The production intended to use a camera centrifuge–a rotating drum with a fixed camera platform–for the Palmer-Thing scene, allowing him to seem to run straight up the wall and across the ceiling. Again, the cost was too high and the idea abandoned for a stuntman falling into frame onto a floor made to look like the outpost's ceiling. [69] Stuntman Anthony Cecere stood in for the Palmer-Thing after MacReady sets it on fire and it crashes through the outpost wall. [70] Visuals and lighting [ edit ] In 2000, McFarlane Toys released two "Movie Maniacs" figures: the Blair-Thing [128] and the Norris-Thing, including its spider-legged, disembodied head. [129] SOTA Toys released a set featuring a MacReady figure and the Dog-Thing based on the film's kennel scene, [130] as well as a bust of the Norris-Thing's spider-head. [131] In 2017, Mondo and the Project Raygun division of USAopoly released The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31, a board game. Players take on the role of characters from the film or the Thing, each aiming to defeat the other through subterfuge and sabotage. [132] [133] Thematic analysis [ edit ] The Thing is the titular main antagonist of John W. Campbell's 1938 novella Who Goes There?, and its film adaptations. Initially appearing as a single hostile alien being, every cell in The Thing's body is autonomous and independent, capable of creating more of said monsters through assimilation, parasitism, and infection. In addition, every spawned monster looks radically different and none of them have a definite shape that can be called a "true form" (similar to Bogarts from Harry Potter); ultimately, The Thing's true body and form are a mystery as it most appears as whomever it impersonates. In the "chest chomp" scene, Dr. Copper attempts to revive Norris with a defibrillator. Revealing himself as the Thing, Norris-Thing's chest transforms into a large mouth that severs Copper's arms. Bottin accomplished this scene by recruiting a double amputee and fitting him with prosthetic arms filled with wax bones, rubber veins and Jell-O. The arms were then placed into the practical "stomach mouth" where the mechanical jaws clamped down on them, at which point the actor pulled away, severing the false arms. [52] The effect of the Norris-Thing's head detaching from the body to save itself took many months of testing before Bottin was satisfied enough to film it. The scene involved a fire effect, but the crew were unaware that fumes from the rubber foam chemicals inside the puppet were flammable. The fire ignited the fumes, creating a large fireball that engulfed the puppet. It suffered only minimal damage after the fire had been put out, and the crew successfully filmed the scene. [44] [68] Stop-motion expert Randall William Cook developed a sequence for the end of the film where MacReady is confronted by the gigantic Blair-Thing. Cook created a miniature model of the set and filmed wide-angle shots of the monster in stop motion, but Carpenter was not convinced by the effect and used only a few seconds of it. [52] It took fifty people to operate the actual Blair-Thing puppet. [14] The depiction of The Thing from these two modern movies is a lot more faithful to the original novella description than the 1951 counterpart.

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The film found an audience when released on home video and television. In the subsequent years, it has been reappraised as one of the best science fiction and horror films ever made and has gained a cult following. Filmmakers have noted its influence on their work, and it has been referred to in other media such as television and video games. The Thing has spawned a variety of merchandise–including a 1982 novelization, "haunted house" attractions, board games–and sequels in comic books, a video game of the same title, and a 2011 prequel film of the same title. Adams, Sam (November 4, 2011). "John Carpenter". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018 . Retrieved May 22, 2018.Has the narrator changed in any way at the end of the story as a result of his encounter with the lost thing? Bennings-Thing: This incomplete Thing resembles George Bennings, except his hands are deformed and horribly covered in blood while the fingers are abnormally long. Garry: expedition commander. Garry is eventually revealed as a Thing and killed. Garry appears in the 1982 adaptation portrayed by Donald Moffat.

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Abrams, Simon (September 26, 2014). "John Carpenter Talks About His Storied Filmmaking Career, Creative Differences, and the Term 'Slasher' ". Vulture.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015 . Retrieved January 4, 2015. The 1993 episode " Ice" of the science fiction TV series The X-Files borrows its premise from the storyline.Regeneration: So long as a single cell lives, the Thing can assimilate the cells of other biological organisms to reform itself. I take every failure hard. The one I took the hardest was The Thing. My career would have been different if that had been a big hit ... The movie was hated. Even by science-fiction fans. They thought that I had betrayed some kind of trust, and the piling on was insane. Even the original movie's director, Christian Nyby, was dissing me. A real-world parallel to how its cells operate when not assimilating organisms would be the slime mould. Blair-Thing: This Thing resembles a gigantic mass of tumorous flesh with a humanoid torso emerging from the top. The head somewhat resembles Blair's, except the left half is replaced by an enormous mouth filled with humungous Tyrannosaurus-like fangs. The right arm is that of a human, but the left arm is instead replaced by two long arms ending in two-clawed hands. Finally, erupting from the waist is a vaguely dog-looking creature. Choose three words to describe the narrator and share them with your group. As a group decide on the three best words – you need to be able to explain why you have chosen them.

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In December 1936, John W. Campbell himself had published a short story titled "Brain Stealers of Mars" in Thrilling Wonder Stories, which also features shape-shifting, mind-reading aliens. The earlier story has a humorous tone, but takes a philosophical note as members of another alien race describe living stoically alongside the shapeshifters. [35] Organise the children in small groups (4 usually works well). Share notes. Encourage attentive listening while everyone has their turn. In 2006, Dark Horse Comics released a pre-painted snap together model kit of the alien as described in the original short story. It was sculpted and painted by Andrea Von Sholly. The model was unlicensed and was simply titled 'The Space Thing'. What do you think are the main themes in this story? Remind the children that themes are big ideas that underpin the story. They relate to concerns, ideas, beliefs and feelings about life. Themes do not have to be explicitly stated but are inferred from characters behaviour, narrative structure and lexical choices. One way to identify themes is to look at the decisions, changes or lessons learned. Discuss these in your groups and find some evidence in the text Theme indicatorsShaun Tan grew up in Perth and works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He is best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through dream-like imagery. The Rabbits, The Red Tree, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Rules of Summer and the graphic novel The Arrivalhave been widely translated throughout the world and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, a concept artist for Pixar and won an Academy Award for the short animated film The Lost Thing. In 2011 he received the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, in recognition of his services to literature for young people. His most recent books are The Singing Bones, Cicada and the Kate Greenaway award-winning Tales from the Inner City. About the Book

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Blood Test Thing: A simple, yet autonomous Thing that was formed from blood extracted from the Palmer-Thing. Scorekeeper May Or May Not Be The Thing But Bsx Records Latest Release Definitely Is! I'M Giving Away Ten Copies Too!!". Ain't It Cool News. October 15, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011 . Retrieved February 12, 2018. Griggs-Thing: This Thing resembles Griggs, except his face is split in half while the chest is completely opened up to reveal an orifice filled with razor-sharp teeth and writhing tentacles. Explosives: Explosives can obliterate a Thing completely, blowing it to pieces and effectively weakening the larger Thing beasts before their remains are incinerated. An early draft of Lancaster's screenplay for The Thing was novelised by Alan Dean Foster in 1982 and released simultaneously with the film. Because it was an early draft, it featured several scenes that differed greatly from those found in the finished film, and two of the supporting characters have different names.One way of introducing this book is to read the text before sharing any of the images with the children. As soon as you have finished ask them to draw the lost thing. Share and discuss the images. Carpenter was reluctant to join the project, for he thought Hawks's adaptation would be difficult to surpass, although he considered the film's monster to be unnotable. Cohen suggested that he read the original novella. Carpenter found the "creepiness" of the imitations conducted by the creature, and the questions it raised, interesting. He drew parallels between the novella and Agatha Christie's mystery novel And Then There Were None (1939), and noted that the story of Who Goes There? was "timely" for him, meaning he could make it "true to [his] day" as Hawks had in his time. [23] Carpenter, a fan of Hawks's adaptation, paid homage to it in Halloween, and he watched The Thing from Another World several times for inspiration before filming began. [24] [25] Carpenter and cinematographer Dean Cundey first worked together on Halloween, and The Thing was their first big-budget project for a major film studio. [25]