Editing The Thing (1982 film) (section)

===Home media===
While ''The Thing'' was not initially successful, it was able to find new audiences and appreciation on [[home video]], and later on television.{{sfn|Lambie|2017b}} Sidney Sheinberg edited a version of the film for network television broadcast, which added narration and a different ending, where the Thing imitates a dog and escapes the ruined camp. Carpenter disowned this version, and theorized that Sheinberg had been mad at him for not taking his creative ideas on board for the theatrical cut.{{sfn|Deadline|2014}}{{sfn|Schedeen |2017}}{{sfn|Anderson|2008}}

''The Thing'' was released on DVD in 1998 and featured additional content, such as ''The Thing: Terror Takes Shape''{{snd}}a detailed documentary on the production, deleted and alternate scenes, and commentary by Carpenter and Russell.{{sfn|MediaDVDAmazon|2018}}{{sfn|Henderson|2004}} An [[HD DVD]] version followed in 2006 containing the same features,{{sfn|MediaAmazonHD06|2018}}{{sfn|MediaAllMov|2018}} and a [[Blu-ray]] version in 2008 featuring just the Carpenter and Russell commentary, and some behind-the-scenes videos available via [[picture-in-picture]] during the film.{{sfn|MediaIGN08|2008a}}{{sfn|Liebman|2008}} A 2016 Blu-ray release featured a [[2K resolution]] restoration of the film, overseen by Dean Cundey. As well as including previous features such as the commentary and ''Terror Takes Shape'', it added interviews with the cast and crew, and segments that focus on the music, writing, editing, Ploog's artwork, an interview with [[Alan Dean Foster]], who wrote the film's [[novelization]], and the television broadcast version of ''The Thing'' that runs fifteen minutes shorter than the theatrical cut.{{sfn|Hunter|2016}} A [[4K resolution]] restoration was released in 2017 on Blu-ray, initially as a United Kingdom exclusive with a limited run of eight thousand units. The restoration was created using the original [[film negative]], and was overseen by Carpenter and Cundey.{{sfn|Spry|2017a}} A 4K{{spaces}}[[Ultra-high-definition television|Ultra HD]] Blu-ray was released in September 2021.{{sfn|Squires|2021}}

MCA released the soundtrack for ''The Thing'' in 1982.{{sfn|Hammond|2014}} [[Varèse Sarabande]] re-released it in 1991 on compact disc and [[Compact Cassette]].{{sfn|Music1991A|2018}} In 2011, Howarth and Larry Hopkins restored Morricone's score using updated digital techniques and arranged each track in the order it appears in the film. The album also includes tracks composed by Carpenter and Howarth for the film.{{sfn|AICNHowarth|2011}} A remastered version of the score was released on [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] on February 23, 2017; a deluxe edition included an exclusive interview with Carpenter.{{sfn|Lozano|2017}} In May 2020, an [[extended play]] (EP), ''Lost Cues: The Thing'', was released. The EP contains Carpenter's contributions to ''The Thing''{{'}}s score; he re-recorded the music because the original [[mastering (audio)|masterings]] were lost.{{sfn|Roffman|2020}}