Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results tagged with the-thing-1982
Search options not deleted
user 44025
For questions about "The Thing", a sci-fi horror film directed by John Carpenter based on the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, about a team of scientists in the Antarctic who discover a shape-shifting alien
48
votes
Accepted
Ending of John Carpenter's The Thing
TL;DR:
This is the million dollar question, as far as The Thing is concerned. Unfortunately, not only has the answer never been revealed, but the producer and director themselves say they have no id …
- 70.6k
31
votes
Accepted
Who gets infected first in John Carpenter's The Thing?
It is very difficult to say with certainty, which is precisely what Carpenter was going for. He didn't want us to know much about who was infected and when it happened.
Certainly, the first Thing …
- 70.6k
21
votes
Accepted
In The Thing, do assimilated victims know that they are Things?
Yes, a person who has been assimilated by the Thing definitely knows they are a Thing. This has been addressed at some length on the fan site Outpost 31, both in interviews with John Carpenter and St …
- 70.6k
21
votes
Why didn't The Thing (1982) fare better at the box office?
The TL;DR Version:
There were many, many complaints from critics regarding The Thing, which can be summarized as follows:
The effects (which were the work of the legendary Rob Bottin) were too go …
- 70.6k
19
votes
Accepted
Did the Chess Wizard from The Thing actually cheat?
Note: I've also sent a message to director John Carpenter, and will update this answer if and when he replies.
Update - Word of God from Producer Stuart Cohen:
I asked Mr. Cohen if the game was rea …
- 70.6k
18
votes
Do we ever see The Thing's original form?
TL;DR Version:
No, we never see the Thing's "true form", if it has one. The director of The Thing (1982), John Carpenter, has said (in an interview which I can't seem to find at the moment) that he d …
- 70.6k
16
votes
Accepted
Why was Colin's suicide scene deleted?
The suicide scene itself was indeed deleted, but we do see Colin's body in the mid-credits scenes.
These images are from The Thing (2011), I promise.The related shots in The Thing (1982) are simil …
- 70.6k
16
votes
How did the Thing build a spaceship?
Problems with your question:
Based on John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), we have no way of knowing whether the spacecraft was built by the Thing, or by some other species of alien. All we know is t …
- 70.6k
15
votes
Accepted
Who broke into Outpost 31's blood plasma storage?
Update: I've asked producer Stuart Cohen and director John Carpenter about this. I'll amend my answer if and when they reply.
TL;DR: We don't know.
Background:
Despite the fact that Copper had the …
- 70.6k
14
votes
Accepted
Radio operator's throat in The Thing (1982) and The Thing (2011)
I am reluctant to say that anything about the prequel is better than the original movie - John Carpenter's film is a classic, and in my opinion, the best horror/science fiction movie ever made; wherea …
- 70.6k
14
votes
Accepted
In what order should I watch The Thing movies?
Personal Opinion:
There is obviously no canonical reason to watch the movies in any particular order, but for a number of reasons, I would suggest watching them in the order in which they were releas …
- 70.6k
10
votes
Accepted
In the 1982 movie does the Thing have a gender or sex?
There is no canonical information about this, but it seems highly unlikely. The Thing reproduces by mere physical contact with another organism, so it has no reason to reproduce sexually. This sugge …
- 70.6k
10
votes
Accepted
Has John Carpenter commented on The Thing (2011)?
TL;DR: Yes, he's commented on the prequel a number of times, but what little he has said about it ranges from noncommittal to mildly negative. As to whether he "gave the prequel his blessing", the a …
- 70.6k
9
votes
In the 1982 movie, "The Thing", why do they have flame-throwers?
TL;DR: The only real answer is that it looks cool.
About the "flamethrowers":
As IMFDb says, there is really only one true flamethrower in the movie: an M2A1-7 military grade flamethrower. The othe …
- 70.6k
9
votes
Accepted
Infection by dead Things
It isn't clear. We don't seem to witness anything like this happening on screen, in my opinion, although there are some fans who say otherwise.
It is impossible to talk about this fan theory without …
- 70.6k