The Thing 3-movie Collection

Three-disc set includes: The Thing From Another World (1951)The original sci-fi chiller that set the template for Cold War creature features follows U.S. Air Force personnel and scientists as they uncover a buried alien spacecraft-and a frozen passenger-at a remote Arctic research outpost. When the being is accidentally thawed, it escapes into the polar night, triggering a deadly struggle between military caution and scientific obsession. Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, and James Arness star in this shocker produced by Howard Hawks and directed by Christian Nyby. 87 min. B&W/Rtg: NR The Thing (1982)John Carpenter's harrowing remake of the '50s classic centers on a snowbound research team in Antarctica that encounters a vicious, shape-shifting alien organism. Cut off from the rest of the world, paranoia and mistrust begin to set in as the men realize any one of them could be the creature. Features state-of-the-art (for their time) makeup effects and a haunting score from Ennio Morricone. Kurt Russell, Keith David, Donald Moffat, Richard Dysart, and Wilford Brimley star. 109 min. C/Rtg: R The Thing (2011)In this spine-tingling prequel to John Carpenter's cult shocker, the members of a multi-national science team discover a seemingly dead alien frozen beneath Antarctica. But when the creature escapes from it's icy coffin very much alive, it's ability to imitate humans makes it nearly impossible to find, let alone kill. Can the monster be stopped before it's too late? Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen star. 103 min. C/Rtg: R Standard/Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; deleted scenes; extended scenes; more.