Selected disc options for The Thing
| Extras | Scream Factory BD-A/US/OOP 2018 | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2016 | Universal BD-ALL/US 2008 | Arrow BD-B/UK 2017 | Universal DVD-1/US 2004 | Universal DVD-1/US/OOP 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Co-Producer Stuart Cohen | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director John Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russell | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Director John Carpenter and Actor Kurt Russell [Uncensored] | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director of Photography Dean Cundey | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Mike White, Patrick Bromley and El Goro | has extra | |||||
| John Carpenter’s “The Thing”: Terror Takes Shape | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| John Carpenter’s “The Thing”: Terror Takes Shape [Picture-in-Picture] | has extra | |||||
| John Carpenter’s “The Thing”: Terror Takes Shape [Universal DVD] - With Optional Isolated Score | has extra | |||||
| The Men of Outpost 31 | has extra | has extra | ||||
| NoThing Left Unsaid: 35th Anniversary Celebration Texas Frightmare | has extra | |||||
| Who Goes There? In Search of “The Thing” | has extra | |||||
| 1982: One Amazing Summer! - With Nathaniel Thompson | has extra | |||||
| Behind the Chameleon | has extra | has extra | ||||
| The Making of “The Thing” - Vintage Featurette | has extra | has extra | ||||
| The Making of a Chilling Tale - Vintage Featurette | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Outpost #31: History and Impact of the Fans | has extra | |||||
| We’ve Found Something in the Ice: A Fan’s Journey | has extra | |||||
| Assembling and Assimilation - Interview with Editor Todd Ramsay | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Between the Lines - Interview with Novelization Author Alan Dean Foster | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Requiem for a Shape Shifter - Interview with Director John Carpenter | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Sounds From the Cold - Interviews with Supervising Sound Editor David Lewis Yewdall and Special Sound Effects Designer Alan Howarth | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Outtakes | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| “The Blairmonster” | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| “The Saucer” | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Annotated Production Archive | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Cast Production Photographs | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Location Design | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Post Production Notes | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Production Archives | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Production Art and Storyboards | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Production Background Archive | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Footage | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Vintage Featurettes from the Electronic Press Kit | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Vintage Product Reel | has extra | has extra | ||||
| The Art of Mike Ploog - Photo Slideshow | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Back Into the Cold: A Return to the Shooting Locations of “The Thing” - Photo Slideshow Narrated by Todd Cameron | has extra | has extra | ||||
| The Thing Tribute Artwork - Slideshow | has extra | |||||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Actor Kurt Russell | has extra | |||||
| Biography: Director John Carpenter | has extra | |||||
| Production Notes | has extra | has extra | ||||
| German Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Teaser Trailer | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| TV Spots | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Radios Spots | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “The Thing 27,000 Hours” | has extra |
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Notes
- Scream Factory’s 2018 Blu-ray uses a new 4K scan and is packaged in a Steelbook.
- Arrow’s Blu-ray uses a new 4K scan. It is also available as a “Limited Edition” containing a 38-page booklet with writing by Violet Lucca (“SomeThing Wicked This Way Comes...”) and Kevin Alexander Boon (“In Defense of John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’”), 8 lobby card reproductions and a 2-sided poster.
- Universal’s 1998 “Collector’s Edition” DVD includes an 8-page booklet.