The Thing, version
II, will be the sixth figure for the Movie Maniacs III line in
2000. Based on John Carpenter's remake of the classic 1951
sci-fi/horror flick, the monster in "The Thing" had no real
form (it took the shape of whatever it consumed). So McFarlane
Toys has created two separate action figures based on crucial
scenes in the film. The first Thing
figure is the Blair monster, the huge main creature at the end
of the film. The second is the
Norris monster that bursts from a dead character's chest and
is summarily burned to a crisp in the movie. This figure will
be packaged with the multi-legged, disembodied head creature
from the film. The other four
figures in Movie Maniacs III are:
Ash, the swashbuckling anti-hero from Sam Raimi's "Army of
Darkness." Ash will be packaged with a mini-evil Ash from the
film, a shotgun, chainsaw, gauntlet glove and the Book of the
Dead.
Edward Scissorhands, based on the title character of Tim
Burton's stunning 1990 film. This highly articulated action
figure captures both the innocence and potential for violence
inside Edward Scissorhands as he tries to cope with his
disability: scissors for fingers.
Snake Plissken, based on the Kurt Russell character from
"Escape from L.A.," John Carpenter's followup to "Escape from
New York." Snake is totally stylin' with his eye patch,
holster, two handguns, a shotgun and a removable long
overcoat.
The Fly, from the 1986 David Cronenberg classic movie,
gives new meaning to "ironing the bugs out." Ambitious
young scientist Seth Brundle has created a teleportation
machine. He tests the device on himself, but a common housefly
gets into the portal with him. The computer somehow
synthesizes Brundle's DNA with that of the fly, creating a new
species, Brundlefly. It starts slowly, but Brundle eventually
devolves into a four-legged housefly with sticky limbs and
acidic vomit. And The Fly action figure comes complete with a
custom drool base.
Look for all six Movie Maniacs in stores this fall.
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