The Thing

George has taken quite a liking to a sort of orange egg, the "Thing". George is convinced that it's a cosmic being, not an extra terrestrial but a far removed ancestor! When the egg hatches, Monica and the children are very surprised. The thing babbles like a baby! However, it develops much more quickly than a human being and as it grows, so does its paranoia. Will George face up to the ugly truth about his adoptive son? After a horrible battle, George is forced to disconnect his protégé himself. It was in fact an intelligent toy that Krach Industries had been "testing" before marketing it!

George Martin, Monica Martin, Benjamin Martin, Betty Martin, Gran, Ms. Schuman, Bobby Schuman, Boris Malakoff, Guy, Fax, Goodfgrief

Chosen by Krach Industries as director of their new subdevelopment, George Martin is in seventh heaven! A new townhouse, state-of-the-art technology, and a salary, to boot! But Krach Industries has taken him for a cosmic ride! The truth is that the Martins are really just guinea pigs sent off to live on a secret orbital station (SOS!). Yet the Martins are neither rocket scientists nor kamikazes. George is a die-hard optimist and takes his responsibility as leader of the station pretty seriously. But leader of his own pack? His family is quite another story! His wife Monica is looking for an encounter of the third kind&her kind! His son Benjamin is a cosmic superhero fanatic, and his daughter Betty is a manic-depressive. Great topics for cocktail chat between Fax and Goodgrief, their cat and dog philosophers!

Produced with the participation of the Centre National de la Cinematographie.

Developed and distributed with the support of MEDIA (Program of the European Union).