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Producer, John Carpenter's THE THING
From the Juneau Empire. June 8, 1981.
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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If you’re about to go to bed, watch this first
Keith David reacting to the announcement that he will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
July 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
From the refrigerated climate of stage 20 at Universal Studios THE THING camera crew takes time to commemorate the occasion. That's Dean "I'm taking no prisoners" Cundey seated, center. 80 percent of the film was shot on sound stages here, much of it during a record Los Angeles heat wave...
June 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
John Carpenter on the Juneau Ice Field filming the opening husky vs helicopter chase for THE THING, aided by a crew of fifteen and a miraculous dog. Flying blind with no video playback, the film was sent down the coast to be processed. John didn't see a frame until he returned to L.A. weeks later...
June 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Good morning.

Childs and MacReady are both human.

Childs has an earring in at the end. Try to imagine the Thing putting in an earring to sell the imitation. Ridiculous. (I’m ignoring this being a tell from the 2011 prequel.)

MacReady chuckles at the end. None of the Thing imitations laugh.
June 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A bootleg shot of John Carpenter, myself, and Rob Bottin on the set of THE THING. Official studio photographs of the effects work do not exist. John - fearful something would leak to the press ahead of release - mandated there be no stills taken while working with the monster during production...
March 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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“Put the glasses on! Put 'em on!”

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February 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Bong Joon Ho and John Carpenter in conversation before a screening of THE THING 4K at
@TheAcademy
Museum. Museum member presale is now. Public ticket sales open on 2/21 at 9 AM PT. RUN!
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The Thing in 4K
In person: John Carpenter and Bong Joon Ho.
academymuseum.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Yearly lament over there, first time over here :

Maybe I'm biased, but it's beyond ridiculous THE THING has yet to be selected for The National Film Registry...
December 18, 2024 at 5:15 AM
The operative quote from director Jeremy Saunier on THE THING. From the new issue of EMPIRE :

“What the hell are we even doing if this film from 40- plus years ago blows just about everything else away?”

www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
The Future Of Cinema: George Miller, Sofia Coppola, Sean Baker And More On What’s Next For The Movies
Empire speaks exclusively to blockbuster filmmakers and indie directors about the rise of AI, streaming, and the state of play in Hollywood today.
www.empireonline.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:10 PM