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Ep 132 - THE THING (1951) vs. THE THING (1982) - Cold War Classic to Cosmic Horror Masterpiece
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) d. Christian Nyby (USA)
THE THING (1982) d. John Carpenter (USA)
THE THING (2011) d. Matthijs van Heijningen (USA)
Tonight we're discussing Howard Hawks' The Thing from Another World (1951) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), two science-fiction horror films that, despite sharing a source in John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella Who Goes There?, reflect very different eras in filmmaking and cultural anxiety and both represent landmark moments in genre cinema.
The 1951 The Thing from Another World, directed by Christian Nyby with producer Howard Hawks leaning…
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