On the first night of our #CountdownToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951), from John W Campbell Jr's novella "Who Goes There?", the film was directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks (uncredited). The screenplay is credited to Charles Lederer; although production records and later sources note rewrites and contributions (uncredited) from Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht. The film tells the story of a U.S. Air Force crew and a team of scientists at a remote Arctic research outpost discover a crashed alien flying saucer and a large, humanoid creature frozen in a block of ice. When a careless mistake thaws the eight-foot-tall, plant-like alien, the group must fend off the murderous "Thing" that feeds on blood and exhibits frightening intelligence. As the military personnel and the lead scientist clash over whether to destroy or attempt to communicate with the creature, the survivors must devise a plan to electrocute the alien menace before it can breed and escape the isolated base. The film clocks in at 1 h and 27 m, is rated Approved. We caught the film on Internet Archives but it is streaming on Tubi, Roku Channel, Fawesome but also to buy/rent on Prime Video. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
