... was intended to be Palmer. At the time of filming David Clennon's silhouette was considered too distinct, a dead giveaway. Cinematographer Dean Cundey tried to soften the edges to diffuse the image, but in the end John used stunt coordinator Dick Warlock to throw everyone off the scent...
The scene as originally written ended with the shadow figure uttering a barely decipherable "Hello, Boy" and the door slamming shut from the inside. Additionally, this is the last piece of an originally much longer sequence that had the dog weaving its way through the radio room, storeroom, kitchen and hallway, methodically surveying the scene. Beautifully shot by John, as seen in one piece it had the effect of establishing the camp geography from a dogs eye point of view. Great stuff, but John felt it slowed the story up and cut it down, with only small pieces used ( The brush against Bennings underneath the rec room table, for instance )...
Haha knew it had to be Palmer. The dog walked into his dorm room which you see Palmer come out of in the wake up scene when Dogtown goes crazy.
ReplyDeleteLots of naysayers believed that was meant to be Norris.
Wow, the questions you could answer...
No its Norris. Because Palmer later shared a joint with Childs. It only takes one cell for Palmer to infect Childs. So it's Noris
DeleteI knew it! So many said it was Norris.
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The SHADOW looks like Norris. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI thought Palmer or Fuchs. No one with a big beard or double chins. Since it was Palmer, we now know that the Thing liked a big blunt every now and then. I don't know why, but that struck me that the Thing, hell bent on survival, would dull its senses. Maybe it had no receptors.... Thanks for this blog! I love the movie. It is a touchstone to my younger days and a fertile source for musing.
ReplyDeleteThought it was Norris.
ReplyDeleteI knew it was Palmer. But the question I have is what happened to the Thing that escaped through the ceiling of the dog kennel. Childs only torched the divided creature.
ReplyDeleteNo its Norris. Because Palmer later shared a joint with Childs. It only takes one cell for Palmer to infect Childs. So it's Noris
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Another give away if someone has just been assimilated by the thing is that when ASKED a question, the person does NOT respond with words.
ReplyDeletePalmer...Dr Blair... all at a certain point act "dull"or "nodd"....
I think we might all be wrong. Believe me I thought the same thing when everyone is awakened by the fire alarm but they actually threw us off again. Watch the shadow scene once more and then the fire alarm dog kennel scene. A stack of boxes can be seen next to the room of the shadow victim. When we watch the fire alarm kennel scene they actually flip the hallway. The stacks of boxes can be seen stacked next to NORRIS' ROOM!
ReplyDelete.....That shadow looks nothing like Palmer, Palmer has little hair, that shadow has lots, go look. Looks so much like Norris!
ReplyDeleteOh shut up, I know most of you guys thought it was Norris and the moment you were proven wrong you immediately became all high and mighty saying “ I KNEW It was Palmer” look I still believe it’s Norris because he just said “it was the ORIGINAL INTENTION for it to be Palmer” and I feel that Carpenter noticed who the shadow looked like and STILL shot the scene as we see it today and if it’s Palmer where are the headphones and the joint? So if you believe Palmer is the shadow on the wall then Palmer was the one who had the heart attack and Norris was the one who mauled Windows
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