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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.
Similarly, in the 1982 film, the Thing sows distrust among the crew members, representing anti-communist paranoia and the Red Scares. [6] [7] While the original film portrays the battle against communism as a noble battle against evil, the 1982 version comments on the paranoia, distrust, and social upheaval that the Red Scares caused.
1.1 The Thing (1982) 1.2 The Thing (2002 video game) 2 Production and development. ... Kurt Russell was ironically the last person to be cast in the film. By the time ...
His first role was a brief one as a Norwegian dog in John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). The character he played in the film was the first form to be taken by a shapeshifting alien creature; some scenes required him to behave in an unsettling and unnatural way. Jed's performance in The Thing has been lauded by the many fans of the movie. His ...
In 1982, Waites competed with Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon to land the role of Bobby in David Mamet's play American Buffalo. Kurt Russell and John Carpenter saw his performance and cast him as Windows in the 1982 film The Thing. Waites was cast in the Broadway premiere of Trafford Tanzi, a musical in which he sang with Deborah Harry of
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David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series Thirtysomething and Once and Again, as well as his role as Palmer in the John Carpenter film The Thing.