The Thing From Another World (1951)
from Reel Deep Dive Hosted by Ryan Valentine
Loosely adapted from John W. Campbell Jr.'s novella by Howard Hawks' production company, The Thing From Another World was a moderately profitable sci-fi thriller with a surprisingly lengthy reach across pop culture. Its plot points quickly became common tropes in genre filmmaking, its most memorable scenes were widely imitated, and it has gotten several remakes over the course of the past seven decades. Ryan is joined by Rachel, who considers John Carpenter's 1982 remake among her personal favorites. Discussion inevitably leads to a bit of comparison between the Carpenter film and the original, but other topics in the conversation include the movie's ethical skepticism of science, the story's connections to HP Lovecraft, whether or not the movie was shadow-directed by Howard Hawks, and how The Thing From Another World plays into Cold War politics.
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