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MacReady was designed to have been modernized for the contemporary audiences. [2] [3] Screenwriter Bill Lancaster had originally aimed for The Thing to have been an ensemble piece where one person eventually emerged as the protagonist, rather than having a "Doc Savage type hero" from the start. [4]
The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster.Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms.
The team discovers the dog-Thing and kill it as it is transforming. The pathologist of the crew, Blair, goes insane with guilt as he was the one who had lobbied to thaw the Thing. He vows to kill everyone at the research station in order to save mankind from the Thing, and is locked in a cabin.
George Peabody Macready Jr. [1] (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) [2] was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. [ 3 ] Early life
Who Goes There? is a 1938 science fiction horror novella by American author John W. Campbell, written under the pen name Don A. Stuart.Its story follows a group of people trapped in a scientific outpost in Antarctica infested by shapeshifting monsters able to absorb and perfectly imitate any living being, including humans.
The Thing (character), the titular antagonist of the science fiction horror franchise; The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing, 1951 science fiction film based on the novella Who Goes There? The Thing, a remake of the 1951 film, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella Who Goes There?
The Thing grossed $8,493,665 over the opening weekend and ended up third on the box office chart. 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. It concluded its domestic run with a total of $16,928,670. [5]
One Piece is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name. As of 2025, it has more than 1,100 episodes. As of 2025, it has more than 1,100 episodes. Series overview