"The Thing": Read The Screenplay By Bill Lancaster
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And, for your consideration, we offer the official 2nd draft from March 1981. Free, of course, from 8FLiX and Universal Pictures.
Also, you can learn a little more about the writers, Bill Lancaster, and John W. Campbell Jr. (he wrote the story under his pen name, "Don A. Stuart." Just click or tap their name to get started.
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Take a look at "The Thing" synopsis.
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them. Universal Pictures
"The Thing" Screenplay Details.
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| Type | ... |
SCANNED
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| Version | ... | 2nd Draft |
| Date | ... | 03.04.1981 |
| Pages | ... | 123 |
| Genres | ... | HorrorMysterySci-Fi |
| Screenplay | ... | Bill Lancaster |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0084787 |
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| Type | ... |
SCANNED
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| Version | ... | FinalBlue Revised |
| Date | ... | 09.14.1981 |
| Pages | ... | 80 |
| Genres | ... | HorrorMysterySci-Fi |
| Screenplay | ... | Bill Lancaster |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0084787 |
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