John Carpenter’s The Thing episode 1 of 2 (1982)

2020-03-10

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It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, bundle up and get ready to travel down to Outpost 31. March is John Carpenter month on the Late Night Fright. The next film up is his 1982 masterpiece THE THING starring Kurt Russell. Still waters run deep but paranoia runs deeper. THE THING was critically reviled upon its initial release but became a cult film upon its home video release and has undergone a critical reevaluation since then. The film is based u...

It is midnight in Cozy Corner and around the world. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, bundle up and get ready to travel down to Outpost 31.

March is John Carpenter month on the Late Night Fright. The next film up is his 1982 masterpiece THE THING starring Kurt Russell. Still waters run deep but paranoia runs deeper.

THE THING was critically reviled upon its initial release but became a cult film upon its home video release and has undergone a critical reevaluation since then. The film is based upon the novella WHO GOES THERE by John Campbell, Jr., editor of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION. Howard Hawks produced a successful 1951 version entitled THE THING FROM OUTER SPACE directed by Christian Nyby, a film Carpenter admires very much. Truer to the source material, THE THING, adapted by Bill Lancaster, chronicles what happens when Snake Plissken plays a game of chess with a shape shifting alien.

Featuring a score by Ennio Morricone and wonderful supporting performances, THE THING may just be Carpenter's masterpiece.

The first episode of this two parter deals with the history of the story, Carpenter's signature style, thematic elements and the score.

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