THE THING (1982)/THE THING (2011) (BLU-RAY DISC) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A double-bill of sci-fi horror. In John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982), a research team in the Antarctic, led by R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell), discovers a spaceship buried beneath the ice, and becomes terrorised by the shape-changing monster that is housed within. In the 2011 prequel, the action is set on a research site in Antarctica three days before the action of the original story, the film focusing on the Norwegian camps that were the initial target of the alien invasion. When they discover an alien spacecraft on the site, science graduate Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and experienced researcher Dr Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen) disagree about how to act. When Dr Halvorson refuses to abandon his research, Kate teams up with tough Vietnam veteran Sam Carter (Joel Edgerton) to pursue the alien intruders by helicopter. Interactive Menus Features Summary A double-bill of sci-fi horror. In John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982), a research team in the Antarctic, led by R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell), discovers a spaceship buried beneath the ice... Studio Universal Pictures Format Blu-ray disc Release date 20120326 Contributors Kurt Russell (Actor), Wilford Brimley (Actor), Richard Dysart (Actor), Richard Masur (Actor), Donald Moffat (Actor), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Actor), Eric Christian Olsen (Actor), Joel Edgerton (Actor), Ulrich Thomsen (Actor), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Actor), David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Bill Lancaster, Ennio Morricone, Dean Cundey, Marc Abraham, Eric Newman, Eric Heisserer, Ronald D. Moore, Marco Beltrami, Michel Abramowicz, John Carpenter (Director), Matthijs Van Heijningen Jr (Director)