Season 2: Episode 32 - 2 FOR ONE: The Thing (1982)/The Faculty (1998)

The Thing (1982)

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Directed by John Carpenter with screenwriting duties going to Bill Lancaster, the film was initially released with very negative reviews and flopped at the box office.  It was one of the first films to gain an audience via home video.  The reason maybe is that aliens have become cuddly due to the release of ET the same year so the audience were not ready for a being that was nihilistic in tone.

 

The film since its release is now considered one of the science fiction or horror film ever made.  It has spawned sequels, copycat films and even a successful computer game.  The 1982 novelisation sold extremely well.

 

The film stars Kurt Russell, A Wilford Brimley, T K Carter, and Keith David.  Interestingly enough that the original film ‘The Thing from Another Planet’ is the film shown on the television in the ultimate horror icon films, Halloween.

 

The Faculty (1998)

 

Directed by Robert Rodriquez and written by Kevin Williamson based on an original script by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel.  The film would be known as a mix of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Terminator, The Breakfast Club with a pinch of Stepford Wives.

 

Although it did well at the box office upon its initial release, the film has since been criticised for its lack of punch though horror and science fiction fans have given the film a cult classic status due to the many references throughout the film.  The film would go on to become a short-lived television series.

 

The film starred Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek, Piper Laurie, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Robert Patrick and Famke Janssen.  

Opening Credits (.20); Introduction (4.00); Forming the Plot (16.33); Commercial Break (27.50); Film Trailer (28.24); PSA (30.20); Outlining the Script (31.04); Scene by Scene (31.38); Forming the Plot (1:27.42); Commercial Break (1.33.32); Film Trailer (1.34.03); Commercial Break (1:35.04);   In Sequence (1:35.46); Lights, Camera, Action (1:36.24); Epilogue (2:13.04); End Credits (2:14.39); Closing Theme (2:15.44)

 

Opening Credits – Theme From The Thing – composed by Ennio Morricone from the album The Thing – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

 

Closing Credits – Shape Shifter – by Lera Lynn from the album Resistor

 

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