The Thing (10/10) Movie CLIP - Why Don't We Wait Here, See What Happens (1982) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
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.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
John Carpenter's The Thing is both a remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 film of the same name and a re-adaptation of the John W. Campbell Jr. story "Who Goes There?" on which it was based. Carpenter's film is more faithful to Campbell's story than Hawks' version and also substantially more reliant on special effects, provided in abundance by a team of over 40 technicians, including veteran creature-effects artists Rob Bottin and Stan Winston. The film opens enigmatically with a Siberian Husky running through the Antarctic tundra, chased by two men in a helicopter firing at it from above. Even after the dog finds shelter at an American research outpost, the men in the helicopter (Norwegians from an outpost nearby) land and keep shooting. One of the Norwegians drops a grenade and blows himself and the helicopter to pieces; the other is shot dead in the snow by Garry (Donald Moffat), the American outpost captain. American helicopter pilot MacReady (Kurt Russell, fresh from Carpenter's Escape From New York) and camp doctor Copper (Richard Dysart) fly off to find the Norwegian base and discover some pretty strange goings-on. The base is in ruins, and the only occupants are a man frozen to a chair (having cut his own throat) and the burned remains of what could be one man or several men. In a side room, Copper and MacReady find a coffin-like block of ice from which something has been recently cut. That night at the American base, the Husky changes into the Thing, and the Americans learn first-hand that the creature has the ability to mutate into anything it kills. For the rest of the film the men fight a losing (and very gory) battle against it, never knowing if one of their own dwindling number is the Thing in disguise. Though resurrected as a cult favorite, The Thing failed at the box office during its initial run, possibly because of its release just two weeks after Steven Spielberg's warmly received E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial. Along with Ridley Scott's futuristic Alien, The Thing helped stimulate a new wave of sci-fi horror films in which action and special effects wizardry were often seen as ends in themselves.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1982)
Cast: Kurt Russell, Keith David
Director: John Carpenter
Producers: Stuart Cohen, David Foster, Larry J. Franco, Wilbur Stark, Lawrence Turman
Screenwriters: Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr

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[MinersLoveGames]

I love how 30+ years later, we're still debating on who is or isn't The Thing.
I think that's a testament to how great this film is.

[seanfitzgerald]

"How will we make it?"
"Maybe we shouldn't."

Some of the coldest dialogue in history

[JIDcrit]

It must be terrifying to know that the "Thing" is just right in front of you pretending to be someone you know.

[MrMisanthrope]

I love how there's three possibilities here:
a) Childs is the Thing. That's the most strongly implied due to no steam, his wording, and the drinking a bottle of what could be fuel in a clever test by Macready. He finally won his game of chess.
b) Neither are The Thing, but are now so paranoid they can't work together and will both die as a result.
c) Mac is the Thing and infects child's with the bottle of beer, which is why the music starts and he laughs. The Thing has won.

The fact all three of these could be true makes this movie a masterpiece. The best part of the movie is this ending. It's brilliant.

[cryptidchaser]

Interesting when Childs says “are you the only one who made it”, instead of, “are WE the only ones who made it.

[marcuso.]

It's strange, part me likes the idea of Childs being the thing, but another part of me likes the idea of neither of them being the thing, and their paranoia being the reason they end up staying there. It adds to the whole, "who can you trust" type of deal. Really a great movie

[stiritup]

Macready’s beard could singlehandedly prevent an entire alien invasion

[arcticwolf]

Such a powerful ending. They both know they are going to die. They both know the other could be the thing. They both know they are weak. Yet they face death head on. No fear.

[JamesOhGoodie]

My personal interpretation: neither is the alien, but they were too paranoid and worn out to be sure, so they both just froze to death. They kept Earth safe, but it was a bittersweet victory.

[janetgarrenson]

It's insane to think this movie flopped upon it's release.

[kevinhillary]

“How will we make it?”
“Maybe we shouldn’t.”
One of my favorite exchanges in any movie

[MoonyCat]

I honestly love the theory that Childs is the Thing. The fact he says "you're the only one who survived" instead of "we", the music playing when he drinks from the bottle, and then Macready laughing after he drinks it. The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

[-THE_META]

You guy's theories have me thinking I might be the Thing now.

[majb]

The idea of an evil alien and a Human chilling out before an uncertain future is awesome.

[thea-ronator]

Isn’t it just great that nearly 40 years later, people are STILL debating the implications of this ending? I love it.

[epipsychidionozymandias]

I do prefer the theory that they are both human, and that they still can't trust each other and will die with no comfort because none of them can be sure they won.
But the paranoia this ending instills it's absolutely chilling. This movie is perfect, it's not only a masterpiece of horror but of cinema in general. I watched it so many times and it's still beautifully haunting - and heartbreaking.

[SundownTE]

"How will we make it?"

"Maybe we shouldn't."

Electrifying.

[WantonMyth]

The Thing was a game of chess.
In the end it was a stalemate.

[danieltobin]

Can we all just agree this movie is one of the most badass horror movies ever?

[apklypse]

The fact that the theme starts at the exact moment childs start drinking whatever is in maccready’s bottle is 👌👌