The Thing from Another World (1951) is deservedly regarded as a classic of the sci-fi genre. It’s got the requisite thrills and fantastic creature intrigue, while distinguishing itself with well-developed, interesting characters, a legendary soundtrack, and sharp production value given its rel read more
Today, I'm reviewing the science fiction classic The Thing from Another World (1951), which stars James Arness as an alien who menaces a polar research station.
This article is part of Keep Watching the Skies! Science Fiction Movies of the 1950s Blogathon hosted by Cinematic Frontier.
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The Thing from Another World
Directed by Christian Nyby
Written by Charles Lederer from the story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, Jr.
1951/USA
RKO Radio Pictures/Winchester Pictures Corporation
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental This early sci-fi classic is a hell of a lot of fun. C read more
When the 2011 remake of The Thing hit theaters, I watched the two preceding takes on the material leading up to it. However, when I rewatched The Thing From Another World in film class on Thursday, I realized I must have paid little attention to it originally. It holds little in common with the read more
The Thing From Another World (Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, 1951)
Scientists and American Air Force officials
fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
The Thing From Another World was the first directorial
effort of editor Christian Nyby and it was produced read more
The Author
This film originally began life as the story "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell Jr. It was first published in the August 1938 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. John W. Campbell penned the story using the pseudonym Don A. Stuart. Stuart was his wife's maiden name. The story read more
The Thing from Another World is a singular motion picture. It’s a combination of Howard Hawks’s fast-paced, overlapping dialogue and 1950s science fiction. It might even be the first of the 1950s sci-fi genre, the one setting the standard. There is a lot of supposition about the directo read more
