Scream! Factory has just revealed all the details for their upcoming home release of John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi/horror classic The Thing, which is pretty much going to be the definitive edition for any collector, guaranteed!
Coming out on September 20, 2016, the new edition will feature 2k restorations that were supervised by DP Dean Cundy, new commentaries, a new 4.1 soundtrack mix, and a ton of interviews, images, outtakes, and other incredible extras that give fans the ability to delve fully into the making of the landmark film.
Just look at this massive list of extra features:
NEW 2K scan of the Inter-positive supervised and approved by director of photography Dean Cundey
NEW 4.1 created from the original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo soundtrack
NEW Audio Commentary with director of photography Dean Cundey
NEW The Men of Outpost 31 – interviews with Keith David, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney and more…
NEW Assembling and Assimilation – an interview with editor Todd Ramsay
NEW Behind the Chameleon – interviews with visual effects artists Peter Kuran and Susan Turner, special make-up effects artist Rob Burman and Brian Wade and more….
NEW Sounds from the Cold – interviews with supervising sound editor David Lewis Yewdall and special sound effects designer Alan Howarth
NEW Between the Lines – an interview with novelization author Alan Dean Foster
Audio Commentary by director John Carpenter and actor Kurt Russell
John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape – a documentary on the making of THE THING featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, special effects make-up designer Rob Bottin, legendary matte artist Albert Whitlock plus members of the cast and crew (80 minutes – SD)
Outtakes (5 minutes – SD)
Vintage featurettes from the electronic press kit featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Kurt Russell and Rob Bottin (12 minutes – SD)
Vintage featurettes – The Making of a Chilling Tale and The Making of THE THING (1982 – 14 minutes – SD)
Vintage Product Reel – contains a promotional condensed version of the film with additional footage not in the film (19 minutes – SD)
Vintage Behind-the-Scenes footage (2 minutes – SD)
Annotated Production Archive – Production Art and Storyboards, Location Scouting, Special Make-up Effects, Post Production (48 minutes – SD)
Network TV Broadcast version of THE THING (92 minutes – SD)
Teaser Trailer
Theatrical Trailers (U.S. and German Trailer)
TV spots
Radio Spots
Still Gallery (behind-the-scenes photos, posters and lobby cards)
“In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and takes on the appearance of those it kills.”
Directed by John Carpenter (Halloween, They Live), The Thing stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Donald Moffat, T.K. Carter, Richard A. Dysart, Richard Masur, David Clennon, Charles Hallahan, Thomas G. Waites, Joel Polis, and Peter Maloney.
STANDARD OFFER
-Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
-Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from artist Paul Shipper
-Product will be shipped two weeks earlier than National Street date of September 20th
Pre-orderDELUXE OFFER (Limited to 1,500 orders only – pictured below)
-Receive the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray with slipcover
-Receive a limited-edition 18” x 24” poster of the newly-designed art from Paul Shipper
-Product will be shipped three weeks earlier than National Street date of September 20
-Receive a second slipcover—made exclusively for this promotion and newly-designed from artist Nat Marsh
-Receive a second 18” x 24” poster of the newly designed art from Nat Marsh
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