first appearance known as the alien. On a big movie theater screen, details in the film would fall apart more elegantly and less noticeably. 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. The thing from another world top 10 50s scifi movies. The ultimate list of films set in space or on other planets. Derek mears portrays the eponymous swamp thing, a plantelemental creature who fights malevolent forces around a louisiana swamp with the help of medical doctor abby arcane crystal reed. All the trivia you can handle about the thing from another world, 1951, directed by christian nyby, with margaret sheridan, kenneth tobey, robert cornthwaite.
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