WHERE'S DICK ?

                          It seems to me now that stunt coordinator extraordinaire Dick Warlock makes more appearances in THE THING than the creature itself. I'm not even sure I've caught them all but here goes...

   
          

              Here's Dick, toasting his good fortune,on the far left of the photograph next to screen writer Bill Lancaster...

                         ... and is the person John ultimately chose to be the shadow on the wall...

                           John filmed this with the camera upside down, the film reverse printed after being processed ( I think also the shot was undercranked slightly to create a little speed, probably at 20 Frames Per Second ). I remember Dick, wearing the fairly crude mask and gloves Rob made for the occasion, stationed on a platform a few feet above and to the left of John's camera. On action he simply fell into the frame and landed on a thin piece of grey painted balsa wood padded with a mattress underneath...

             Taking his role of Silent Norwegian # 6 to heart, I know Dick took part in this second unit filming. That's probably him waving to the camera...

                         Wilford Brimley was not needed on location in Stewart except for these two shots...

        ...so Dick was called upon to fill in, playing Blair as he is taken to isolation ...

         

                    ...and here's Dick even managing to get on camera for THE THING featurette filmed in Stewart to wish the crew a cheery " Good Morning, gentlemen"...


                    Rumors that Dick Warlock also played the female game show contestant on the episode of LET'S MAKE A DEAL that Palmer is watching are, YouTube analysis to the contrary, completely unfounded...