DAS DING

The trailer for John Carpenter's 1982 remake is arguably as dope as it's legendary tagline:

Speaking of legendary, the original "Thing From Another World" was filmed by Howard Hawks, and it scared the living piss out of my father:


Above is the original novella from 1938, "Who Goes There?" If you're interested, John Carpenter talks about going back to the source and bridging the gap here.

I know it's cliché to laugh at goofy German translations, and clichés are great.