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[118][117], The Thing never speaks or gives a motive for its actions, and ruthlessly pursues its goal. [72][32], Gross and Spencer praised the film's technical achievements, particularly Cundey's "frostbitten" cinematography, the sound, editing, and Morricone's score. The next day, the body is excavated in a block of ice, which gradually melts in storage. MacReady incinerates the Norris-Thing, but its head detaches and attempts to escape before also being burnt. 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He lamented that it took a long time for The Thing to find a wider audience, saying, "If The Thing had been a hit, my career would have been different. Lancaster's script opted to keep the creature largely concealed throughout the film, and it was Bottin who convinced Carpenter to make it more visible to have a greater impact on the audience. [41] It took 50 people to operate the actual Blair-Thing puppet. ", "What Sick John Carpenter Moments Will The Thing Prequel Explain? Screenwriters Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins held the rights to make an adaptation, but passed on the opportunity to make a new film, so Universal obtained the rights from them. The decision was made to tone down the color of the blood and viscera, although much of the filming had been completed by that point. [41] Russell has said that analyzing the scene for clues is "missing the point". It was distributed to 2,996 theaters and spent a total of one week on the top 10 chart, before dropping down to the 16th position in its second week. Revealing himself as the Thing, Norris-Thing's chest transforms into a large mouth that severs Copper's arms. The album also includes tracks composed by Carpenter and Howarth for the film. The creation of Gillis's all-practical-effects independent horror film Harbinger Down was partially in response to this. Needing to start all over again, he asked his agent to see if there was a The Thing project in development, since Alien and The Thing are his favorite films. [36] A section of the craft called the "pod room" was designed to imply the alien creatures manning it had collected specimens of different alien species from around the universe for a zoological expedition. Based on the DC characters originally written and drawn by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. Some passed on the idea of starring in a monster film, while Dennehy became the choice to play Copper. [38] On set, the director had a laptop computer which contained "a million" screen captures of the Carpenter film, which he used as a point of reference to keep the Norwegian camp visually consistent with the first film. 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There were some puppets used to create the impression of what was happening in the scene, but in other cases the cast would be looking at a wall or an object marked with an X. While both aspects are present in MacReady, their absence in Childs has been explained as a technical issue with the filming. His left hand is not seen for the first half of the film. [42] Carpenter struggled with a method of conveying to the audience what assimilation by the creature actually meant. [181] SOTA Toys released a set featuring a MacReady figure and the Dog-Thing based on the film's kennel scene,[182] and a bust of the Norris-Thing's spider-head. the Extra-Terrestrial to play Clark. [8][46] Carpenter later noted that both the original ending and the ending without Childs tested poorly with audiences, which he interpreted as the film simply not being heroic enough.[8]. He was wary of taking on writing duties, preferring to let someone else do it. During the encounter, Norris appears to suffer a heart attack. [173], The 2007 Halloween Horror Nights event at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, featured "The Thing: Assimilation", a haunted attraction based on the film. [9][10] Carpenter and cinematographer Dean Cundey first worked together on Halloween, and The Thing was their first big-budget project for a major film studio. "[1] Shortly after its release, Wilbur Stark sued Universal for $43 million for "slander, breach of contract, fraud and deceit", alleging he incurred a financial loss by Universal failing to credit him properly in its marketing and by showing his name during the end credits, a less prestigious position. [184][185], Dark Horse Comics published four comic book sequels starring MacReady, beginning in December 1991 with the two-part The Thing from Another World by Chuck Pfarrer, which is set 24 hours after the film. The flamethrower's leaking fuel meets its active flame, causing an explosion which knocks Edvard unconscious. 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[36] To design the ship, Haworth had to recreate what little was shown of the spacecraft in the Carpenter film, then "fill the gaps" for what was not originally shown. In a deleted scene of the 2011's The Thing prequel, it was to be hinted that the crashed UFO'S original aliens (the Pilots), who had first discovered the Thing whilst on a planet zoological expedition, and store it for examination. It went on to make $13,782,838 domestically. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe. The EP contains Carpenter's contributions to The Thing's score; he re-recorded the music because the original masterings were lost. [193], In 2005, the Syfy channel planned a four-hour miniseries sequel produced by Frank Darabont and written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. "[26] "We're telling the story of the Norwegian camp that found the Thing before the Kurt Russell group did", he said. "[60] Roger Ebert gave the film two and a half stars out of four, the same rating he gave the 1982 film. The team resolve to quarantine themselves until the threat is eliminated. Olav falls ill. [36] In order to emulate the creature effects of the first film, Heisserer revealed that traditional practical effects would be used on the creatures whenever possible. [67] It ended its run earning a total of $19.6 million against its $15 million budget,[44][65] making it only the 42nd highest-grossing film of 1982. I didn't take the public's taste into consideration. The scene involved a fire effect, but the crew were unaware that fumes from the rubber foam chemicals inside the puppet were flammable. [25] Powers Boothe,[2] Lee Van Cleef, Jerry Orbach, and Kevin Conway were considered for the role of Garry, and Richard Mulligan was also considered when the production experimented with the idea of making the character closer to MacReady in age. I'm not saying I hate the movies I did. [10], The team originally wanted to shoot the film in black and white, but Universal was reluctant as it could affect their ability to sell the television rights for the film. [41][54] With insufficient time to create a sophisticated mechanical creature, Winston opted to create a hand puppet. MacReady triggers the explosives using a stick of dynamite, destroying the base. 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The test implicates Sander, Edvard, Adam, and Colin, who have no visible fillings, to possibly be the alien organism. "[62] A brief review in Fangoria refers to the film as "Matthijs van Heijningen's prequel that proves modern CGI is no match for old-school makeup FX". An autopsy finds a metal implant of Henrik's outside of his body, and further that the alien's cells were copying Henrik's. [52] In CinemaScore polls users gave the film a "B-" on an A+ to F scale. [73] Ansen said that "atrocity for atrocity's sake" was ill-becoming of Carpenter. It is a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name. Filming was scheduled to be completed within 98 days. Cook created a miniature model of the set and filmed wide-angle shots of the monster in stop motion, but Carpenter was not convinced by the effect and used only a few seconds of it. Cohen suggested reusing the destroyed American camp as the ruined Norwegian camp, saving a further $250,000. [9], During filming, then-21-year-old Bottin was hospitalized for exhaustion, double pneumonia, and a bleeding ulcer, caused by his extensive workload. The Thing is a being beyond our understanding and possesses the ability to destroy all life on Earth quickly. "[1] Some reviewers were dismissive of the film, calling it the "quintessential moron movie of the 80's", "instant junk",[32] and a "wretched excess". [2], Universal initially set a budget of $10 million, with $200,000 for "creature effects", which at the time was more than the studio had ever allocated to a monster film. Instead they collected as many portable air conditioners as they could, closed off the stage, and used humidifiers and misters to add moisture to the air. I secretly ran off and recorded in a couple of days a few pieces to use. [8] Approximately three minutes of scenes were filmed from Lancaster's script that elaborated on the characters' backgrounds. Carpenter thought this ending was too shallow. [11] The effects budget ran over, eventually totaling $1.5 million, forcing the elimination of some scenes, including Nauls's confrontation of a creature dubbed the "box Thing". His family moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where his father, a professor, was head of the music department at Western Kentucky University. Universal's production studios estimated that it would require at least $17 million before marketing and other costs, as the plan involved more set construction, including external sets and a large set piece for the original scripted death of Bennings, which was estimated to cost $1.5 million alone. Cohen suggested that he read the original novella. [2], Bill Lancaster initially met with Turman, Foster and Cohen in 1977, but he was given the impression that they wanted to closely replicate The Thing from Another World, and he did not want to remake the film. When confronted, Carter points to the wrong ear. 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