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The Thing from Another World (1951)

Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.

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(screenplay), (based on the story "Who Goes There?" by)
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Margaret Sheridan ...
Nikki
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Douglas Spencer ...
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Crew Chief Bob
Robert Nichols ...
Lt. Ken 'Mac' MacPherson
William Self ...
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Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out! Written by KC Hunt <[email protected]>

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22 July 1951 (Brazil)  »

Also Known As:

El enigma de otro mundo  »

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| (re-issue) | (original US 16 mm television syndication prints)

Sound Mix:

(RCA Sound System)

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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In an interview on NPR's "Fresh Air" with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, when asked about the most scared they'd ever been at the movies, Ebert indicated that "The Thing from Another World" scared him to death, especially the scene where they incinerated the "Thing". See more »

Goofs

Early in the film airman Barnes is referred to as Corporal. Toward the middle of the film, he is called Sergeant. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Arthur Carrington: Miss Nicholson.
Nikki: Yes, Doctor?
Dr. Arthur Carrington: At 12:10 AM the hand became alive. The temperature of the forearm showed a 20-degree rise. Because of this rise in temperature I believe it was able to ingest the canine blood with which it was covered. I believe...
Ned "Scotty" Scott: You mean... You mean it lives on blood.
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Crazy Credits

George Fenneman, who has a speaking part in the film, is not credited or mentioned on this web page. See more »

Connections

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Soundtracks

Can't Get Out of This Mood
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Music by Jimmy McHugh
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A Timeless Sci-Fi Classic Regardless of Era
16 July 2003 | by (Waterford,Michigan) – See all my reviews

The Thing From Another World is one of the top ten science fiction movies of all time. The original version feeds on our paranoia of the times as well as the fears of the atomic age and invasion from outerspace. Remember Mr. Arnold first saw what was called flying saucers only a few short years earlier. The acting and storyline are tight and first rate. The claustraphobia from being confined inside the North Pole with an alien running amoke is done very well. The cast rounds out the movie quite well with great performances of all of the characters. Granted to soem the movie may seem dated and lack special effects of the remake, but the remake does not capture the times and the fear of the so called Reds that this does. The Thing From Another World has to rank in the top ten. As a kid I thought it was one of the better, not to mention more frightening science fiction movies, up there with War of the Worlds and The Day The World Stood Still. This stands up story wise. Not all science fiction needs to have effects on the order of Star Wars. Sometimes, like horror, it's what you don't see that can get to you. This is a timeless classic. IT has to be in the top ten sci-fi films of all time. If you don't rent it, buy it. You will love it!


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