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This week will possibly be the easiest week of work ever. I get the pre-close shift until the weekend. So that'll mean just doing dishes and chopping up onions. And my off day is tomorrow and pay day is this week, too.
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"This is my Mushroom Melt Stuffed Chicken. I made it for my girlfriend on our anniversary because every girl loves a guy that can cook, and she was very impressed."
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1/4 cup butter
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/2 pound button mushrooms, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
12 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
12 slices Black Forest ham
2 cups shredded Havarti-pepper cheese
24 slices bacon
YUMMMM!!!!! I have to say that we totally LOVED this chicken! I made a couple of changes tho :-) I always do... I scaled this recipe down to 6..well I used 3 whole chx breast and cut em in half then pounded them out and had 6 pcs. I used EVOO and 2T butter to saute my cremini mushrooms, onion and garlic in. After the mush turned soft, I added a lil (only a sm amt, bc the bacon will have alot of salt) S&P. I added about 2T heavy cream to the mush mix then about 2T (ish) It. brd. crumbs. I didn't shred anything...I used 1 lg garlic clove as well. I used sliced Havarti cheese. (slice BF ham, hav ch, mush mix, then put it on top of my thin chx brst and roll it.) I also used balsamic vinegar to brush on my chicken after I rolled them...it added another depth of flavor. Absolutley use the bacon pcs on the chicken, bc OMG they are PHEONOMINAL!! Be sure to broil for 10 mins after cooking!!! I put my chx on a rack on a foil covered baking sheet...less mess. We LOVEDDDDD these...I made Easy Mushroom Rice from this site...if you want that to be awesome, also check out my review :-) Thanks sooooooooo much for sharing your awesome recipe, dude, you rock!
I was really excited about this recipe, but was sadly disappointed. I really did not like the mushroom stuffing. I stuffed the chicken breast rather than rolling it, but I doubt that made too much difference. I made the recipe pretty much as stated, using portabella mushrooms. I used regular havarti (couldn't find havarti-pepper) and it had no impact on the flavor. I would use something with a stronger flavor for sure. I think I didn't like the bread crumbs mixed with the shrooms? I don't know what it was! However, I did like the bacon wrap idea and also brushed it with balsalmic vinigar like another reader suggested and that was really good. I doubt I will make this again. It sounded so good and smelled great, looked amazing when I took it out of the oven, but I pretty much ate around the stuffing, so can't say that its a keeper at all. Hubby didn't care for the stuffing either. Thanks though!
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This recipe is very easy to make, and makes my kitchen smell absolutely delicious. Instead of flattening the chicken and rolling it, I stuffed the chicken with the ingredients. I also use crushed bran flakes instead of bread crumbs for a healthier version. DELICIOUS!
Due to lack of time I prepared this as more of a casserole and it was fabulous! I put one can of cream of mushroom on the bottom of a 13x9 pan, hammered out the chicken (salt and peppered) and placed on top of the cream of mushroom. Prepared the onions and mushrooms as suggested and placed on top of the chicken breasts. Covered with cheese and baked for 40 minutes @ 350. It was fabulous this way so I can imagine the original recipe is amazing as well. Will try the way it is written when time is permitting.
I changed the servings to 4 on the recipe. Imagine my surprise when it called for 76 cups shredded cheese?? I figured out how much to use and it turned out great. It was a bit too salty and I think it might have been because I used a thick sliced bacon. Next time I'll try it with thin sliced bacon. Your girlfriend is a lucky gal!
This took a little extra effort than most baked chicken dishes, but with some tweaking to suit my tastes, it was fun preparing it, and we enjoyed eating it. It was nice to have something a little more "fussy" and interesting. When I chopped up the mushrooms and onions, I did so till the mixture was a fine mince and added some garlic as well. (I meant to deglaze the pan with a little white wine, which would have been nice, but I forgot) I skipped the bread crumbs entirely and just as I suspected, we didn't miss them. As for the cheese, wouldn't you know I had just about everything BUT Havarti in the fridge but there are any number of acceptable substitutes – in a pinch any semi-soft cheese will do. I used a Pepper Jack for mine, but in consideration of Hubs' sensitive innards I used just a mild Cheddar in his. Rather than piling the mushroom-onion mixture and the cheese on the chicken in a blob, I spread everything over the surface of each breast and then rolled it up pinwheel-style. Wrapping each with two slices of bacon was not only too much, it resulted in the bacon underneath staying unattractively fatty and gloppy. One slice, cut in two pieces and laid over the top, would have worked much better. Not only did we not miss the bread crumbs, I don't think I'd miss the cheese either. You wouldn't be sacrificing any flavor or compromising the dish by eliminating both.
Another great way to serve chicken! I used portabello mushrooms instead of white button mushrooms and the flavor was excellent!
Great recipe.. Worked on my girlfriend too !!
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Mushroom Melt Stuffed Chicken
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 12 Amount Per Serving ** Calories: 390 ** Calories from Fat: 194
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Put all the ingredients in a stockpot. Add enough cold water to cover the bones by 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 2 to 3 hours, occasionally skimming off the foam that forms on the surface.
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The Thing (1982 film)
John Carpenter's The Thing |
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed by | John Carpenter |
Produced by | David Foster Lawrence Turman Wilbur Stark Stuart Cohen |
Screenplay by | Bill Lancaster |
Based on | Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell |
Starring | Kurt Russell Wilford Brimley Keith David T.K. Carter Donald Moffat |
Music by | Ennio Morricone John Carpenter (uncredited) |
Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
Editing by | Todd C. Ramsay |
Studio | David Foster Productions Turman-Foster Company |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
Running time | 109 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English Norwegian |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $19,629,760 (US only) |
The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms and in turn imitates them. The Thing infiltrates an Antarctic research station, taking the appearance of the researchers that it absorbs, and paranoia develops within the group.
The film is based on John W. Campbell, Jr.'s novella Who Goes There?, which was more loosely adapted by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as 1951's The Thing from Another World.[1] Carpenter considers The Thing to be the first part of his Apocalypse Trilogy,[2] followed by Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness. Although the films are narratively unrelated, each features a potentially apocalyptic scenario; should "The Thing" ever reach civilization, it would be only a matter of time before it consumes humanity.
On June 25, 1982, The Thing opened #8 in 840 theaters and remained in the top ten box office for three weeks.[3] The lower-than-expected performance has been attributed to many factors, including Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which was also released by Universal Studios at the same time and features a more optimistic view of alien visitation.[4][5][6][7] However, The Thing has gone on to gain a cult following with the release on home video. The film subsequently spawned a novelization in 1982; a comic book miniseries adaptation, entitled The Thing From Another World and published by Dark Horse Comics, in 1991; a video game sequel, also titled The Thing, in 2002; and a prequel film with the same title on October 14, 2011.
A Norwegian helicopter pursues an Alaskan malamute to an American Antarctic research station. As the Americans run out, the helicopter lands. One Norwegian accidentally drops a thermite charge, destroying the helicopter and pilot. A rifleman pursues the dog, firing, until he is killed by Garry, the station commander. The team decides to send helicopter pilot MacReady and Doctor Copper to the Norwegian camp for answers, but find only a charred ruin, with the body of a man who committed suicide and a large block of ice with a hollowed cavity. Outside they discover the burned remains of a humanoid corpse with two faces. MacReady and Copper return with the humanoid corpse, where their biologist, Blair, performs an autopsy, finding a normal set of human internal organs.
Clark kennels the Malamute with the station's sled dogs where it begins to metamorphose and attacks them. MacReady pulls the fire alarm when he hears the commotion, and calls for a flamethrower. Childs incinerates the creature, and Blair does another autopsy, which leads him to believe the creature is capable of perfectly imitating other life forms. The Norwegians' records lead the team to a crater containing a flying saucer and a hole left by the block of ice they suspect the creature came from. The station's geologist, Norris, hypothesizes that the crater is likely over 100,000 years old. Blair becomes suspicious of the others and withdraws, calculating that if the alien escapes to a civilized area, all life on Earth will be assimilated in a few years. Fuchs secretly tells MacReady that he is worried about Blair, and that according to Blair's journal, the creature's "dead" remains are still active on a cellular level. They warn everyone not to share food or drink, and to avoid being alone with the creature, which has been brought into a storeroom.
Bennings is assimilated by the creature but he is caught outside by the team before his metamorphosis is complete, and MacReady burns him before he can escape. They realize Blair is conspicuously absent, just before MacReady sees him running inside. They discover he has wrecked all the transports and killed the remaining sled dogs. The team corners him as he is destroying the radio, and then locks him in the tool shed. Determined to learn who is infected, they discover the blood stores have been sabotaged before they can perform a blood-serum test Copper recommends, and the paranoid men begin to turn on each other.
MacReady takes charge and orders Fuchs to continue Blair's work, but Fuchs disappears when the power goes out. As a storm closes in, MacReady, Windows, and Nauls continue the search for Fuchs outside where they eventually find his burned body. Windows goes back to tell the others, and MacReady takes Nauls to check out his shack, where the lights have mysteriously come on. On the way back, Nauls cuts MacReady loose from the tow line, assuming he has been assimilated when he finds a torn shirt with MacReady's name on it. As the team debates MacReady's fate, he breaks in and threatens to destroy the station with a bundle of dynamite if they attack him, causing Norris to suffer an apparent heart attack.
When Copper attempts to revive Norris by defibrillation, his chest gapes open and closes like a giant mouth full of teeth, biting off Copper's arms and killing him. MacReady incinerates the creature and orders Windows to tie up everyone for a new test, killing Clark when he tries to resist. MacReady explains his theory that every piece of the alien is an individual organism with its own survival instinct that will react defensively when threatened. One by one he tests everyone's blood with a heated piece of copper wire. They are all still human except Palmer, whose blood flees from the copper wire; when he is exposed, he begins to metamorphose and attacks Windows, forcing MacReady to burn them both.
Leaving Childs on guard, the others head out to test Blair, only to find that he has tunneled under the tool shed. They realize that Blair is now the Thing and has been scavenging the equipment he appeared to destroy in order to build a small escape craft. Discovering both Childs and the station's power generator missing, MacReady speculates that the Thing now intends to freeze itself until a rescue team arrives in the spring. They decide to dynamite the complex hoping to destroy the Thing, but Garry is killed while Nauls disappears. Blair transforms into a much larger monster and attacks, destroying the detonator, but MacReady triggers the blast with a stick of dynamite and the base explodes.
Stumbling through the burning ruins, MacReady finds Childs, who claims he got lost in the storm while pursuing Blair. Exhausted and with virtually no hope of survival, they acknowledge the futility of their distrust, sharing a bottle of scotch as the camp burns.
- Kurt Russell as MacReady
- Wilford Brimley as Blair
- Donald Moffat as Garry
- Richard Masur as Clark
- Keith David as Childs
- David Clennon as Palmer
- Charles Hallahan as Norris
- Richard Dysart as Copper
- T. K. Carter as Nauls
- Peter Maloney as Bennings
- Joel Polis as Fuchs
- Thomas G. Waites as Windows
- Norbert Weisser as Norwegian
- Larry J. Franco as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
The screenplay was written in 1981 by Bill Lancaster, son of Burt Lancaster.[8] The film was shot near the small town of Stewart in northern British Columbia. The research station in the film was built by the film crew during summer, and the film shot in sub-freezing winter conditions. The only female presence in the film is the voice of a chess computer, voiced by Carpenter regular (and then-wife) Adrienne Barbeau, as well as the female contestants viewed on a videotaped episode of Let's Make a Deal.
According to the sign post outside the camp, the Antarctic research team is stationed at the United States National Science Institute Station 4. However, in early drafts of the script, the base was called, "U.S. Outpost 31".[9] When making a recording of events, Kurt Russell's character, MacReady, signs off as, "R.J. Macready, helicopter pilot, U.S. Outpost #31".
The film took three months to shoot on six artificially frozen sound stages in Los Angeles, with many of the crew and actors working in cold conditions.[8] The final weeks of shooting took place in northern British Columbia, near the border with Alaska, where snow was guaranteed to fall.[8] John Carpenter filmed the Norwegian camp scenes at the end of production. The Norwegian camp was simply the remains of the American outpost after it was destroyed by an explosion.[10]
The Thing was Carpenter's eighth time directing a full-length feature and his first movie under the production of a major film studio (Universal Studios).
The Thing was the fourth film shot by cinematographer Dean Cundey (following Carpenter's Halloween, The Fog, and Escape from New York) and the third to feature Kurt Russell as the lead actor. Russell would appear in two additional Carpenter films following The Thing: Big Trouble in Little China and Escape from L.A.. Most of the special creature effects were designed and created by Rob Bottin and his crew, with the exception of the dog creature, which was created by Stan Winston.[10] Winston was brought in when Bottin's team found themselves overloaded with work on the other creatures seen in the film.[10]
The film was shot anamorphically for the 2.39:1 "scope" ratio. Despite current trends leaning towards digital shooting, the 2011 prequel was also shot on film in the anamorphic format.
In the documentary Terror Takes Shape on the DVD, film editor Todd C. Ramsay states that he made the suggestion to Carpenter to film a "happy" ending for the movie, purely for protective reasons, while they had Russell available. Carpenter agreed and shot a scene in which MacReady has been rescued and administered a blood test, proving that he is still human. Ramsay follows this by saying that The Thing had two test screenings, but Carpenter did not use the sequence in either of them, as the director felt that the film worked better with its eventual nihilistic conclusion. The alternate ending with MacReady definitively proven to be human has yet to be released.
According to the 1998 DVD release, the "Blair Monster" was to have had a much larger role in the final battle. However, due to the limitations of stop-motion animation, the monster appears for only a few seconds in the film.
One of the film's associate producers, Larry J. Franco, has a credited cameo as the Norwegian rifleman from the beginning of the film. Director John Carpenter and his then-wife Adrienne Barbeau have uncredited cameos as a man in the Norwegian video footage and the voice of the chess computer, respectively.
Although the production's helicopter pilots are not characters within the movie and only serve as body doubles when the helicopters are in flight, they are listed under the credits. Nate Irvin is listed as Helicopter Pilot and William Zeman is listed as Pilot.
Two names were changed from Bill Lancaster's second draft of the script.[9] The character Windows was originally named Sanchez, who was described as "hating it here" and "lousy at his job". The second character changed is the Norwegian rifleman, who was identified as "Jans Bolan" in a deleted scene from his dogtags and named Lars according to the 2011 prequel.
The film's musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone, a rare instance of Carpenter not scoring one of his own films,[11] although Carpenter did score a few pieces of music with Alan Howarth which were also used in the final film.[12] In 2012, Morricone recalled,
" | Regarding The Thing, by John Carpenter, I've asked him, as he was preparing some electronic music with an assistant to edit on the film, "Why did you call me, if you want to do it on your own?" He surprised me, he said - "I got married to your music. This is why I've called you." I was quite amazed, he called me because he had my music at his wedding. Then when he showed me the film, later when I wrote the music, we didn't exchange ideas. He ran away, nearly ashamed of showing it to me. I wrote the music on my own without his advice. Naturally, as I had become quite clever since 1982, I've written several scores relating to my life. And I had written one, which was electronic music. And [Carpenter] took the electronic score.[13] | " |
After its cinema run, the film was released on VHS and laserdisc, and a re-edited version was created for television by TBS and Universal Studios. The edited version was heavily cut to reduce gore, violence, and profanity; additionally it featured a narrator during the opening sequence (in the same manner as the original 1951 film), a voiceover during Blair's computer-assisted study, and an alternate ending. In the alternate ending, the "Thing", which has once again mimicked one of the sled dogs, looks back at the burning camp at dawn before continuing on into the Antarctic wilderness.[14]
The Thing has subsequently been released twice on DVD by Universal in 1998 and 2005. The 1998 edition was a Universal Collector's Edition, featuring The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, an extensive 83-minute documentary. It details all aspects of the film and features interviews from many of the people involved. There are detailed stories from the cast and crew concerning the adapted screenplay, the special effects, the post-production, the critical reception, and more. Other features include deleted scenes, the alternative ending shown in the television version, a theatrical trailer and production notes. Additionally, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell provide commentary throughout the film. An anamorphic widescreen transfer was not included, but this omission was remedied with the second DVD/HD DVD release in October 2004, which featured identical supplements to the 1998 release, with the exception of the isolated score track from the documentary. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in Europe on October 6, 2008.
Unlike the American version of The Thing released on Blu-ray, the European version features most of the extras from the 1998 and 2005 DVD releases. These extras include the documentary The Thing: Terror Takes Shape although several extras, most notably the alternate ending, were not included. The Blu-ray version also includes various Blu-ray only features, such as a HD version of the film (although the extras are still presented in 480i/p, depending on the extra) as well as a picture-in-picture mode that pops up at various points of the movie. Although the feature is new, the footage included in the picture-in-picture mode are all taken from "The Thing: Terror Takes Shape" documentary. The Blu-ray versions of The Thing are Region Free, making any version playable in any BD player.
Box office[edit]
The Thing opened #8 and remained in the top 10 at the box office for three weeks. The movie was released in the United States on June 25, 1982 in 840 theaters and was issued an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (limiting attendees to 17 and older without a guardian). The film cost $15,000,000 to produce, and debuted at #8 at the box office, with an opening weekend gross of $3.1 million. It went on to make $19,629,760 domestically.[15] Carpenter and other writers have speculated that the film's poor performance was due to the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial two weeks earlier, with its more optimistic scenario of alien visitation (which received a "PG" rating from the MPAA). The Thing also opened on the same day as Ridley Scott's science fiction film Blade Runner, which debuted at #2.[15]
Critical reception[edit]
"I take every failure hard. The one I took the hardest was The Thing. My career would have been different if that had been a big hit...The movie was hated. Even by science-fiction fans. They thought that I had betrayed some kind of trust, and the piling on was insane. Even the original movie's director, Christian Nyby, was dissing me."
The film received mixed reviews upon release. The film's groundbreaking makeup special effects were simultaneously lauded and lambasted for being technically brilliant but visually repulsive and excessive. Film critic Roger Ebert called the film "disappointing," though said he found it scary and that it was "a great barf-bag movie." However, he criticized what he felt were poor characterizations and illogical plot elements, ultimately giving the film 2½ stars out of 4.[17] In his review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby called it "a foolish, depressing, overproduced movie that mixes horror with science fiction to make something that is fun as neither one thing or the other. Sometimes it looks as if it aspired to be the quintessential moron movie of the 80s."[18] Time magazine's Richard Schickel wrote, "Designer Rob Bottin's work is novel and unforgettable, but since it exists in a near vacuum emotionally, it becomes too domineering dramatically and something of an exercise in abstract art."[19]
In his review for the Washington Post, Gary Arnold called the film "a wretched excess."[20] Jay Scott, in his review for the Globe and Mail, called the film "a hell of an antidote to E.T."[21] In his review for Newsweek, David Ansen wrote, "Astonishingly, Carpenter blows it. There's a big difference between shock effects and suspense, and in sacrificing everything at the altar of gore, Carpenter sabotages the drama. The Thing is so single-mindedly determined to keep you awake that it almost puts you to sleep."[22]
Despite mixed contemporary reviews, the film has been reappraised substantially in the years following its release, and now maintains an 79% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating "Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s take, John Carpenter's The Thing is a tense sci-fi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable make-up effects."[23] It's been listed as one of the best of 1982 by Filmsite.org and Film.com.[24][25] The film ranked #97 on Rotten Tomatoes' Journey Through Sci-Fi (100 Best-Reviewed Sci-Fi Movies), and a scene from The Thing was listed as #48 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.[26] Similarly, the Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 17th scariest film ever made.[27] The Thing was named "the scariest movie . . . ever!" by the staff of the Boston Globe.[28] In 2008, the film was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.[29]
In 2011, The New York Times asked prominent horror filmmakers what film they had found the scariest. Two, John Sayles and Edgar Wright, cited The Thing. "The theater was full, and I had to sit in the front row," Sayles recalled.[30]
The Thing received nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films for Best Horror Film and Best Special Effects, but lost to Poltergeist and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, respectively. The film was nominated in the Razzie Awards for Worst Musical Score.[31]
The Thing Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
Soundtrack album by Ennio Morricone | |
Released | June 25, 1982 |
Genre | Film score |
Length | 49:37 |
Label | Varèse Sarabande |
Producer | Ennio Morricone |
The original soundtrack was released by Varèse Sarabande in 1991 on compact disc. It was also available as an isolated score track on the 1998 DVD release, but is not present on the 2005 edition. The soundtrack has since gone out of print. A re-recording of the soundtrack, produced and arranged by Alan Howarth and Larry Hopkins, is currently available.[32] It is the only version of the soundtrack that contains the unused Carpenter and Howarth pieces.
Original soundtrack[edit]
All music composed by Ennio Morricone.
No. | Title | Length | |
1. | "Humanity (Part I)" | 6:59 | |
2. | "Shape" | 3:20 | |
3. | "Contamination" | 1:06 | |
4. | "Bestiality" | 2:59 | |
5. | "Solitude" | 5:58 | |
6. | "Eternity" | 5:36 | |
7. | "Wait" | 6:30 | |
8. | "Humanity (Part II)" | 7:16 | |
9. | "Sterilization" | 5:09 | |
10. | "Despair" | 4:50 | |
Total length:
49:37 |
Re-recording by Howarth and Hopkins[edit]
All music composed by Ennio Morricone except where * is indicated;
(* denotes John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth).
No. | Title | Length | |
1. | "Main Title*" | 1:45 | |
2. | "Main Theme - Desolation" | 4:29 | |
3. | "Humanity 2" | 2:42 | |
4. | "Despair" | 4:46 | |
5. | "Humanity" | 6:51 | |
6. | "Shape" | 3:18 | |
7. | "Burn It*" | 1:27 | |
8. | "Solitude" | 5:32 | |
9. | "Fuchs*" | 2:27 | |
10. | "To Mac's Shack*" | 2:52 | |
11. | "Wait" | 6:21 | |
12. | "Sterilization" | 3:42 | |
13. | "Eternity" | 5:26 | |
14. | "Contamination" | 1:01 | |
15. | "Bestiality" | 2:55 | |
16. | "Main Theme - End Credit" | 4:34 | |
Total length:
60:45 |
Sequels and prequel[edit]
The Sci Fi Channel planned to do a four-hour mini-series sequel to the film in 2003. Carpenter stated that he believed the project should proceed, but the Sci Fi Channel later removed all mention of the project from their homepage. In February 2009, a positive review of the abandoned screenplay for the Sci-Fi miniseries was published on Corona's Coming Attractions.[33]
In 2004, John Carpenter said in an Empire magazine interview[34] that he has a story idea for The Thing II, which centers around the two surviving characters, MacReady and Childs. However, Carpenter felt that due to the higher price associated with his fee, Universal Studios will not pursue his storyline. Carpenter indicated that he would be able to secure both Kurt Russell and Keith David for the sequel. In his story, Carpenter would explain the age difference of the actors between the two installments by having frostbite on their face due to the elements until rescued. The assumption of the sequel would rely on a radio signal being successfully transmitted by Windows before Blair destroyed the communications room. Thus, after the explosion of the base camp, the rescue team would arrive and find MacReady and Childs still alive. Carpenter has not disclosed any other details.
In September 2006, it was announced in Fangoria magazine that Strike Entertainment, the production company behind Slither and the Dawn of the Dead remake, was looking for a writer or writers to write a theatrical prequel to The Thing.[35] After accepting a script from Eric Heisserer, Strike Entertainment began production to the prequel, also titled The Thing and was filmed in 2010.[36] The prequel focuses on the Norwegian crew that first discovered the alien three days prior to the dog arriving at Outpost 31. The film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. was shot in Toronto and released on October 14, 2011.[37]
Theme parks[edit]
In 2007, the Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, the film property was designed as a haunted attraction called The Thing - Assimilation.[38] Guests walked through Outpost 3113, a military facility where the remains of Outpost 31 were brought for scientific research. Scenes and props from the film were recreated for the attraction, including the bodies of MacReady and Childs. In 2009, the event's icon house, Silver Screams, contained a room based on the film.
Universal Studios also featured Haunted Attractions based on "The Thing"'s 2011 prequel at both the Florida and Hollywood editions of Halloween Horror Nights in 2011.[39]
Books and comics[edit]
A novelization of the film based on the second draft of the screenplay was published in 1982 by Alan Dean Foster. Although the novel is generally true to the film, there are minor differences: the Windows character is named Sanders, and an episode in which MacReady, Bennings and Childs chase after several infected dogs which escape into the Antarctic tundra was added (this sequence was featured in Lancaster's second draft of the screenplay). The disappearance of Nauls is also explained in the novel; pursued by Blair-Thing into a dead end, he kills himself rather than allow it to assimilate him.
Dark Horse Comics published four comic sequels to the film in the form of three miniseries and one serial (The Thing from Another World, The Thing from Another World: Climate of Fear, The Thing from Another World: Eternal Vows which sees the return of MacReady, as he pursues The Thing to New Zealand's Stewart Island, and The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research, which was serialized in Dark Horse Comics #13-16), again featuring the character of MacReady as the lone human survivor of Outpost #31 and depicting Childs as infected (The Thing From Another World: Climate of Fear issue 3 of 4).[40] Questionable Research explores a parallel reality where MacReady is not around to stop the Thing and a suspicious scientist must prevent its spread, after it has wreaked destruction on Outpost 31. The comic series was titled The Thing from Another World after the original 1951 Howard Hawks film in order to avoid confusion and possible legal conflict with Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four member, the Thing. Much later, Dark Horse released a digital comic called The Thing: The Northman Nightmare as a prelude to the film's 2011 prequel.[41]
In January 2010, Clarkesworld Magazine published "The Things", a short story by Peter Watts which retells the film events from the alien's point of view and paints it in a much more sympathetic light by describing the thing as an alien with an innocent impulse to share with the human race its power of communion and its frightened, not to mention severely saddened, reaction when they attack it. The story received a nomination to the Hugo Award in 2011.[42]
Video games[edit]
In 2002, The Thing was released as a survival horror third-person shooter for PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, acting as a sequel to the film. The video game differs from the comics in that Childs is dead of exposure, and the audiotapes are present (they were removed from Outpost 31 at the start of The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research). At the completion of the game, R.J. MacReady is found alive and helping the main character complete the last mission. The game used elements of paranoia and mistrust intrinsic to the film. Some retailers, such as GameStop, offered a free copy of the 1998 DVD release as an incentive for reserving the game.[43][44][45] In 2011, a region of the Entropia Universe was created based the on the theme of The Thing.[46]
The story follows on where the movie left off: Childs is found dead and frozen where he was last seen at the end of the film, but at the end of the game it is revealed that R.J. MacReady survived as he evacuates the game's main character in a helicopter.
Action figures[edit]
In September 2000, as part of the third series of its "Movie Maniacs" line of toys, McFarlane Toys released two figures based on the film. One was the Blair Monster[47] seen near the ending of the movie, and the other is the Norris Creature seen during the defibrillator scene. The latter included a smaller figurine of the disembodied head with spider legs also seen in the film. Sota Toys also released a bust of the spider head, as well as a box set of the kennel scene showing the thing imitating the dogs. [48]
Annual viewings[edit]
The Thing is regularly viewed by members of the winter crew at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station after the last flight out, usually in a double-feature with The Shining.[49] It is also viewed by scientific personnel at the Summit Camp on the apex of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
See also[edit]
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- ^ Joshua Topolskyon (2012-09-02). "The Classics: John Carpenter's 'Apocalypse Trilogy'". The Verge.
- ^ "''The Thing'' (1982) - Weekend Box Office Results". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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- ^ a b c The Thing Production Notes, John Carpenter Official Website. Retrieved 08-06-08.
- ^ a b Lancaster, Bill, "The Thing: Second Draft Screenplay", March 4, 1981
- ^ a b c The Thing: Terror Takes Shape making-of documentary, The Thing DVD
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Thing-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B0000014RQ
- ^ John Carpenter's THE THING - Music by John Carpenter & Alan Howarth on YouTube
- ^ At the Movies: Ennio Morricone in Conversation. Interview by David Stratton at the 2012 Adelaide Festival. Translation by Willya Waldburger. (2012, Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
- ^ "Outpost #31 - Movie - Technical Specs". Outpost31.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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- ^ Rothkopf, Joshua. "Street fighting men". Time Out. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
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- ^ Canby, Vincent (June 25, 1982). "The Thing, Horror and Science Fiction". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Schickel, Richard (June 28, 1982). "Squeamer". Time. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Arnold, Gary (June 25, 1982). "The Shape Of Thing Redone". Washington Post. p. C3.
- ^ Scott, Jay (June 26, 1982). "Blade Runner a cut above The Thing". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Ansen, David (1982-06-28). "Frozen Slime". Newsweek. pp. 73B.
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- ^ "Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Empire. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (August 19, 2011). "What Spooks the Masters of Horror?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.
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- ^ Empire Magazine, March 2004
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- ^ "First Look at the Norwegian Research Camp from 'The Thing'!". Bloody Disgusting. April 7, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ Fischer, Russ, "'The Thing' Will Release on October 14, 2011", Filmcast, November 23, 2010
- ^ Brigante, Ricky (July 19, 2011). "Halloween Horror Nights 2011 to feature 'The Thing' haunted house at Universal Studios in both Orlando and Hollywood". InsidetheMagic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
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- ^ The Thing: Blair Monster - Movie Maniacs 3 Spawn.com
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- ^ "The Antarctic Sun". antarcticsun.com. Retrieved March 25, 2011.[dead link]
- Further reading
- eBook All About 'The Thing'; analyzes the film in depth
- Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, the novella on which The Thing is based
- The Thing by Anne Billson; a monograph about the film in the BFI Modern Classics series
External links[edit]
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Thing |
- The Thing at the Internet Movie Database
- The Thing at allmovie
- The Thing at Box Office Mojo
- The Thing at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Thing at theofficialjohncarpenter.com
- Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's Set Visit
- 1982 films
- 1982 horror films
- 1980s science fiction films
- American films
- American science fiction horror films
- English-language films
- Norwegian-language films
- Films directed by John Carpenter
- Action horror films
- Horror film remakes
- Films based on science fiction novels
- Films set in Antarctica
- Films set in 1982
- Films shot anamorphically
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Photos of Violet Affleck on Her Birthday Happy 6th Birthday, Violet Affleck! by Brittney Stephens 12/01/11 56 Reactions 15 Shares Print 0 4 11 0 0 Today marks Violet Affleck's sixth birthday, and we're celebrating with a look back at her exciting first years! Violet's grown into a soccer star, ballerina, and bookworm in front of our eyes, but her adorable dimples and personality shined through even when she was just a baby. Check out the sweetest photos of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's little girl's first six years! Source: Bauer-Griffin Online Holding Tight What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet was almost one when she visited a park with her mom Jennifer in November 2006. Source: Pacific Coast News Online 1 / 30 Birthday Baby What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jennifer treated Violet to a special lunch for her first birthday on December 1, 2006. Source: Pacific Coast News Online 2 / 30 Bundle Up What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet kept warm in her hat and jacket during a walk around NYC in January 2007. Source: INFphoto.com 3 / 30 Messy Me What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet chowed down on some fresh fruit at an LA farmers market in March 2007. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 4 / 30 Side by Side What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jen and Violet stuck together at the park in April 2007. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 6 / 30 Going Down! What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The girls paid another visit to the park in April 2007. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 6 / 30 All Eyes on Me What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 June 2007 brought a Hawaiian vacation for Violet and her parents. Source: Pacific Coast News Online 7 / 30 Family Friends What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Garners also bonded with the Damons in Hawaii during 2007. Source: Pacific Coast News Online 8 / 30 Funny Faces What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet showed off those cute dimples in LA during August 2007. Source: INFphoto.com 9 / 30 Swing High What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet was back in LA for a trip to the park in November 2007. Source: INFphoto.com 11 / 30 Play Time What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 But the sandbox was her play place of choice in January 2008. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 11 / 30 All Smiles What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet and Jen went for a walk in Cambridge, MA, during May 2008. Source: INFphoto.com 12 / 30 Daddy's Little Girl What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben gave Violet a lift when they returned to LA in June 2008. Source: INFphoto.com 13 / 30 Hop in What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jen helped Violet into the car in August 2008. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 14 / 30 Pigtails and Smiles What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet had her hair up for a trip from LAX with Jennifer in November of 2008. 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Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 21 / 30 Well Suited What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In July 2010, Jennifer and Violet enjoyed a hot afternoon in NYC. Source: Pacific Coast News Online 22 / 30 Kicking Around What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 The family enjoyed a day at the park in August 2010 near their LA home. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 23 / 30 Tutu Cute What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet got dressed up for ballet lessons in September 2010. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 24 / 30 Bookworm What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet carried a Nancy Drew book in LA in October 2010. Source: AKM Images 25 / 30 Date With Dad What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In May of this year, Violet and dad Ben Affleck stopped for a sweet frozen yogurt treat. Source: WENN.com 26 / 30 Leaving the Library What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet and mom Jennifer Garner had their hands full while leaving the Santa Monica Public Library in June. Source: INFphoto.com 27 / 30 Tiny Dancer What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet looked adorable while leaving ballet class this October. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 28 / 30 Up in the Air What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet held a bright orange balloon while leaving a playdate in October. Source: WENN.com 29 / 30 Karate Kid What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Violet took up karate this year, and left class toting a box of animal crackers in November. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 30 / 30 0 4 11 0 0 Read More Celebrity PhotosViolet AffleckJennifer GarnerBen AffleckCelebrity Babies Celebrity Babies Kaius, Brooks, Blue, and More: Celeb Parents' Best Photos of the Week 2 days ago Stars Share Pics of Their Cute Kids! 4 days ago Harper, Kaius, Luca, and More: Celeb Parents' Best Photos of the Week 1 week ago Rachel Zoe's Sweetest Snaps of Baby Kai 1 week ago Royal Report: Are You Ready to See Lots More Prince George? 1 week ago 13 Celebrities Expecting New Arrivals in 2014 1 week ago Get a Personalized Celebrity & Entertainment Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Celebrity Babies Ben Affleck Young Hollywood A Listers nuneya 2 years OMG! Jen & Ben PARADE their kids by walking them to school, etc. BUT the Jolie-Pitt (yuck) clan traipsing all over the damn world for the cameras is OK?!?! At least Ben & Jen's kids are doing NORMAL things!! jaan_black 2 years ...can we stop recycling old posts? why the fcuk is my "cute" from 2009 on this thread? fabmichile 2 years Parading their kids in public? WTF??? It's not Jen and Ben's fault if the paparazzis are stalking them everyday and it's not their fault also if the paparazzis are always taking pictures of their lovely family, esp. their cute, pretty kids =)) What are they s'pposed to do, hide their children? A lotta haters here..AS IF! Jealous much?? Violet has to go to school everyday, Jen loves to shop and buy stuff in Farmer's Market with her kids, Sera wants to play in the park, etc etc..So what's wrong with that? It's just a normal, daily, mundane things that needs to be done, everyone does that! Delores-Anne 2 years She's adorable but I wish her Mom wouldn't parade her around in public so much and or that the paps would stay away from her- she's just a little girl- 3 years Ridiculous to blame Jennifer or Ben-- the ones BUYING the pictures are Popsugar and YOU who are LOOKING at the website. Plenty of "celebrities" are out with their children at premieres and public events but their pictures don't get on the websites because NOBODY CARES about them. PEOPLE CARE about JEn and Ben that's obvious from your posts! 3 years So now it's wrong for popsugar to wish Violet a happy b'day cuz she's a child? You people had no problems when pop made a b'day post for Maddox. Just saying... 3 years I guess I missed the cute child? Both of these kids unfortunately have the same DUMBO EARS that Jenn has. in the photo of the little one I thought it was a fake plastic elf ear for Xmas LMAO!!! 3 years Happy b-day to one of the cutest, sweetest 5 yr olds on the planet. I have gotten tons of pleasure just seeing your beautiful smile. Keep smiling little one and have a great day! Love you. 3 years I think this is in poor taste as well. I'm sick of seeing the daily photos of this family doing seemingly normal stuff. I don't understand Jen Garner's appeal as a dressed down avarage looking mom. It's not like she's ever wearing anything good or doing anything interesting. kate4g 3 years She is a cutie! I love this family! 4 years i luv this family so much!! for the jen garner-ben affleck haters, SHAME ON YOU GUYS!! leave this family alone, they're happy.. violet and sera are pretty and beautiful just like their mom jen :D 4 years agree with #10 and #12. I also think Jen & Ben remind me of Tiger/Elin and Jon/Kate. Even if Ben cheats (as the rumors say or if they really are separated), Jen will just look the other way - she has denial all over her but was not like that prior to Alias. I guess once you gain super A-list power, fame and money through a spouse, it's hard to let that go. 4 years Gorgeous child! I hope she had a great 4th birthday. ladonnahib 4 years SHE LOOK LIKE HER MOM & DAD.VERY CUTE PIC.'S!! 4 years When did picking up your kids from pre-school become "parading them around"? And how do you give your kids some sense of a normal life withot exposing them to the paps at the same time? I think Ben and Jen are great in that they always seem to do normal things with their children - pick up from pre-school, go to the farmer's market, the playground - like any good parent with do. Neither Violet nor Seraphina is ever dressed up (like certain other celeb kids), and they just look really happy and well-adjusted. Kudos to Ben & Jen for being what seems like great NORMAL parents! justanerd1975 4 years mine turns 4 this year too, love this age! 4 years Jennifer Garner parades her kids around everywhere and doesn't care about their privacy. There are other celebs whose kids we don't even know because they do not parade the kids like she does. Its creepy that Violet's photos are all over the internet. Shame one her! jaan_black 4 years cute 4 years The most over exposed celebrity child, with the paparazzi photo album to prove it. Shame on Jen! For those of you who blame the paps, get real. Fans say the reason she and Ben usually look so miserable together, or are rarely seen together these days is because they are trying to protect the privacy of their relationship, yet we see pictures of Jen with Violet and sometimes Seraphina almost on a daily basis. She doesn't protect the privacy of her own children? only her marraige? It doesn't add up. Besides the dimples, Violet looks nothing like Seraphina as a baby, or Ben. 4 years cute! 4 years Agree with some of the posters - there should NOT be posts about these little kids. It's creepy, intrusive and completely unnecessary. Calling any of these kids by a nickname is just as creepy as well. POP - STOP USING LITTLE KIDS AS CASH COWS! 4 years I don't like the constant stalking of this beautiful child either but apparently it is not going to stop until it becomes illegal so I will take the opportunity to wish her a happy B-day. She is such a delightful little girl who makes a lot of people happy just seeing her lovely smile. Those dimples are to die for. Hope she had a great day. Alba Mirás 4 years Happy Birthday beautiful Violet. 4 years Sorry...I fail to see the cuteness, but she is a lucky girl to have both her parents jkat 4 years I agree with bluestar and anon. It is weird to be celebrating the birthday of a child who gets stalked by paps b/c her parents are famous. Creep factor is very high. 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Motorola Droid X (United States - Verizon Wireless)
Manufacturer | Motorola Mobility, Inc. |
Series | Droid |
Compatible networks | CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO Rev. A |
First released | United States July 15, 2010 | (Verizon Wireless)
Availability by country | Mexico November 16, 2010 | (Iusacell)
Successor | Motorola Droid X2 |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 127.5 mm (5.02 in) H 65.5 mm (2.58 in) W 9.9 mm (0.39 in) D |
Weight | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
Operating system | Android 2.3 Gingerbread 2.3.3 starting September 2011 Android 2.1 Eclair before September 22, 2010 |
CPU | 1 GHz TI OMAP3630-1000 |
GPU | PowerVR SGX530 |
Memory | 512 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM |
Storage | 8 GB flash memory |
Removable storage | 2 GB microSDHC class 6, supports up to 32 GB |
Battery | Internal Rechargeable Li-ion User replaceable 1540mAh Part #: BH5X 1880mAh Part #: BH6X (option) |
Data inputs | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen Push buttons A-GPS S-GPS Microphones (3) Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Magnetometer |
Display | TFT LCD, 4.3 in (110 mm) diagonal 854×480 px FWVGA at 228 ppi |
Rear camera | 8.0-megapixel with 4X digital zoom Autofocus Dual LED flash 1/1000 mechanical shutter 720×1280 (720P) video capture at 20 fps |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm TRRS Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR with A2DP & AVRCP DLNA micro-HDMI (type D)[1] micro-USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
SAR | Head 1.43 W/kg Body 1.41 W/kg |
Hearing aid compatibility | M4, T3 |
References | [2][3][4] |
Manufacturer | Motorola Mobility, Inc. |
Series | Droid |
Compatible networks | CDMA 1X 800/1900, EVDO Rev. A |
First released | United States June 19, 2011 | (Verizon Wireless)
Predecessor | Motorola Droid X |
Related | Motorola Atrix 4G |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 127.5 mm (5.02 in) H 65.5 mm (2.58 in) W 9.9 mm (0.39 in) D |
Weight | 155 g (5.5 oz) |
Operating system | Android 2.2.2 (Froyo) 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) starting 28 July 2011 2.3.4 starting 25 February 2012 2.3.5 starting May 2012 |
CPU | 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 (Cortex-A9) |
GPU | 300 MHz ULP GeForce |
Memory | 512 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM |
Storage | 8 GB flash memory |
Removable storage | 8 GB microSDHC class 6, supports up to 32 GB |
Battery | 1540 mAh Internal Rechargeable Li-ion User replaceable |
Data inputs | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen Push buttons A-GPS S-GPS Microphone Accelerometer Proximity sensor |
Display | TFT LCD, 4.3 in (110 mm) diagonal 960×540 px qHD at 256 ppi |
Rear camera | 8.0-megapixel with 4X digital zoom Autofocus Dual LED flash 1/1000 mechanical shutter 720×1280 (720P) video capture at 30 fps |
Connectivity |
3.5 mm TRRS micro-USB 2.0 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
SAR | Head 0.74 W/kg Body 1.5 W/kg |
Hearing aid compatibility | M4, T3 |
References | [5][6] |
This section may be confusing or unclear to readers. (June 2011) |
The Motorola Droid X is a smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility, Inc. that runs the Android 2.3 software. A version of the hardware was also released in Mexico, and is called the Motorola Motoroi X. The Droid X has been distributed since July 2010 by Verizon Wireless in the United States and Iusacell in Mexico. According to reports, the planned end of life for the Droid X, along with a related device, the Droid Incredible, was scheduled for March 31, but was not taken off Verizon's website; which means they intend to keep selling the phone. On May 19, 2011, Motorola released the Droid X2, an upgraded version that runs on the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor.[7]
First Generation Droid X[edit]
The Droid X features a 1.0 GHz TI OMAP3630-1000 SoC, a 4.3 in (110 mm) FWVGA (854 x 480) TFT LCD display, 8 GB of internal flash memory and a 16 GB microSDHC card, and is compatible with microSDHC cards up to 32 GB. When the Droid X was first released it came standard with a microSDHC card of 16 GB, but Motorola reduced the size to 2 GB. Users input data to the phone via a multi-touch capacitive touchscreen. The Droid X includes an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash and can record video at 720p resolution up to 24 fps also.[4]
Verizon Wireless began selling the Droid X on July 15, 2010 at an initial price of US$569 or $199 with a two-year contract commitment.[8][3]
Iusacell released the device in Mexico as the Motorola Motoroi X on November 16, 2010.
Root access[edit]
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Rooting allows the user to gain root access to the operating system, enabling full control over the phone. Common use cases for rooting are the ability to remove unwanted software that came with the phone, and to install a different Android distribution, such as CyanogenMod, which provides additional features. Root access can be gained through the use of 'one-click' apps on Android 2.2, which only require that the app be installed on the phone and do not require a connection to a PC. An update to Android 2.3 prevents root access from being obtained with 'one-click' apps, with this newer version a connection to a PC is required to obtain root access.
Although root access is available on the Droid X, the bootloader is secured and uses PKI to check the signature of the kernel. Many manufacturers use this method to prevent modification of operating system files but while bootloaders from other manufacturers have been either cracked or unlocked upon customer request, the former has proven difficult to do on Motorola's implementation of bootloader security, and the latter impossible. Motorola is unwilling to remove this security from phones, even at the behest of their own customers. In addition, Motorola has means to modify the hardware to prevent older versions of bootloaders from running on the Droid X. If a vulnerability is found and a bootloader is cracked, Motorola has the option of updating the phone with a new bootloader in an OTA update that would prevent the phone from running the older software. This is done using a technology called eFUSE which physically modifies the SoC to prevent cracked versions of Motorola's bootloader from running. This combination of software and hardware security makes running third-party Android distributions difficult and limits them to using the kernel that Motorola provides with the phone.
Reception and sales[edit]
Reviews of the Droid X have been favorable. CNET gave the phone an 8.3/10[9] and praised the 8-megapixel camera as well as the HDMI output capability. PC Magazine gave the phone 8.7/10 and said that the Droid X was a true iPhone 4 competitor.[10] The phone was an immense success, becoming the second highest-selling phone of August 2010, right behind the iPhone 4.
Droid X2[edit]
The second generation Droid X2 is physically similar in every respect, even sharing the same battery, except that it lacks a physical camera button. Motorola's decision to drop the camera button has been met with both praise and ridicule. Some say it lends the phone a sleeker look, while others report that the lack of a physical button makes taking steady pictures more difficult. Internally, it is built around the Nvidia Tegra 2 chip with two ARM Cortex-A9 cores running at 1 GHz; this SoC provides greatly enhanced graphics power. The other significant change for the X2 is the switch to a RGBW PenTile display with qHD resolution. The X2 comes standard from Verizon with an 8 GB SD card and 8 GB of internal memory. Although the major specifications of the 8-megapixel camera and 720p HD video recorder are unchanged, image quality has been improved and video is now recorded at 30 fps thanks to a revised camera sensor.[11][12]
While the Droid X had already been upgraded to Android 2.3 at the X2's launch, the X2 was released with 2.2 and a promise for an update to 2.3.[13] 2.3.3 was released in batches starting on July 28, 2011, and available to pull over-the-air on August 1, 2011.[14] Android 2.3.4 was soak tested to most users on October 12 to fix various bugs. Android 2.3.5 soak was started early May to some users (verizon 1.3.418.) As of May 2012, the US Verizon version has been updated to 2.3.5. The non-Verizon and International version, the Milestone X2 has been updated by Motorola Mobility to 2.3.6. Verizon promises a 2.3.6 update but Motorola Mobility has confirmed it will never see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The Droid X2 was a disappointment to fans of Official Motorola Droid devices and was met with equally lackluster sales. For Droid X owners, the lack of significant improvements and number of reported performance issues discouraged upgrades to the new phone. It was not the spiritual successor to the Droid and the Droid X that Verizon and Motorola Mobility had hoped it would be. Instead, the Droid RAZR released six months later became the next flagship model of the Motorola Droid lineup.
Like many other Android devices, a testing menu can be accessed by dialing the 12-character string *#*#4636#*#* (or *#*#INFO#*#*) from the dialer application. Five options are accessible from within this menu: phone information, battery information, battery history, use statistics, and Wi-Fi information.
See also[edit]
- HTC Droid Incredible released on April 29, 2010.
- Motorola Droid (models A853, A854, A855, XT702[15]) released November 6, 2009 with 600 MHz Arm Cortex A8 & TI OMAP 3430 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 530 GPU.
- Motorola Droid Pro (model XPRT) optimized for business users, released November 18, 2010.
- Motorola Droid 2 (model A955) released August 12, 2010, with 1 GHz OMAP 3620 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 530 GPU.
- Motorola Droid 3 (models XT860, XT883) released July 7, 2011 shipping with Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), with 1 GHz Arm Cortex A9 & TI OMAP 4430 CPUs, and PowerVR SGX 540 GPU.
- Galaxy Nexus
- List of Android devices
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- Ziegler, Chris (2010-07-16). "Motorola responds to Droid X bootloader controversy, says eFuse isn't there to break the phone". engadget.com. AOL Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03. "In reference specifically to eFuse, the technology is not loaded with the purpose of preventing a consumer device from functioning, but rather ensuring for the user that the device only runs on updated and tested versions of software."
- "Droid X by Motorola". verizonwireless.com. Verizon Wireless. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03. "Full Retail Price $569.99"
- "Droid X by Motorola - Specifications". motorola.com. Motorola Mobility, Inc. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03. "ANDROID™ PLATFORM Android 2.1"
- "Early Lines, Excitement Greet DROID X Arrival At Verizon Wireless Communications Stores". news.vzw.com (Press release). Verizon Wireless. 2010-07-15. Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-03. "07/15/2010 BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in U.S. cities, including at special midnight openings in Columbia, Md. and Frisco, Texas, to be among the first to purchase Verizon Wireless' new DROID X by Motorola, which went on sale today."
External links[edit]
- Official website
- droiddoes.com Motorola Droid Does marketing site
- List of Motorola cellphones and the software versions they have


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