The Thing [Blu-ray] [4K UHD]

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When it becomes clear that the creature can take the form of any organism it so chooses, the tension within the team reaches breaking point. He decides to take the lead and discover who’s who and his performance is exactly what the film needs. The Thing has enjoyed a fruitful life on home video going back Universal's "Signature Collection" LaserDisc in mid-1990s. A cast was made of makeup artist Lance Anderson's arm and head, around which the Dog-Thing was sculpted in oil-based clay. as well as a lovely booklet that includes script extracts, concept drawings and storyboards, and in a massively interesting and unexpected move, box art that matches Studiocanal’s previous 4K Carpenter releases, this version certainly has more than enough supplemental features for most people.

These guys made four films together and obviously get along splendidly, talking about the rigors of filming in Alaska, British Columbia, and the Universal backlot in the middle of a heatwave in arctic gear. Carpenter, a fan of Hawks's adaptation, paid homage to it in Halloween, and he watched The Thing from Another World several times for inspiration before filming began. After it was finished, Lancaster and Carpenter spent a weekend in northern California refining the script, each having different takes on how a character should sound, and comparing their ideas for scenes. According to Cundey, Bottin was very sensitive about his designs, and worried about the film showing too many of them.When Carpenter responded that it was up to their imagination, the audience member responded, "Oh, God. Dean Cundey, cinematographer for “Jurassic Park,” “Apollo 13” and “Big Trouble in Little China,” shot “The Thing” on 35mm film with anamorphic lenses.

The reaction from the exclusively male exhibitors was generally positive, and Universal executive Robert Rehme told Cohen that the studio was counting on The Thing's success, as they expected E. Winston refused to be credited for his work, insisting that Bottin deserved sole credit; Winston was given a "thank you" in the credits instead. Blair autopsies the Dog-Thing and surmises it is an organism that can perfectly imitate other life-forms. For the rest of the set, Cundey created a contrast by lighting the interiors with warmer lights hung overhead in conical shades so that they could still control the lighting and have darkened areas on set. Masur also read for Garry, but he asked to play Clark instead, as he liked the character's dialogue and was also a fan of dogs.

A. Wilford Brimley takes on the role of Blair a doctor who works out what’s hell is going on and he’s not very happy with what he discovers. The remains of the malformed humanoid assimilate an isolated Bennings, but Windows interrupts the process and MacReady burns the Bennings-Thing.