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'''''The Thing from Another World''''' was a film [[Shona McCullough]] planned to watch on [[DVD]] as part of her [[Christmas Day]] itinerary. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'') The film was directed by [[Howard Hawks]], and according to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] featured a "walking [[carrot]]". The Doctor brought this film up when [[Amy Pond|Amy]] asked if he'd seen ''[[The Thing]]'', and he wasn't sure which version she meant—this one, or the "[[John Carpenter|Carpenter]], [[Kurt Russell]] ''[[The Thing|Thing]]''". ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The "[[Howard Hawks]] ''Thing-y'' with the walking carrot", as the Doctor puts it in ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'', is not explictly said to be titled ''The Thing from Another World'', but this name is established in ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]''. | |||
In the real world, [[Kurt Russell]]'s ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]'' was in fact inspired by this movie, and both share the same source material: the 1938 novella ''Who Goes There?''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 2 February 2023
The Thing from Another World was a film Shona McCullough planned to watch on DVD as part of her Christmas Day itinerary. (TV: Last Christmas) The film was directed by Howard Hawks, and according to the Eleventh Doctor featured a "walking carrot". The Doctor brought this film up when Amy asked if he'd seen The Thing, and he wasn't sure which version she meant—this one, or the "Carpenter, Kurt Russell Thing". (GAME: Blood of the Cybermen)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The "Howard Hawks Thing-y with the walking carrot", as the Doctor puts it in Blood of the Cybermen, is not explictly said to be titled The Thing from Another World, but this name is established in Last Christmas.
In the real world, Kurt Russell's The Thing was in fact inspired by this movie, and both share the same source material: the 1938 novella Who Goes There?.
