In 1949, in the Officers Club in Anchorage, Alaska, the pilot Captain Patrick "Pat" Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) is summoned by General Fogarty to fly to a remote outpost to investigate something that has crushed on Earth. Captain Hendry flies with his crew and meets Dr. Arthur Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite) and his team of scientist and they fly to the location. They discover a flying saucer buried in the ice and they use Thermite bombs expecting to release the spacecraft. However, it explodes and is totally destroyed by the bombs. They also find a frozen life form and bring it to the research station. When the creature deices, it attacks the dogs and loses one arm. Dr. Carrington researches and discovers that it is a vegetable life that reproduces like plants. Captain Hendry believes that the dangerous creature is an invader and decides to find a way to destroy it with his team. But Dr. Carrington believes that the scientific discovery is more important than lives and protects the creature.
"The Thing from another World" is an engaging classic sci-fi film with a good story that is the source of inspiration of the 1982 John Carpenter's masterpiece "The Thing". The differences between the military and scientific viewpoints are very interesting and reflect a historic moment of the American history when the military forces were respected by the society after the WWII and during the Korean War. Margaret Sheridan is a decorative but funny character and people of my generation will certainly love this film that has been released on DVD by the Silver Screen Collection label. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Monstro do Árrtico" ("The Monster from the Artic")
"The Thing from another World" is an engaging classic sci-fi film with a good story that is the source of inspiration of the 1982 John Carpenter's masterpiece "The Thing". The differences between the military and scientific viewpoints are very interesting and reflect a historic moment of the American history when the military forces were respected by the society after the WWII and during the Korean War. Margaret Sheridan is a decorative but funny character and people of my generation will certainly love this film that has been released on DVD by the Silver Screen Collection label. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Monstro do Árrtico" ("The Monster from the Artic")