From Another World - The Thing

Most interior scenes were filmed inside a Los Angeles ice storage facility to ensure the actors’ breath was visible on camera.

Long before John Carpenter’s 1982 masterpiece or the 2011 prequel, there was the film that started it all: a black-and-white thriller that defined 1950s sci-fi. If you only know the shapeshifting alien of the later versions, the original might surprise you. 🥕 A "Super Carrot" from Space The Thing from Another World

To capture the freezing atmosphere of the North Pole, the production didn't just rely on set dressing: Most interior scenes were filmed inside a Los

Unlike the shapeshifter in the original 1938 novella Who Goes There? , the 1951 creature is a highly intelligent, blood-drinking . One character famously describes it as a "super carrot". Due to a limited budget, plans for a shapeshifter were scrapped in favor of this humanoid vegetable played by a massive, 6'7" James Arness (later the star of Gunsmoke ). 🎬 Who Really Directed It? 🥕 A "Super Carrot" from Space To capture