“The Thing from Another World” (Released 75 years ago on April 7th, 1951) – One of the first full-body fire stunts ever filmed, with stuntman Tom Steele doused in kerosene while wearing an asbestos suit and a special fiberglass helmet giving him an oxygen supply underneath.
“The Thing from Another World” (Released 75 years ago on April 7th, 1951) – One of the first full-body fire stunts ever filmed, with stuntman Tom Steele doused in kerosene while wearing an asbestos suit and a special fiberglass helmet giving him an oxygen supply underneath.
Cool stunts for sure, but watch it for the machine-gun, crisp dialogue. Love this movie.
Reddrago9 on
Fun fact; This stunt is referenced in basically every “The Thing” property made after this, including John Carpenter’s legendary movie!
Whatever1564 on
That doesn’t look dangerous at all.
MolaMolaMania on
While it bears much less of a resemblance to the short story, and can feel a bit talky in parts, the slow burn is really effective.
One of my favorite quiet scenes is when Dr. Carrington brings the other scientists in to see the little Things he’s growing in his lab. He asks one of the doctor’s if he’d like to listen to them with a stethoscope. After listening, the other doctor slowly turns away from the camera and Dr. Carrington asks him to describe the sound. The doctor says: “It’s like the wail of a newborn child that’s hungry.”
***CHILLS!***
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Thank goodness he’s protected from the fire by the… asbestos.
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Cool stunts for sure, but watch it for the machine-gun, crisp dialogue. Love this movie.
Fun fact; This stunt is referenced in basically every “The Thing” property made after this, including John Carpenter’s legendary movie!
That doesn’t look dangerous at all.
While it bears much less of a resemblance to the short story, and can feel a bit talky in parts, the slow burn is really effective.
One of my favorite quiet scenes is when Dr. Carrington brings the other scientists in to see the little Things he’s growing in his lab. He asks one of the doctor’s if he’d like to listen to them with a stethoscope. After listening, the other doctor slowly turns away from the camera and Dr. Carrington asks him to describe the sound. The doctor says: “It’s like the wail of a newborn child that’s hungry.”
***CHILLS!***
Thank goodness he’s protected from the fire by the… asbestos.