When I was a kid, back in the 1950s, I was so creeped-out by this movie that I wouldn't go out at night during the Winter to feed our two Huskies. "The Thing" is just so well done!
This movie, in my opinion, is one of the very finest "sci-fi" movies ever. Subtle direction, not too much monster time, understated acting...just good movie making. From 1951, a must-see film for all movie fans.
The Thing, The Blob, Forbidden Plant , War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still are the very best in classics. Boy Dan you bring back some tremendous memories. Thanks for doing the shows
I was born in 1946 and saw this at the drive-in theater in 1951, and scared the shit out of me! The one that scared me the most was "The beast from 20 thousand fathoms" two years later.
It’s interesting that the original and the 80s remake are polar opposites, but still manage to be great films in their own right. It would be easy to say that the original doesn’t show enough while the remake shows too much, but that’s exactly how the two films compliment each other. Two different approaches to the same subject, showing that, like Godzilla, The Thing is a concept, a movable feast and not etched in stone.
My favorite Classic Sci-Fi Movie from the 1950s. I can honesty say I've seen this movie over 300 times. I'm 73 now and still watch/stream it. Loved your videos.
Dan, Dan, DAN! THANK YOU for making an episode about this incredible film. Some of the photos you showed I had never seen before. The opening for this film scared the bejeebies out of me as a kid. The acting is top notch from everyone in it. I am so grateful to have discovered you in the early episodes stage. You make me so very happy with each new topic of discussion. Thanks Dan.
@@brettp5543 With Dewey Martin’s death (who was a US Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific during WW II), I think that all of the wonderful actors in this legendary sci-film are now sadly deceased.
Yeah, you nailed it! I remember watching this as a kid too. I still watch it regularly. This was the first sci-fi movie I ever watched, and ranks right up there with THEM!, (another James Arness sci-fi movie).
@@georgeburns7251 We should not forget some of the other awesome flicks of that era. It, the terror from beyond space, the original War of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Blob!
The dialogue was razor sharp! My favorite line may be outside of the greenhouse; Capt. Henry ( about to open the door) "Ready, Barns?" Sgt. Barns (cocking his rifle) "No, but go ahead." 😉
When Howard Hawks was involved, razor sharp dialogue was a given. The guy was a genius when it came to characterization and dialogue. I wish he would have dabbled more with scifi and horror.
@@thepman1964 What would have happened if Sergeant Barnes had NOT placed that electric blanket over the “Thing-in-the-ice-block”? Would Dr. Carrington and his colleagues have been “slightly” surprised as The Thing sprang back to life as they were chipping the ice away? Oy vey!!!
My favorite sci-fi film from when I was a kid. Much like you described, I watched this on Creature Feature in the mid-seventies on a channel out of NYC. Thanks for the video.
I first saw The Thing in the late 50’s on Ch 9 in NY on Million Dollar Movie. They showed just one film repeated every weeknight and 3 times each on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I watched it every time.
I’m from the same area, NJ, and they did that through the 60’s as well. I can remember watching a movie called The Thief of Baghdad but with Steve Reeves where he had to find a blue rise to awaken a princess. Watched every time it was shown that week
Absolutely loved this movie from start to finish. Every line of dialogue was significant and the premise of the doctors planting the seed was truly creepy. Just so fantastic. The use of Geiger counter to build suspense was epic. Like the music in Jaws. Didn’t need to see the monster for effects. Thanks Dan!
A man by the name of Noah once save this world with an ark of wood. Here at the North Pole a group of men performed a similar service with an arc of electricity.
Couple Lost in Space tie-ins: The ice block which held the Thing turns up in the unwatchable LIS “Ice Princess” episode. In the film, the Thing is released from the block when Cpl Barnes accidentally leaves an electric blanket on it. In the LIS episode, the princess is released when Dr. Smith does the exact same thing. Cpl. Barnes was played by William Self, who became an executive producer at Fox, overseeing Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, Green Hornet, and many other classic TV series.
It is an awesome movie that still holds up. The door scene is a director's dream - so well paced - with the characters telling the audience - "ok, we're going to open the door now. Are you ready? I mean it - are you ready? Are you really ready? Ok - we're going to open the door" and then BOOM the door opens and there's The Thing - and the audience screams! Such well made tension! The script is also very very smart - from "No, but I saw Sgt. York" to the response when Dr. Carrington says "We've split the atom" and the soldier says - very sarcastically - something to the effect of "Yeah, and look how much safer that's made the world" Every scene with Margaret Sheridan has wicked smart dialog. "no but you can come in" And of course, she solves the problem! And Douglas Spencer's Scotty is always good for a quip or two or three!
Yes, the late, great Howard Hawks was known for employing over-lapping dialogue in his films. And, this truly great film is very unique, because I think we all liked and cared about the valiant Captain Hendry, his very able crew and the scientists at that remote Arctic base.
I was born in 1958. I remember watching this movie as the late movie on a Saturday night before I was old enough to attend school. I was crying as The Thing was walking down the hall with the board in his hand. My grandmother told me she was going to turn the TV off if I didn't stop crying.
Well, after this video my wife was curious about the movie so we watched it. We both loved how they talked and acted like real people and made rational decisions. Tonight we are watching the remake with Kurt Russell.
I like how a scientist in the original says something like "They're as different as the two poles" and Carpenter went on to place his version on the opposite pole.
The original author: John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 - July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann.[1] His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011). From Wikipedia
The Thing From Another World is such a classic. I have a 1957 Admiral television and that's one of my favorite things to put on the set when we have parties. It'll just kind of run quietly in the corner but it always attracts a crowd.
Enjoyable video. The 1951 version is one of my favorite movies. Ive watched it multiple times and still enjoy it. 1951 sci-fi movies were just great. What a treat.
Another really cool video, Dan! I liked this version of "The Thing" because it relied on suspense more than the gore that was prominent in the John Carpenter remake. Just my preference.
When I was a teenager, I recorded the soundtrack on reel to reel tape. And, yes, I sped up the mewing of the Thing, and sure enough, it was a kitty cat meowing! And, just for an additional bit of trivia, the Ancient Egyptian word for cat is "Meow!" So, when a cat is talking to you, he or she is saying, "Me, me, me, meeee!"
In those halcyon pre-home video days I used to record the audio of movies and TV shows too-in my case, on audio cassette. I had lots of Twilight Zone episodes and several Hitchcock films!
Thought I knew a 'thing' or ten about this film - my No. 1 favorite sci-fi flick of all time - but watching this has definitely edumacated me more than expected! Keep up the great work!!!
I always learn something new about these great movies here. What a shame that there is no longer any memorabilia remaining from this ground breaking film.
And a great roll in Lilies of the Field. "Praying does not pay the rent" "Praying does not fill up the gas" "God ain't gonna get behind this counter and sling hash".
Restored version of Thing From Another World in 4K bluray would be more than welcome. Original Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956 was released couple of months ago, so maybe it will happen eventually.
Wow! You picked another great 50s science fiction film to review. I never knew the origins went back to H.P.Lovecraft. I also felt keeping the monster in the dark and not exposing it was one of the best horror movie approaches, because your mind can create scary things that you cannot see. The original Thing was a great movie. Thank you for this episode.
Jim Arness eventually got over his disdain for the film. Not long before he died, he was selling autographed posters of the film on his website, where he donated a portion of the proceeds to his favorite charity, which was Cystic fibrosis.
This is one of my all time favorite sci-fi movie. I know as a young boy back in the early 1960s it scared me good. James Arness "Gunsmoke" was excellent in playing {The Thing}.
In the Boston area we had Creature Double Feature on Saturday afternoons. That was the first time I was The Thing from Another World. I rewatched it when I saw that you were doing a video on it. I loved it even more now! I spent my life thinking I was the only person who enjoyed these classics but because of you I have found a great community who shares my love! Thanks again Dan!!!
Awesome Choice Dan. I agree about the Dialogue of this movie , it was real and didn't have the cheesy B move feel. I especially like the interaction between Captain Hendry and Nicky, it had more of a contemporary tone . I put The Thing in my top 10 of 1950's Sci Fi.
''I bring you a warning: Everyone of you listening to my voice, tell the world, tell this to everybody wherever they are. Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking''. Sill remember that
Finally you've covered a movie you should have 'covered' first. This movie has a special place in my now 80 year old heart as it was the first movie I remember seeing back in the early 1950s. Not only was it my first movie it was also my first science fiction movie! But at the time I did not realize the affect in would have later in life. You mentioned how it scared you as a child, well, so was I. I was so scared I had to put my head into my mother's lap whenever the monster appeared. It may interest you to know that part of the movie was shot in Cut Bank, Montana, which is about 63 miles from my home town of Chester, Montana. At that time there was an Air Force Base there in Cut Bank. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier about how it affected my life later on, science fiction is now my favorite form of entertainment. Live Long and Prosper Everyone....
In Howard Hawks’ biography, the author mentioned that Howard Hawks tried to get the US Air Force to assist in the making of the film. But, the Air Force, which was trying to debunk all of the reported sightings of ufos/flying saucers/uaps during late 1940s/early 1950s, that they declined to participate in the making of this great film. So, Mr. Hawks was able to secure the use of a C-47 transport plane from the Montana Air National Guard to use in the film.
Thanks for this one, Dan! Another favorite of my Dad's & mine. This has become an all-time favorite, vying with the 1953 "War Of the Worlds" as top choice. I watch eithwe one when I have trouble deciding on something late at night. "The Blob" is another good one too. I remember seeing "The Thing FAW" for the first time in the mid-70s on a Friday night shown on the great, once independent St. Louis TV station KPLR, Channel 11. Dad and I stayed up to watch this at about 9-10PM. I still call Dad up whenever I notice it being shown on AMC to let him know and see if he's watching it himself. Over the next several years, I kind of fell out of touch with it, but eventually got a copy in the mid-80s for my Beta VCR, and way later on DVD in the early 2000s. So much to love about this film! One cool thing on a personal level is that the date of November 2nd is mentioned as Dr. Carrington first dictates his notes to Pat. That is my younger brother's birthday! One of my favorite things is the small-ish cast. So cool during the scene in the lab where they are examining the severed arm and you can see most of the cast in that one room... one shot even. That scene where the elderly scientist backs away in quiet horror after listening to the "Thing" plant with the stethoscope is such a subtle yet profound bit of acting. You can just hear him saying inwardly "Oh, my God... oh, my GOD!" as his scientific and spiritual foundations are shattered. I LOVE the scenes of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. A humble cargo hauler, but an airlift giant that helped win WWII. So cool seeing the plane with the landing skis mounted in it. So graceful flying in that stock footage. I would love to own one of these and learn to fly it, then ply my way across the globe like my own Millenium Falcon (The Aluminum Falcon, if you will). Love the reveal of the shape of the craft with all the guys standing in a circle, then the theremin and the theme music fires up: BOMM- BOMM- BOMMM... Bomm- bommm Bomm- bommm bommm Also love the joke during the flight back from the crash site when the Lt. McPherson is reading the bulletin about the Air Force's opinion regarding UFOs, and he gives some convoluted reference number for the bulletin. Capt. Hendry asks "What was the number of that bulletin?". The LT reads it back & Capt. Henday says "Oh. Oh, THAT one!" Great military bureaucracy joke. One thing that REALLY irked me about the film (still does too) was when the military crew place the thermite charges RIGHT NEXT TO the skin of the saucer! What kind of idiot does that? "Let's put the substance that burns with the intensity of a million white hot suns right up against this b**ch!. THAT oughta melt that ice!" Oh well, I guess it was necessary for the story to happen. Another thing that gets my goat is during the final battle, when The Thing enters the compound, he enters through a door that is barricaded, only the barricade is built to prevent the door from being pushed inward. The Thing PULLS the door open outwardly (and easily) and just pushes the barricade materials out of his way. What was the point? Clips of this movie was also featured in "Halloween" (1978) along with "Forbidden Planet" as part of the late-night TV movie marathon Laurie Strode and the kids were watching. My cast favorites include Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Carrington. What a great portrayal of the character. he was also in "War Of the Worlds" in a much smaller part as Dr. Pryor, the guy that the forest ranger bums the cigarette off of at the campsite early in the film. Dewey Martin as the crew chief "Bob". I just like his character's demeanor. Takes care of business, doesn't panic, level-headed. The sweater with the 5 buttons on the collar he wears gets me nostalgic about my Air Force days. I had one just like it issued to me at my first duty station in 1983 & I miss it. Among other roles, Dewey played Daniel Boone in a 1960 Disney TV miniseries about him. The Great Paul Frees as Dr. Voorhees. So glad they gave him several lines of dialogue. Paul was another "War Of the Worlds" alumni providing the first opening narration, an the reporter making the tape recording before the A-bomb drop. George Fennerman as Dr. Redding. He wore the black sweater with the white stripes on the arms and provided the explanation to Capt. Hendry how they determined the distance to the saucer crash. George was Groucho Marx's announcer/sidekick on the quiz show "You Bet Your Life". Christian Nyby's son, Christian Nyby Jr. Directed several episodes of "The Six-Million Dollar Man" "Emergency!", "Battlestar Galactica", "The A-Team" and more! Score composer Dimitri Tiomkin also composed the scores for my favorite western "Rio Bravo", and my favorite Christmas film "It's A Wonderful Life". Looking forward to more great videos!
@@charlesballard5251 The "St. Louis Question"? I'm intrigued. Please elaborate. Is there a specific question or just "THE" question? Bud vs. Busch? Cardinals vs. Browns? The Admiral vs. the Huck Finn? I never SAID I was from St. Louis proper, though I WAS born in East St. Louis, IL (the former St. Mary's Hospital), where my Dad and his family lived. Dad taught band in a Catholic high school (Assumption) that was turned into a medium security prison several years ago. Tennis pro Jimmy Connors attended one of his music appreciation classes when he was still just a lad. When I was 2, we moved to neighboring Belleville, IL, birthplace of Buddy (Jed Clampett) Ebsen. I currently live within 1.5 miles of his family's old house. I also supplemented my sci-fi/monster movie fix on UHF channel 30, KDNL (Gamera movies, "Lost In Space", "Ultraman", "Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot"...).
@@thepman1964 "The Saint Louis Question" is: "What school did you go to?". If you spent most of your childhood in Belleville, you might not be familiar with it. For me the answer is "raised in Lindbergh and went through my freshman year, then my mother forced me into the Saint Louis Public Schools Magnet Program and I finished at the Visual and Performing Arts High School". I can tell you aren't much older than me. We watched the same shows. How about "Mr. Patches"?
"The Little Castle" with your host Mr. Patches! That was after school appointment TV for me on Channel 30! Then there was "Corky's Colorama" on Channel 5. Born in 1964. Schooled in the Catholic school system in Belleville. Retired Air Force and living in Belleville. Oh, I also had an aunt that was a lifelong employee of Stix, Baer, & Fuller (the flagship downtown St. Louis store), later moved to the store at St. Clair Square Mall in Fairview Hts., IL and eventually retired years after it became Dillard's. Lots of happy memories childhood memories looking at the windows downtown at Stix & Famous-Barr decorated up for Christmas and visiting Santa.
@@thepman1964 I was '66. South County. I was a student at Broadcast Center in the mid 80's and I seem to remember seeing Clif St. James (Corky the Clown) there a few times. I don't recall him actually being one of my instructors. I took the basic courses. He may have been instructing one of the advanced courses. He died in '16 at the age of 91.
I’m intrigued by James Arness’ quote that the costume “made him look like a giant carrot”. Does that mean the real-life color for the alien makeup was orange?
18:10 - You know what's even worse than that? They actually shot that movie with practical effects at first and then someone made the call to swap it all with CGI...
The original used plot, directing, script, acting, and atmosphere to make it scary There was nothing of what I call "the YUCK! factor, as in the later versions, to make the audience jump.
One of the greatest realistic horror flicks ever!!!! The Thing with Kurt Russell was just as good with greater special effects but the original is a classic in itself hands down
This movie has one of my all time favorite lines. One man says i just had a crazy thought " what if that thing can read our minds?" Hes gonna be real mad when he gets to me replied the co-pilot. Lol
Another great job Dan. I was born in1956 and when I saw this for the first time it scared the heck out of me. Another one that had me scared silly was It! The Terror from Beyond space. That came out in 1958.
Fun fact that some of you may or may not already know: James Aurness changed his name simply by dropping the "u." His brother Peter changed his name to Graves. That's right -- Jim Phelps from "Mission: Impossible" was the brother of Marshall Dillon from "Gunsmoke."
I actually had the colorized version of this on VHS. When I was changing to DVD and Blu-Ray and gave it away. Today I think that might have been a mistake.
I love the John Carpenter take on ‘Who goes there’ but this is the version I watch more (at least once a year every year). Directed by Christian Nyby but so obviously influenced by Howard Hawks. It’s a brilliant film.
Great work, Dan! I'm looking forward to your take on When World's Collide. This movie has (for me) one of the most ironic scenes towards the end. I hope you catch it. Cheers!
I love this movie. It's a classic like the day the earth stood still . It combines special effects with real-life emotions and dialogue, not senseless screaming. Jaws did this as well. I remembered the scene where they are telling stories and comparing scars.
I watched this great film again a couple of days ago - the earnest way Scotty says “Thorn fingured huh!” then “An intellectual carrot.The mind boggles” always cracks me up.🤣
A YEAR AGO FATHOM FILMS RELEASES THE BLOB AND THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD ON A DOUBLE SHOWING IN RPX AT REGAL CINEMAS AND EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IN A BIG CINEMA IN RPX IT WAS STILL SCARY AS HELL.
Ah, what did you miss, well you missed the fact that these were all WWii veterans, and team work is displayed excellently in the movie . A Captain pilot and his well healed crew fight the monster without disagreements. It is the scientist who disagrees and thwarts the team .The airmen respected each other, followed orders and got the job done without help from the outside...
The scientists were pretty useless.One nitpick of the film is the scientists could have been more proactive and come up with an interesting idea to tackle the alien.
Great movie. One great aspect to it was Howard Hawks' dialog that showed humor as well as an air crew that worked well together and just joked around like a bunch of guys who've been working together for a while and were totally comfortable with each other and the other guys sense of humor. See the way the enlisted crew chief gently tells the officers what to do, while he doesn't have the rank to do so, but he's the primary idea man of the story! The dialog is just great stuff and more writers would be well advised to watch it and see just how to put natural sounding dialog together. Remember: This is the same guy who did screwball comedy classics like "Bringing Up Baby" and made all that witty dialog just sound so natural.
Arness appeared onscreen for less than three minutes. Stunt men were used for the dog scene, the fire scene, and the last part of the electrocution scene. John Dierkes also auditioned for the part of the Thing, but was cast as the uncredited Dr. Chapman. Ironically, Dierkes has much more screen time than Arness.
One of my favorite classic movies. I remember seeing it for the first time as a very young kid, and as soon as it was over, I ran to my room and stared out the window for hours. I remember my dad coming in to check on me, explaining that it was just a movie and all 'make-believe.' As for LC's version in the '80s, that's also one of my all-time favorite movies. Thanks for the video-super cool!
I saw this when I was young and I still think it is the best version. For one thing it is realistic rather than all of the crap in the more recent version. The thing was a humanoid type of being rather than a fantasy creature that has no basis in reality. That is scarier, because could actually happen. it isn't fantastic. You don't actually see much of the thing until the end. It attacks and there are dark scenes where there is a lot of action, but you can't actually see anything except people trying to fight it off and then it is gone. A good movie!
The Thing From Another World was my all-time favorite Sci-Fi flick of the 50's. I thought the dialogue and acting were great and the fact that we only saw the alien a few times unlike other invasion movies from the 50's made the film even more thrilling. I have it in both B&W and Color in my collection of Sci-Fi, Horror and Monster movies from the 30's to the mid-60's. I own about 550 movies. I have a few combo DVD-VHS players so I'm able to play all of them. I still enjoy watching them. We used to go to kiddie matinee in the late 50's & early 60's on Saturday afternoons at he Garmar Theater in Montebello, Ca. for 25 cents for a double feature and we were able to see all these classics (a not so much classics) from the 50's.
I just love your videos Dan. Even though I'm only one year older (and almost a foot shorter) than you I like to imagine having a son like you. Your curiosity and enthusiasm is genuinely infectious. I would love to see you comment on my favorite 'Guess Who' movie 'Horror Express'.
Once again, you did not disappoint! Excellent work & a fantastic addition to "Whatever Happened to...?" I have to say, the VHS version I saw as a kid was in 1981 or '82, when my dad checked it out of the library. It still had all the darkened scenes for the Thing because I never knew it was Marshall Dillon playing the creature until I read the issue of Fangoria featuring Carpenter's remake! Keep up the good work & since you mentioned one of my favorite classic sci-fi films, This Island Earth, well, you know where I'm going with that!
Wonderful video, Dan. Definitely brings back the ancient days of Saturday matinees or at home with the Late Late Show! These types of movies are what shaped my childhood.
I don't remember watching this late night in CT from around the same time as you 70's but saw it on WPIX 11 or WOR 9 or maybe even "Creature Feature" on Channel 5 Saturday Afternoons. 🤓😎✌🏻
another possibility is Chiller Theatre.Im from Newark new jersey and saw it on either channel 5 wnew or channel 9 W.o.r. and last but not least channnel 11 W.P.I.X. Born in 1955.also Watched Zacherlie.The cool ghoul
And Dan knocks another one into the cheap seats! Great look back at a terrific example of the genre. Thanks again Dan for bringing these deep dives to us!
What timing! I watched Carpenter’s “The Thing” with the wife last night. She wasn’t sure about the 1951 version but I was able to point out some “selling points” to the original thanks to this video. Thank you for that!
Hey Dan. Thanks for another great video. Having grown up with the 1982 remake that was in my top 2 for sci-fi horror, I only vaguely knew about the 1951 film. That's some very interesting history and a surprising storyline path, evolving as it did over the years. Your summary gives some good perspective and shows why this concept has remained so popular for so long.
Another outstanding episode, Dan! Your hard work is so appreciated. And love the tease about It Came from Outer Space. One of my all-time faves! Keep up the amazing work!
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When I was a kid, back in the 1950s, I was so creeped-out by this movie that I wouldn't go out at night during the Winter to feed our two Huskies. "The Thing" is just so well done!
This movie, in my opinion, is one of the very finest "sci-fi" movies ever. Subtle direction, not too much monster time, understated acting...just good movie making. From 1951, a must-see film for all movie fans.
Agree
The Thing, The Blob, Forbidden Plant , War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still are the very best in classics. Boy Dan you bring back some tremendous memories. Thanks for doing the shows
Forbidden Planet must be one of the most iconic movie ever, it's just pure cinema
Oh yeah
@@slckb0y65 way ahead of its time also in special effects....love that movie
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"Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies."
You tell 'em, Scotty!
"A walking carrot! The mind boggles".
Look up in the sky! Its a bird! It's a plane! It's the Thing from another world!
"I saw Sergeant York!"
The best closing lines of any sci-fi movie ever!
This and forbidden planets and war of the world 3 best sci-fi Classics ever
You are absolutely right!!!
Also "It Came From Outer Space", crashlanded aliens who just want to repair their ship. And "This Island Earth".
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Thanks for covering this movie that often gets overlooked in favor of the 1980’s remake. You really have a nose for nostalgia. 😃
WRONG as always, the 80s movie was a sequel.
@@whitleybayman123 The 1982 film was a remake. It is closer to the novella. The 2011 film was a prequel.
Awesome like always
This is the better version.
@@whitleybayman123 No, Carpenter himself said that it was an homage, not a sequel.
I was born in 1946 and saw this at the drive-in theater in 1951, and scared the shit out of me! The one that scared me the most was "The beast from 20 thousand fathoms" two years later.
I definitely have that movie on my radar - stay tuned
And Kenneth Tobey in both movies. As a captain in the "thing" , as a colonel in the "beast" .
It’s interesting that the original and the 80s remake are polar opposites, but still manage to be great films in their own right. It would be easy to say that the original doesn’t show enough while the remake shows too much, but that’s exactly how the two films compliment each other. Two different approaches to the same subject, showing that, like Godzilla, The Thing is a concept, a movable feast and not etched in stone.
I've watched the Thing so often. Always find something new in it. The over lapping dialogue is so natural, it pulls you into the action
My favorite Classic Sci-Fi Movie from the 1950s. I can honesty say I've seen this movie over 300 times. I'm 73 now and still watch/stream it. Loved your videos.
Go for 400,,,,you've still got time.
Dan, Dan, DAN! THANK YOU for making an episode about this incredible film. Some of the photos you showed I had never seen before. The opening for this film scared the bejeebies out of me as a kid. The acting is top notch from everyone in it. I am so grateful to have discovered you in the early episodes stage. You make me so very happy with each new topic of discussion. Thanks Dan.
I found Margaret Sheriden adorable in this film!
And that bra she wore? I wish they still made them. Imagine Dolly Patron wearing one.
@@outlet6989 The Bullet Bras were Erotic looking that's when women were real looking women Today you guess what it is Is it a women or a man ???
Sadly, she died at 50yrs old from lung cancer ... smoker..
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With Dewey Martin’s death (who was a US Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific during WW II), I think that all of the wonderful actors in this legendary sci-film are now sadly deceased.
Margaret was great
Yeah, you nailed it! I remember watching this as a kid too. I still watch it regularly. This was the first sci-fi movie I ever watched, and ranks right up there with THEM!, (another James Arness sci-fi movie).
True for me as well
@@georgeburns7251 We should not forget some of the other awesome flicks of that era. It, the terror from beyond space, the original War of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Blob!
Yes! I was going to say, “THEM” as well!!
THEM: not to be confused with the northern Irish band headed by Van Morrison
What a great movie ! The beginning of the great SCI FI fifties movies .
These videos just keep getting better Dan.
The dialogue was razor sharp! My favorite line may be outside of the greenhouse; Capt. Henry ( about to open the door) "Ready, Barns?" Sgt. Barns (cocking his rifle) "No, but go ahead." 😉
When Howard Hawks was involved, razor sharp dialogue was a given. The guy was a genius when it came to characterization and dialogue. I wish he would have dabbled more with scifi and horror.
That was "Bob" crew chief. Corporal Barnes was the guy who first encountered (and shot at with his .45 pistol) the unfrozen Thing in the store-room.
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What would have happened if Sergeant Barnes had NOT placed that electric blanket over the “Thing-in-the-ice-block”?
Would Dr. Carrington and his colleagues have been “slightly” surprised as The Thing sprang back to life as they were chipping the ice away? Oy vey!!!
My favorite sci-fi film from when I was a kid. Much like you described, I watched this on Creature Feature in the mid-seventies on a channel out of NYC.
Thanks for the video.
I first saw The Thing in the late 50’s on Ch 9 in NY on Million Dollar Movie. They showed just one film repeated every weeknight and 3 times each on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I watched it every time.
I’m from the same area, NJ, and they did that through the 60’s as well. I can remember watching a movie called The Thief of Baghdad but with Steve Reeves where he had to find a blue rise to awaken a princess. Watched every time it was shown that week
For me Ch 56 out of Boston Creature Feature Double Feature in the 60s when i first saw this movie
W.OR. 9 I remember! They also had the original King Kong every Thanksgiving followed by Mighty Joe Young!
@@SCSuperheavy114 Ch 9 also did Christmas with the Kongs showing all 3 related films.
@@lloydbraun6026 They didn’t know it but WOR invented movie binging 😂.
Arness at 6'7".... Dan, had you been born a couple decades earlier YOU could have been "The Thing"! 😅
Absolutely loved this movie from start to finish. Every line of dialogue was significant and the premise of the doctors planting the seed was truly creepy. Just so fantastic. The use of Geiger counter to build suspense was epic. Like the music in Jaws. Didn’t need to see the monster for effects. Thanks Dan!
The dialog in this movie is fantastic! Always delivered in multiple layers instead of one turn at a time like it is in a lot of movies.
A man by the name of Noah once save this world with an ark of wood. Here at the North Pole a group of men performed a similar service with an arc of electricity.
Couple Lost in Space tie-ins: The ice block which held the Thing turns up in the unwatchable LIS “Ice Princess” episode. In the film, the Thing is released from the block when Cpl Barnes accidentally leaves an electric blanket on it. In the LIS episode, the princess is released when Dr. Smith does the exact same thing.
Cpl. Barnes was played by William Self, who became an executive producer at Fox, overseeing Lost in Space, Land of the Giants, Green Hornet, and many other classic TV series.
It is an awesome movie that still holds up. The door scene is a director's dream - so well paced - with the characters telling the audience - "ok, we're going to open the door now. Are you ready? I mean it - are you ready? Are you really ready? Ok - we're going to open the door" and then BOOM the door opens and there's The Thing - and the audience screams! Such well made tension! The script is also very very smart - from "No, but I saw Sgt. York" to the response when Dr. Carrington says "We've split the atom" and the soldier says - very sarcastically - something to the effect of "Yeah, and look how much safer that's made the world" Every scene with Margaret Sheridan has wicked smart dialog. "no but you can come in" And of course, she solves the problem! And Douglas Spencer's Scotty is always good for a quip or two or three!
Did you catch that 'Sergeant York' was directed by Howard Hawks?
Yes, the late, great Howard Hawks was known for employing over-lapping dialogue in his films.
And, this truly great film is very unique, because I think we all liked and cared about the valiant Captain Hendry, his very able crew and the scientists at that remote Arctic base.
I was born in 1958. I remember watching this movie as the late movie on a Saturday night before I was old enough to attend school. I was crying as The Thing was walking down the hall with the board in his hand. My grandmother told me she was going to turn the TV off if I didn't stop crying.
@@michaelraya-p4k ‘57… always had a fascination with being the Arctic/Antarctic!!! This movie was MADE for me 💪💪💪👍👍👍
I'm a 58-man myself...
It was a great year to be born.
I'm a '57 model myself, also a great year! 😊
@@lancerevell5979 I do agree!
68’ year model-planet of the apes was my movie.
Well, after this video my wife was curious about the movie so we watched it. We both loved how they talked and acted like real people and made rational decisions. Tonight we are watching the remake with Kurt Russell.
I like how a scientist in the original says something like "They're as different as the two poles" and Carpenter went on to place his version on the opposite pole.
The original author: John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 - July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote super-science space opera under his own name and stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A. Stuart. Campbell also used the pen names Karl Van Kampen and Arthur McCann.[1] His novella Who Goes There? was adapted as the films The Thing from Another World (1951), The Thing (1982), and The Thing (2011). From Wikipedia
One of my all time favorites next to Forbidden Planet. The dialogue and music were outstanding. Please keep them coming.😀
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 terrified me as a kid. I'd like to see an in-depth review of that.
Brilliant movie.
@@glennwilson786 Indeed!
Yes . Yes . Cover this movie
In America called "Five Million Years to Earth" or some number. Based on the British series of the same name.
@@Jeffrey-ml3mf Yup. Never grasped why, but you are correct.
The Thing From Another World is such a classic. I have a 1957 Admiral television and that's one of my favorite things to put on the set when we have parties. It'll just kind of run quietly in the corner but it always attracts a crowd.
The importance of this film is infinite. One of the best, most important movies of all time 😂❤
Enjoyable video. The 1951 version is one of my favorite movies. Ive watched it multiple times and still enjoy it. 1951 sci-fi movies were just great. What a treat.
Another really cool video, Dan! I liked this version of "The Thing" because it relied on suspense more than the gore that was prominent in the John Carpenter remake. Just my preference.
Hey :-) Thanks so much
When I was a teenager, I recorded the soundtrack on reel to reel tape. And, yes, I sped up the mewing of the Thing, and sure enough, it was a kitty cat meowing! And, just for an additional bit of trivia, the Ancient Egyptian word for cat is "Meow!" So, when a cat is talking to you, he or she is saying, "Me, me, me, meeee!"
In those halcyon pre-home video days I used to record the audio of movies and TV shows too-in my case, on audio cassette. I had lots of Twilight Zone episodes and several Hitchcock films!
Thought I knew a 'thing' or ten about this film - my No. 1 favorite sci-fi flick of all time - but watching this has definitely edumacated me more than expected! Keep up the great work!!!
Fond memories of a tiny black and white portable TV late on a Friday evening as a kid. Personal favourite ❤. Thanks Dan!
I always learn something new about these great movies here. What a shame that there is no longer any memorabilia remaining from this ground breaking film.
Horror Express was also a “loose” adaptation of who goes there as well, good movie too 😎👍
Peter Cushing ?
@@glennwilson786 yes, Christopher Lee and Telly Savales as well. Give it a go, it’s pretty good 👍
@@roncrook1998 oh I remember watching it as a kid.
Been there. Done that. 100+ times!!! My FAV! Jim Arness & Howard Hawkes ROCK!!!
James Arness and Peter Graves both being brothers from Minnesota. He was the original Carrot Top. 😊
@@karenlbellmont6560 IMF 💪😂💪
Just watched this for the 100+ time this past Thursday so it is awesome that you are reviewing it now. Enjoyed it.
That must have been one heck of a long wind storm. That spooky sound was in a dozen movies.
Absolutely one of my favorite sci-fi horror films of any era. Another great video, Dan!
The carrot man in "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" was played by Stanley Adams, who was also in "The Trouble with Tribbles.'
And a great roll in Lilies of the Field.
"Praying does not pay the rent"
"Praying does not fill up the gas"
"God ain't gonna get behind this counter and sling hash".
Stanley Adams was also in Dan Curtis’s great ABC vampire tv film, “The Night Stalker.”
Restored version of Thing From Another World in 4K bluray would be more than welcome. Original Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956 was released couple of months ago, so maybe it will happen eventually.
Wow! You picked another great 50s science fiction film to review. I never knew the origins went back to H.P.Lovecraft. I also felt keeping the monster in the dark and not exposing it was one of the best horror movie approaches, because your mind can create scary things that you cannot see. The original Thing was a great movie. Thank you for this episode.
Jim Arness eventually got over his disdain for the film. Not long before he died, he was selling autographed posters of the film on his website, where he donated a portion of the proceeds to his favorite charity, which was Cystic fibrosis.
This is one of my all time favorite sci-fi movie. I know as a young boy back in the early 1960s it scared me good. James Arness "Gunsmoke" was excellent in playing {The Thing}.
In the Boston area we had Creature Double Feature on Saturday afternoons. That was the first time I was The Thing from Another World. I rewatched it when I saw that you were doing a video on it. I loved it even more now! I spent my life thinking I was the only person who enjoyed these classics but because of you I have found a great community who shares my love! Thanks again Dan!!!
Awesome Choice Dan. I agree about the Dialogue of this movie , it was real and didn't have the cheesy B move feel. I especially like the interaction between Captain Hendry and Nicky, it had more of a contemporary tone . I put The Thing in my top 10 of 1950's Sci Fi.
''I bring you a warning: Everyone of you listening to my voice, tell the world, tell this to everybody wherever they are. Watch the skies. Everywhere. Keep looking''. Sill remember that
I saw this movie and it was great. The original Thing movie awesome.
Finally you've covered a movie you should have 'covered' first. This movie has a special place in my now 80 year old heart as it was the first movie I remember seeing back in the early 1950s. Not only was it my first movie it was also my first science fiction movie! But at the time I did not realize the affect in would have later in life. You mentioned how it scared you as a child, well, so was I. I was so scared I had to put my head into my mother's lap whenever the monster appeared. It may interest you to know that part of the movie was shot in Cut Bank, Montana, which is about 63 miles from my home town of Chester, Montana. At that time there was an Air Force Base there in Cut Bank. Anyway, as I mentioned earlier about how it affected my life later on, science fiction is now my favorite form of entertainment. Live Long and Prosper Everyone....
Peace and long life...
In Howard Hawks’ biography, the author mentioned that Howard Hawks tried to get the US Air Force to assist in the making of the film. But, the Air Force, which was trying to debunk all of the reported sightings of ufos/flying saucers/uaps during late 1940s/early 1950s, that they declined to participate in the making of this great film.
So, Mr. Hawks was able to secure the use of a C-47 transport plane from the Montana Air National Guard to use in the film.
Thanks for this one, Dan!
Another favorite of my Dad's & mine. This has become an all-time favorite, vying with the 1953 "War Of the Worlds" as top choice. I watch eithwe one when I have trouble deciding on something late at night. "The Blob" is another good one too.
I remember seeing "The Thing FAW" for the first time in the mid-70s on a Friday night shown on the great, once independent St. Louis TV station KPLR, Channel 11. Dad and I stayed up to watch this at about 9-10PM. I still call Dad up whenever I notice it being shown on AMC to let him know and see if he's watching it himself.
Over the next several years, I kind of fell out of touch with it, but eventually got a copy in the mid-80s for my Beta VCR, and way later on DVD in the early 2000s.
So much to love about this film!
One cool thing on a personal level is that the date of November 2nd is mentioned as Dr. Carrington first dictates his notes to Pat. That is my younger brother's birthday!
One of my favorite things is the small-ish cast. So cool during the scene in the lab where they are examining the severed arm and you can see most of the cast in that one room... one shot even.
That scene where the elderly scientist backs away in quiet horror after listening to the "Thing" plant with the stethoscope is such a subtle yet profound bit of acting. You can just hear him saying inwardly "Oh, my God... oh, my GOD!" as his scientific and spiritual foundations are shattered.
I LOVE the scenes of the Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. A humble cargo hauler, but an airlift giant that helped win WWII. So cool seeing the plane with the landing skis mounted in it. So graceful flying in that stock footage. I would love to own one of these and learn to fly it, then ply my way across the globe like my own Millenium Falcon (The Aluminum Falcon, if you will).
Love the reveal of the shape of the craft with all the guys standing in a circle, then the theremin and the theme music fires up:
BOMM-
BOMM- BOMMM...
Bomm- bommm
Bomm- bommm
bommm
Also love the joke during the flight back from the crash site when the Lt. McPherson is reading the bulletin about the Air Force's opinion regarding UFOs, and he gives some convoluted reference number for the bulletin. Capt. Hendry asks "What was the number of that bulletin?". The LT reads it back & Capt. Henday says "Oh. Oh, THAT one!" Great military bureaucracy joke.
One thing that REALLY irked me about the film (still does too) was when the military crew place the thermite charges RIGHT NEXT TO the skin of the saucer! What kind of idiot does that? "Let's put the substance that burns with the intensity of a million white hot suns right up against this b**ch!. THAT oughta melt that ice!" Oh well, I guess it was necessary for the story to happen.
Another thing that gets my goat is during the final battle, when The Thing enters the compound, he enters through a door that is barricaded, only the barricade is built to prevent the door from being pushed inward. The Thing PULLS the door open outwardly (and easily) and just pushes the barricade materials out of his way. What was the point?
Clips of this movie was also featured in "Halloween" (1978) along with "Forbidden Planet" as part of the late-night TV movie marathon Laurie Strode and the kids were watching.
My cast favorites include Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Carrington. What a great portrayal of the character. he was also in "War Of the Worlds" in a much smaller part as Dr. Pryor, the guy that the forest ranger bums the cigarette off of at the campsite early in the film.
Dewey Martin as the crew chief "Bob". I just like his character's demeanor. Takes care of business, doesn't panic, level-headed. The sweater with the 5 buttons on the collar he wears gets me nostalgic about my Air Force days. I had one just like it issued to me at my first duty station in 1983 & I miss it. Among other roles, Dewey played Daniel Boone in a 1960 Disney TV miniseries about him.
The Great Paul Frees as Dr. Voorhees. So glad they gave him several lines of dialogue. Paul was another "War Of the Worlds" alumni providing the first opening narration, an the reporter making the tape recording before the A-bomb drop.
George Fennerman as Dr. Redding. He wore the black sweater with the white stripes on the arms and provided the explanation to Capt. Hendry how they determined the distance to the saucer crash. George was Groucho Marx's announcer/sidekick on the quiz show "You Bet Your Life".
Christian Nyby's son, Christian Nyby Jr. Directed several episodes of "The Six-Million Dollar Man" "Emergency!", "Battlestar Galactica", "The A-Team" and more!
Score composer Dimitri Tiomkin also composed the scores for my favorite western "Rio Bravo", and my favorite Christmas film "It's A Wonderful Life".
Looking forward to more great videos!
Prove you're from Saint Louis. Give us your answer to the Saint Louis question.
@@charlesballard5251 The "St. Louis Question"? I'm intrigued. Please elaborate. Is there a specific question or just "THE" question? Bud vs. Busch? Cardinals vs. Browns? The Admiral vs. the Huck Finn?
I never SAID I was from St. Louis proper, though I WAS born in East St. Louis, IL (the former St. Mary's Hospital), where my Dad and his family lived. Dad taught band in a Catholic high school (Assumption) that was turned into a medium security prison several years ago. Tennis pro Jimmy Connors attended one of his music appreciation classes when he was still just a lad. When I was 2, we moved to neighboring Belleville, IL, birthplace of Buddy (Jed Clampett) Ebsen. I currently live within 1.5 miles of his family's old house. I also supplemented my sci-fi/monster movie fix on UHF channel 30, KDNL (Gamera movies, "Lost In Space", "Ultraman", "Johnny Sokko And His Flying Robot"...).
@@thepman1964 "The Saint Louis Question" is: "What school did you go to?". If you spent most of your childhood in Belleville, you might not be familiar with it. For me the answer is "raised in Lindbergh and went through my freshman year, then my mother forced me into the Saint Louis Public Schools Magnet Program and I finished at the Visual and Performing Arts High School". I can tell you aren't much older than me. We watched the same shows. How about "Mr. Patches"?
"The Little Castle" with your host Mr. Patches! That was after school appointment TV for me on Channel 30! Then there was "Corky's Colorama" on Channel 5. Born in 1964. Schooled in the Catholic school system in Belleville. Retired Air Force and living in Belleville. Oh, I also had an aunt that was a lifelong employee of Stix, Baer, & Fuller (the flagship downtown St. Louis store), later moved to the store at St. Clair Square Mall in Fairview Hts., IL and eventually retired years after it became Dillard's. Lots of happy memories childhood memories looking at the windows downtown at Stix & Famous-Barr decorated up for Christmas and visiting Santa.
@@thepman1964 I was '66. South County. I was a student at Broadcast Center in the mid 80's and I seem to remember seeing Clif St. James (Corky the Clown) there a few times. I don't recall him actually being one of my instructors. I took the basic courses. He may have been instructing one of the advanced courses. He died in '16 at the age of 91.
I’m intrigued by James Arness’ quote that the costume “made him look like a giant carrot”. Does that mean the real-life color for the alien makeup was orange?
18:10 - You know what's even worse than that? They actually shot that movie with practical effects at first and then someone made the call to swap it all with CGI...
CGI in the 1950’s !!!
Yup all because the studio felt the practical monster effects looked "too 1980s". Sigh.
The original used plot, directing, script, acting, and atmosphere to make it scary
There was nothing of what I call "the YUCK! factor, as in the later versions, to make the audience jump.
MY opinion; the original was FAR the best of the three, without the cgi
One of the greatest realistic horror flicks ever!!!! The Thing with Kurt Russell was just as good with greater special effects but the original is a classic in itself hands down
This was very cool. Hopefully the 4K /Blu-ray reissue will have some bonus material or a commentary. Fantastic job again Dan! 🖖
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This movie has one of my all time favorite lines. One man says i just had a crazy thought " what if that thing can read our minds?" Hes gonna be real mad when he gets to me replied the co-pilot. Lol
I remember that line.😄
Outstanding episode Dan . You learn something everyday ... i never twigged that James Arness was the thing . Cheers mate. 😉
Absolutely one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made!
Another great job Dan. I was born in1956 and when I saw this for the first time it scared the heck out of me. Another one that had me scared silly was It! The Terror from Beyond space. That came out in 1958.
One of the best Sci-fi movies ever
One of my favorite movies. I bought it on Prime a couple years ago. As good as it gets ....
When I was young. watching this film on TV, I would go hide in the bathroom during the melting scene.
Fun fact that some of you may or may not already know:
James Aurness changed his name simply by dropping the "u."
His brother Peter changed his name to Graves.
That's right -- Jim Phelps from "Mission: Impossible" was the brother of Marshall Dillon from "Gunsmoke."
I actually had the colorized version of this on VHS. When I was changing to DVD and Blu-Ray and gave it away. Today I think that might have been a mistake.
I love the John Carpenter take on ‘Who goes there’ but this is the version I watch more (at least once a year every year). Directed by Christian Nyby but so obviously influenced by Howard Hawks. It’s a brilliant film.
Great work Dan...I'm shocked that "The day the Earth Stood still" and "When World Collide" were beaten by "The Thing" ...
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The 1972 sci-fi British horror film HORROR EXPRESS was also a lose adaption of WHO GOES THERE?.
Great work, Dan! I'm looking forward to your take on When World's Collide. This movie has (for me) one of the most ironic scenes towards the end. I hope you catch it. Cheers!
I haven't seen this in years but it's awesome! Thanks for doing the movie though I think I'm gonna go watch it now lol!
Your video made Me recall The Thing from The Adam's Family.
I love this movie. It's a classic like the day the earth stood still . It combines special effects with real-life emotions and dialogue, not senseless screaming. Jaws did this as well. I remembered the scene where they are telling stories and comparing scars.
IMO, one of the best all-time Sci-Fi films from the '50s! LOVE this movie!
I watched this great film again a couple of days ago - the earnest way Scotty says “Thorn fingured huh!” then “An intellectual carrot.The mind boggles” always cracks me up.🤣
A YEAR AGO FATHOM FILMS RELEASES THE BLOB AND THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD ON A DOUBLE SHOWING IN RPX AT REGAL CINEMAS AND EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IN A BIG CINEMA IN RPX IT WAS STILL SCARY AS HELL.
Ah, what did you miss, well you missed the fact that these were all WWii veterans, and team work is displayed excellently in the movie . A Captain pilot and his well healed crew fight the monster without disagreements. It is the scientist who disagrees and thwarts the team .The airmen respected each other, followed orders and got the job done without help from the outside...
The scientists were pretty useless.One nitpick of the film is the scientists could have been more proactive and come up with an interesting idea to tackle the alien.
Great movie.
One great aspect to it was Howard Hawks' dialog that showed humor as well as an air crew that worked well together and just joked around like a bunch of guys who've been working together for a while and were totally comfortable with each other and the other guys sense of humor.
See the way the enlisted crew chief gently tells the officers what to do, while he doesn't have the rank to do so, but he's the primary idea man of the story! The dialog is just great stuff and more writers would be well advised to watch it and see just how to put natural sounding dialog together.
Remember: This is the same guy who did screwball comedy classics like "Bringing Up Baby" and made all that witty dialog just sound so natural.
Arness appeared onscreen for less than three minutes. Stunt men were used for the dog scene, the fire scene, and the last part of the electrocution scene. John Dierkes also auditioned for the part of the Thing, but was cast as the uncredited Dr. Chapman. Ironically, Dierkes has much more screen time than Arness.
arness initially entered thru the door at the beginning of the fire scene...
Less screen time is often more effective- Jaws,Alien etc.
One of my favorite classic movies. I remember seeing it for the first time as a very young kid, and as soon as it was over, I ran to my room and stared out the window for hours. I remember my dad coming in to check on me, explaining that it was just a movie and all 'make-believe.' As for LC's version in the '80s, that's also one of my all-time favorite movies. Thanks for the video-super cool!
Great job as always Dan!! This movie is one of my top 5 movies of all time!! Was it on Creature Feature in NY? Now I’ve got to watch it this weekend!
I saw this when I was young and I still think it is the best version. For one thing it is realistic rather than all of the crap in the more recent version. The thing was a humanoid type of being rather than a fantasy creature that has no basis in reality. That is scarier, because could actually happen. it isn't fantastic. You don't actually see much of the thing until the end. It attacks and there are dark scenes where there is a lot of action, but you can't actually see anything except people trying to fight it off and then it is gone. A good movie!
Don't forget the The Deadly Mantis from 1957. Atomic bugs, BAR's, and flame throwers! How Cool Is That?
Most certainly! On my EXTREMELY long list of future videos :) Cheers, Dan
And the hero is 'Peter Gunn'.
The Thing From Another World was my all-time favorite Sci-Fi flick of the 50's. I thought the dialogue and acting were great and the fact that we only saw the alien a few times unlike other invasion movies from the 50's made the film even more thrilling. I have it in both B&W and Color in my collection of Sci-Fi, Horror and Monster movies from the 30's to the mid-60's. I own about 550 movies. I have a few combo DVD-VHS players so I'm able to play all of them. I still enjoy watching them. We used to go to kiddie matinee in the late 50's & early 60's on Saturday afternoons at he Garmar Theater in Montebello, Ca. for 25 cents for a double feature and we were able to see all these classics (a not so much classics) from the 50's.
Thanks Dan, the original is always the best!👍👍
This used to play regularly on TBS. And, every time it came on I'd watch it.
I just love your videos Dan. Even though I'm only one year older (and almost a foot shorter) than you I like to imagine having a son like you. Your curiosity and enthusiasm is genuinely infectious.
I would love to see you comment on my favorite 'Guess Who' movie 'Horror Express'.
Hey, thanks so much for your support! Horror Express is part of my EXTREMELY long list of future videos :) Cheers, Dan
Once again, you did not disappoint! Excellent work & a fantastic addition to "Whatever Happened to...?" I have to say, the VHS version I saw as a kid was in 1981 or '82, when my dad checked it out of the library. It still had all the darkened scenes for the Thing because I never knew it was Marshall Dillon playing the creature until I read the issue of Fangoria featuring Carpenter's remake! Keep up the good work & since you mentioned one of my favorite classic sci-fi films, This Island Earth, well, you know where I'm going with that!
The Acting In This Movie Makes It Great!!!
Thank you for this Dan. I enjoyed this very much. Can't wait for you next one.
Wonderful video, Dan. Definitely brings back the ancient days of Saturday matinees or at home with the Late Late Show! These types of movies are what shaped my childhood.
@@x15galmichelleevans me too!!!
I don't remember watching this late night in CT from around the same time as you 70's but saw it on WPIX 11 or WOR 9 or maybe even "Creature Feature" on Channel 5 Saturday Afternoons. 🤓😎✌🏻
another possibility is Chiller Theatre.Im from Newark new jersey and saw it on either channel 5 wnew or channel 9 W.o.r. and last but not least channnel 11 W.P.I.X. Born in 1955.also Watched Zacherlie.The cool ghoul
I've been waiting for this one, Dan!! See you tonight on the BIG screen. LOL Thanks for the video!
And Dan knocks another one into the cheap seats! Great look back at a terrific example of the genre. Thanks again Dan for bringing these deep dives to us!
I'm so glad you covered this one!! Great dive in on it
What timing! I watched Carpenter’s “The Thing” with the wife last night. She wasn’t sure about the 1951 version but I was able to point out some “selling points” to the original thanks to this video. Thank you for that!
Hey Dan. Thanks for another great video. Having grown up with the 1982 remake that was in my top 2 for sci-fi horror, I only vaguely knew about the 1951 film. That's some very interesting history and a surprising storyline path, evolving as it did over the years. Your summary gives some good perspective and shows why this concept has remained so popular for so long.
Knocked it out of the park again, Dan! 🎉
Someone needs to find the supposed lost footage of the Thing's plant growing in the nursery
There’s a scene in the dvd of the plants growing being fed with blood.
Thank you for your deep dive into this movie! It’s one of my favorites.
Another outstanding episode, Dan! Your hard work is so appreciated. And love the tease about It Came from Outer Space. One of my all-time faves! Keep up the amazing work!
This is my favorite Sci-Fi horror movie that I did see in the theater in 51. I likewise purchased the book "Who Goes There?" and the CD too.