The Thing (1982)

Why Don't We Wait Here, See What Happens

With the polar climate closing in around them, MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Childs (Keith David) acknowledge the futility of their distrust, and share a drink, as the camp burns.

Directed by John Carpenter.

© Universal 2013

Released in 1982 by Universal.

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  • character-type: Tough Guy
  • character-type: Anti-Hero
  • action: Drink
  • editors-choice: Endings
  • editors-choice: Cinematography
  • primary-genre: Horror
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Alien Sci-Fi
  • secondary-genre: Cult Horror
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi Horror
  • mood: Understated
  • mood: Dark
  • mood: Tuff
  • prop: Bottle
  • prop: Fire
  • setting: Outdoors
  • theme: Distrust
  • theme: Despair
  • theme: Acceptance
  • actor: Keith David
  • actor: Kurt Russell
  • director: John Carpenter
  • producer: Stuart Cohen
  • producer: Wilbur Stark
  • producer: Larry J. Franco
  • producer: Lawrence Turman
  • producer: David Foster
  • cinematographer: Dean Cundey
  • composer: Ennio Morricone
  • editor: Todd C. Ramsay
  • production-designer: John J. Lloyd
  • role-name: Childs
  • role-name: R.J. MacReady
  • screenwriter: Bill Lancaster
  • year: 1982
  • studio: Universal

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