Calgary Public Library

The thing, a Turman-Foster Company production ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; co-producer Stuart Cohen ; produced by David Foster & Lawrence Turman ; directed by John Carpenter

Title from sell sheetOriginally released as a motion picture in 1982Wide screen (2.35:1)Special features: Disc 1. New 2k scan of the interpositive supervised by director of photography Dean Cundey ; new audio commentary with Dean Cundey ; audio commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell ; theatrical and teaser trailers ; TV spots ; radio spots ; still gallery -- Disc 2. New interviews with cast and crew ; "John Carpenter's The thing : terror takes shape", a documentary featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, plus members of the cast and crew ; "The making of The thing" (1982) ; outtakes ; network TV broadcast version of The thing ; three vintage featurettes ; vintage product reel, containing a condensed version of the film with alternate footage ; behind-the-scenes footage ; annotated production archive, production art and storyboards, location scouting & more

multicolored

quadrophonic multichannel or surround

Special visual effects, Albert Whitlock ; special makeup effects, Rob Bottin ; music, Ennio Morricone ; director of photography, Dean Cundey

other

Collector's edition.

videodisc

Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur

2 videodiscs (109 min.), sound, color, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)956323396

Blu-ray; region A; 1080p high-definition widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS-HD master audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player

826663169508

SF16950 -- Scream Factory

Blu-ray disc