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A PRODUCER'S GUIDE TO THE EVOLUTION AND PRODUCTION OF JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING (SEE INTRODUCTION)

Sunday, October 23, 2011

THE MAN IN THE SUIT : ARNESS UNMASKED

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A rehearsal for the climatic scene in THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD. I haven't seen them before - courtesy of Life Photos... ...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

A PIECE OF FILM YOU WILL PROBABLY NEVER SEE

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                  ... and with good reason. The script originally called for the Norwegian helicopter to veer out of control, cr...
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

THE THREE BENNINGS DEATHS

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                 I have been repeatedly struck by the ease in which the word  assimilation has found its way into casual conv...
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

THE ENDING YOU ALMOST SAW

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  There were three endings shot and / or edited for THE THING. They are:                              (1) The ending as it n...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

THE PALMER TRANSFORMATION AND THE TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLAR FILM

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                    I think it was Orson Welles who called a motion picture studio the worlds biggest erector set and John, i...
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"THE THING" PRODUCT REEL

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                      In early 1982 we received word from Universal that there was mounting curiosity among film exhibitors ab...
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ON THE JUNEAU ICEFIELD

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From right to left : John, myself, Production Manager Robert Brown, Associate Producer Larry Franco First location scout Apr...
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