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When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen p...

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Uniform Title:Thing (Motion picture : 2011)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Morgan Creek Productions, Strike Entertainment (Firm), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Heijningen, Matthijs van, Jr., 1965- (Director), Abraham, Marc, 1949 May 28- (Producer), Newman, Eric (Producer), Heisserer, Eric (Screenwriter), Winstead, Mary Elizabeth (Actor), Edgerton, Joel, 1974- (Actor), Olsen, Eric Christian, 1977- (Actor), Thomsen, Ulrich (Actor), Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale, 1967- (Actor), Seim, Trond Espen (Actor), Beltrami, Marco (composer (expression)), Campbell, John W., Jr. (John Wood), 1910-1971
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired; optionally described in English for the visually impaired.
Closed-captioned.
Published: ©2012
Subjects:
Monsters > Drama.
Shapeshifting > Drama.
Paleontologists > Antarctica > Drama.
Monsters.
Paleontologists.
Shapeshifting.
Antarctica.
Horror films.
Film remakes.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
Item Description:DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Based on the story: Who goes there? / by John W. Campbell, Jr.
Bonus features: deleted and extended scenes ; featurettes ; commentary with director Matthijs van Heijningen and producer Eric Newman.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround (English, Spanish and French) and DVS 2.0 stereo. surround (English).
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Michel Abramowicz ; editors, Julian Clarke, Peter Boyle ; music, Marco Beltrami.
ISBN:5192072786
9785192072783