The Thing / The Thing from Another World
In this episode...
The Thing from Another World (1951) US film directed by Christian Nyby and Howard Hawks, starring Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, and Robert Cornthwaite
The Thing (1982) US film directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, A. Wilford Brimley, and Keith David
The Thing from Another World poses an important question. As special guest Grant puts it, "Is Science Bad?" Later adaptation The Thing poses an entirely different question: "Does Kurt Russell kick so much ass that he can kick an invulnerable shapeshifting alien's ass?"
We dive deep into these questions, and so much more. Let's go.
Source Material:
John W. Campbell's novella Who Goes There?, adapted by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as a fifties monster movie and later remade more faithfully by horror icon John Carpenter.
Which is better?
For those who want to skip to finding out which movie David & Claire say is better, podcast spoilers ahead!
Find out what the best movie is...
Claire: The Thing (1982)
David: The Thing (1982)
Grant: The Thing (1982)
Interested in which movies tend to be the favorites? Some say the original is always better, but Hollywood always loves a remake. At Two for One, we evaluate each movie on its own terms, but we also keep track of data on what we've liked best.
Listeners Choice
Which do you like better?
The Thing from Another World
The Thing
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