The Thing (1982 franchise) - Revision history

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 * ''The Thing from Another World'' (1951 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''[[Horror Express (1972 film)|Horror Express]]'' (1972 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
-* ''[[The Intruder Within|The_Intruder_Within_(1981_film)]]'' (1981 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
+* ''[[The_Intruder_Within_(1981_film)|The Intruder Within]]'' (1981 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''The Thing'' (1982 film)
 * ''The Thing'' (2002 video game)

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 * ''The Thing from Another World'' (1951 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''[[Horror Express (1972 film)|Horror Express]]'' (1972 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''The Thing'' (1982 film)
 * ''The Thing'' (2002 video game)

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 * View Trailers:  ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xcVxkTZzM link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7t-919Ec9U link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z7FN-Ii1lM link])
 * TVTropes: ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld 1951]), ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThing1982 1982]), ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThing2011 2011])
-* IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/ 1959]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ 1980]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/ 2011])
+* IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/ 1951]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ 1980]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/ 2011])

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 * View Trailers:  ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xcVxkTZzM link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7t-919Ec9U link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z7FN-Ii1lM link])
 * TVTropes: ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld 1951]), ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThing1982 1982]), ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheThing2011 2011])
-* IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/ 1959]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068713/ 1972]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ 1980]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/ 2011])
+* IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/ 1959]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ 1980]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/ 2011])

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 * ''The Thing from Another World'' (1951 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''The Thing'' (1982 film)
 * ''The Thing'' (2002 video game)
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 * Writer:  John W. Campbell (original story)
 * View Trailers:  ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xcVxkTZzM link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7t-919Ec9U link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5RMvTyNArQ link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z7FN-Ii1lM link])
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 [[Category:Film:General]]
 [[Category:Film:Franchise]]
 [[Category:Film:Two-Tentacle Media]]
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 * ''The Thing from Another World'' (1951 film) (not canon to the 1982 franchise)
 * ''The Thing'' (1982 film)
 * ''The Thing'' (2002 video game)
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 * Country/Language:  US (and others), English
 * Genres/Technical:  Horror, Science Fiction
-* Starring:  Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Douglas Spencer, Robert O. Cornthwaite (1951 film);  Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing et.al. (1972 film);  Kurt Russell et.al. (1984 film); Mary Elizabeth Winstead et.al. (2011 film)
+* Starring:  Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Douglas Spencer, Robert O. Cornthwaite (1951 film);  Kurt Russell et.al. (1984 film); Mary Elizabeth Winstead et.al. (2011 film)
-* Director:  Howard Hawks, Eugenio Martín, Jon Carpenter, Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
+* Director:  Howard Hawks, Jon Carpenter, Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
 * Writer:  John W. Campbell (original story)
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 ===[http://www.mpaa.org/film-ratings/ MPAA Ratings]===
 <!--E.G., "Rated: R (Violence, Nudity, Language....)" -->
-* Rated:  ranges from PG (earlier films) to R (later films)
+* Rated:  ranges from PG (earlier film) to R (later films)
-The 1951 and 1972 films would be rated the equivalent of PG for mild violence and scary monsters, while the 1984 film was infamous in its day for its gruesome and extremely disturbing special effects, with the 2011 film doing its best to try to push the effects even further over the top; the newer films may also contain some mild profanity.
+The 1951 film would be rated the equivalent of PG for mild violence and scary monsters, while the 1984 film was infamous in its day for its gruesome and extremely disturbing special effects, with the 2011 film doing its best to try to push the effects even further over the top; the newer films may also contain some mild profanity.
 ===Tentacle Ratings===
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 * SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
-On average, these films work out to about two "Tentacles" for the weird monsters and bleak atmosphere of cosmic horror.  All the films in the series at least touch on original cosmic horror; while the stand-alone 1951 film is arguably a bit lighter in tone, the stand-alone 1972 film introduces the idea that The Thing was an ancient inspiration for devils or demons, and the 1984 is particularly pessimistic (and similar enough to Lovecraft's ''[[At the Mountains of Madness (fiction)]]'' to be considered an adaptation by fans who are unfamiliar with John W. Campbell's ''[[Who Goes There?]]'')
+On average, these films work out to about two "Tentacles" for the weird monsters and bleak atmosphere of cosmic horror.  All the films in the series at least touch on original cosmic horror; while the stand-alone 1951 film is arguably a bit lighter in tone, the 1982 version is particularly pessimistic (and similar enough to Lovecraft's ''[[At the Mountains of Madness (fiction)]]'' to be considered an adaptation of that Lovecraft story by fans who are unfamiliar with John W. Campbell's ''[[Who Goes There?]]'')
 ''Note:  This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''
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 Review Links:
 * Matthew Pridham at Weird Fiction Review, ''([http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/03/underneath-the-skin-john-carpenters-the-thing-and-you/ John Carpenter's The Thing])'' - "[John Carpenter's] ''The Thing'' is a masterpiece of paranoia and monstrosity. It manages to combine a slow burn of tension and suspicion with bright flashes of inventive violence.... It flaunts incredible special effects, still impressive (and frightening) after thirty years...."
 * Orin Grey for the Innsmouth Free Press, ''([http://www.innsmouthfreepress.com/blog/column-the-vault-of-secrets-the-thing-from-another-world-1951/ The Thing from Another World])'' - "...Laying aside Carpenter’s version for a moment... I think The Thing from Another World really is a masterpiece in its own right.... Some of the best scenes of the movie involve characters trying to explain to other characters the horror of what they’ve seen, an effect that is very Lovecraftian, indeed."
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 {{spoiler|
 FILM (''THE THING''):  The story concerns a U. S. Air Force crew and scientists who finds a crashed flying saucer and a body frozen nearby in the Arctic ice. Returning to their remote research outpost with the humanoid body in a block of ice, they are forced to defend themselves against this malevolent, plant-like alien when it is accidentally revived.
 FILM (''THE THING'' or ''JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING''):  An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog explodes, eventually leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realizes that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
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 * Fiction:  ''[[At the Mountains of Madness (fiction)]]'', by H.P. Lovecraft
 * [[Thing]]s
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 ==See Also==
 * ''[[Doctor Who (1963 franchise)]]'' - story "Seeds of Doom" is another adaptation of Campbell's original story: scientists in Antarctica uncover an alien pod, which infects one of them and initiates a shocking transformation from human to alien, with a grim emphasis on body horror.