query: where was john carpenter 's the thing filmed

pos: The Thing (1982 film) time because of the expense involved. Filming then moved to the Universal lot, where the outside heat was over . The internal sets were climate-controlled to to facilitate their work. The team considered building the sets inside an existing refrigerated structure, but were unable to find one large enough. Instead they collected as many portable air conditioners as they could, closed off the stage, and used humidifiers and misters to add moisture to the air. After watching a roughly assembled cut of filming to date, Carpenter was unhappy that the film seemed to feature too many scenes of men standing

neg: The Thing (1982 film) been put out, and the crew successfully filmed the scene. 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. It took 50 people to operate the actual Blair-Thing puppet. 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

neg: The Thing (video game) when Universal Interactive began looking through Universal Studios' back-catalogue of feature films with potential for adaptation as video game franchises, they quickly decided one of the most lucrative such intellectual properties was the 1982 film directed by John Carpenter, "The Thing". The film was based on the 1938 John W. Campbell short story "Who Goes There?", which had already been filmed by Howard Hawks in 1951 as "The Thing from Another World". Carpenter's version was the most widely known iteration of the story, however, and the ambiguous ending to the film was seen as particularly attractive in terms of a

neg: Alien invasion "[[The Thing from Another World]]" (1951), with a more faithful adaptation being made by [[John Carpenter]] as "[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]" (1982). Another film by John Carpenter "[[Village of the Damned (1995 film)|Village of the Damned]]" (1995), based on John Wyndham's "[[The Midwich Cuckoos]]", shows aliens living on Earth whilst masquerading as human children. In "[[Doctor Who]]" the [[Zygon]]s attempt an invasion using their shapeshifting abilities. Later in the show and in a spin-off, "[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]", the [[Slitheen]] - a criminal family from the planet Raxicoricofallapatorius - disguise themselves in human skin suits to infiltrate human society.

neg: John Carpenter James DeMonaco, Adam Green, Ted Geoghegan, Keith Gordon, Jack Thomas Smith, and Marvin Kren. The video game "Dead Space 3" is said to be influenced by Carpenter's "The Thing", "The Fog", and "Halloween", and Carpenter has stated that he would be enthusiastic to adapt that series into a feature film. Specific films influenced by Carpenter's include Sean S. Cunningham's "Friday the 13th", which was inspired by the success of "Halloween", Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight", which was heavily influenced by "The Thing", Wingard's "The Guest", which was inspired by Michael Myers and influenced by ""'s music, Nichols' "Midnight Special", which is

neg: John Carpenter of Darkness", and "In the Mouth of Madness") with bleak endings for the film's characters. Being a graphic, sinister horror film, it did not appeal to audiences during the summer of 1982, especially when "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", which presented a much more lighthearted and family-friendly depiction of alien visitation, was released two weeks prior. In an interview, Carpenter stated that "E.T."'s release could have been largely responsible for the film's disappointment. As "The Thing" did not perform well commercially, it was Carpenter's first financial disappointment. During filming of "The Thing", Universal offered him the chance to direct "Firestarter", based on

neg: The Thing (1982 film) Razzie Awards for Worst Musical Score. The impact on Carpenter was immediate—he lost the job of directing the 1984 science fiction horror film "Firestarter" because of "The Thing"s poor performance. His previous success had gained him a multiple-film contract at Universal, but the studio opted to buy him out of it instead. He continued making films afterward but lost confidence, and did not openly talk about "The Thing"s failure until a 1985 interview with "Starlog", where he said, "I was called 'a pornographer of violence' ... I had no idea it would be received that way ... "The Thing" was

neg: The Thing (1982 film) the set in the film's finale. Keith David broke his hand in a car accident the day before he was to begin shooting. David attended filming the next day, but when Carpenter and Franco saw his swollen hand, they sent him to the hospital where it was punctured with two pins. He returned wearing a surgical glove beneath a black glove that was painted to resemble his complexion. His left hand is not seen for the first half of the film. Carpenter filmed the Norwegian camp scenes after the end scenes, using the damaged American base as a stand-in for

neg: John Carpenter a musician. , Carpenter was more involved with his music career than filmmaking, although he was involved in 2018's "Halloween" reboot. Carpenter has also contributed an opening narration for the retro-1980s synthwave band Gunship, for their track entitled "Tech Noir." The narration is in line with Carpenter's earlier work on apocalyptic themes. Many of Carpenter's films have been re-released on DVD as special editions with numerous bonus features. Examples of such are: the collector's editions of "Halloween", "Escape from New York", "Christine", "The Thing", "Assault on Precinct 13", "Big Trouble In Little China", and "The Fog". Some were re-issued with

neg: John Carpenter a score by Ennio Morricone and a cast including young actor Kurt Russell and respected character actors such as Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Keith David, and Richard Masur. "The Thing" was distributed by Universal Pictures. Although Carpenter's film used the same source material as the 1951 Howard Hawks film, "The Thing from Another World", it is more faithful to the John W. Campbell, Jr. novella, "Who Goes There?", upon which both films were based. Moreover, unlike the Hawks film, "The Thing" was part of what Carpenter later called his "Apocalypse Trilogy," a trio of films ("The Thing", "Prince

neg: The Thing (1982 film) one of Universal's largest stages, with sophisticated hydraulics, dogs, and flamethrowers, but it was deemed too costly to produce. A scene was filmed with Bennings being murdered by an unknown assailant, but it was felt that assimilation, leading to his death, was not explained enough. Short on time, and with no interior sets remaining, a small set was built, Maloney was covered with K-Y Jelly, orange dye, and rubber tentacles. Monster gloves for a different creature were repurposed to demonstrate partial assimilation. Carpenter filmed multiple endings for "The Thing", including a "happier" ending because editor Todd Ramsay thought that the

neg: John Carpenter with accompaniment from piano and atmospherics. Carpenter is an outspoken proponent of widescreen filming, and all of his theatrical films (with the exception of "Dark Star" and "The Ward") were filmed anamorphic with a 2.35:1 or greater aspect ratio. "The Ward" was filmed in Super 35, the first time Carpenter has ever used that system. Carpenter has stated he feels that the 35mm Panavision anamorphic format is "the best movie system there is", preferring it to both digital and 3D film. For a recent interview, Carpenter stated that it was his father's work, as a music teacher, which first sparked

neg: The Thing (1982 film) Thing"s initial failure to connect with audiences. In a 1999 interview, Carpenter said audiences rejected "The Thing" for its nihilistic, depressing viewpoint at a time when the United States was in the midst of a recession. When it opened, it was competing against the critically and commercially successful "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" ($619 million), a more family-friendly film released two weeks earlier that offered a more optimistic take on alien visitation. Carpenter described it as the complete opposite of his film. "The Thing" opened on the same day as the science fiction film "Blade Runner", which debuted as the number two

neg: Who Goes There? Who Goes There? Who Goes There? is a science fiction novella by John W. Campbell, Jr., written under the pen name Don A. Stuart. It was first published in the August 1938 "Astounding Science Fiction". The novella has been adapted three times as a film: the first in 1951 as "The Thing from Another World"; the second in 1982 as "The Thing," directed by John Carpenter; and most recently as a prequel to the Carpenter version, also titled "The Thing", released in 2011. A group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica by the nearly ended winter, discover an alien spaceship

neg: The Thing (2011 film) The film was nominated for two awards at the 38th Saturn Awards, but lost to "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "", respectively. The music composed for the film by Marco Beltrami was released in October 11, 2011. The soundtrack was released under the label Varèse Sarabande. AllMusic rated the album 3.5/5 saying, "Composer Marco Beltrami's appropriately tense and brooding score for director Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr.'s 2011 [prequel to] "The Thing" dutifully echoes Ennio Morricone's stark score for the original version, which in its own way echoed the soundtrack work of that film's director, John Carpenter." The Norwegian

neg: John Carpenter He not only wrote, directed, and scored it, but also edited the film using the pseudonym "John T. Chance" (the name of John Wayne's character in "Rio Bravo"). Carpenter has said that he considers "Assault on Precinct 13" to have been his first real film because it was the first film that he filmed on a schedule. The film was the first time Carpenter worked with Debra Hill, who played prominently in the making of some of Carpenter's most important films. Carpenter assembled a main cast that consisted of experienced but relatively obscure actors. The two main actors were Austin

neg: Kurt Russell the made-for-television film "Elvis". During the 1980s, Russell teamed with Carpenter several times, helping create some of his best-known roles, usually as anti-heroes, including the infamous Snake Plissken of "Escape from New York" and its sequel, "Escape from L.A.". Among their collaborations was "The Thing" (1982), based upon the short story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr., which had been interpreted on film before, albeit loosely, in 1951's "The Thing from Another World". In 1986, Russell played a truck driver caught in an ancient Chinese war in "Big Trouble in Little China", which was a financial failure like

neg: John Carpenter said to have used "Starman" as a reference point, and Kren's "Blood Glacier", which is said to be a homage to or recreation of "The Thing". Hans Zimmer also cited Carpenter as an influence on his compositions. His legacy also includes his unrealized projects. Carpenter met his future wife, actress Adrienne Barbeau, on the set of his 1978 television film "Someone's Watching Me!". Carpenter was married to Barbeau from January 1, 1979, to 1984. During their marriage, Barbeau starred in "The Fog", and also appeared in "Escape from New York". The couple had one son, John Cody Carpenter (born May

neg: The Thing (1982 film) today you might even consider as sound effects. "The Thing"s special effects were largely designed by Bottin, who had previously worked with Carpenter on "The Fog" (1980). When Bottin joined the project in mid-1981, pre-production was in progress, but no design had been settled on for the alien. Artist Dale Kuipers had created some preliminary paintings of the creature's look, but he left the project after being hospitalized following a traffic accident before he could develop them further with Bottin. Carpenter conceived the Thing as a single creature, but Bottin suggested that it should be constantly changing and able to

neg: John Carpenter film "Vampires" (1998). Carpenter has released three studio albums, titled "Lost Themes" (2015), "Lost Themes II" (2016), and "" (2017). Carpenter was born January 16, 1948 in Carthage, New York, the son of Milton Jean (née Carter) and Howard Ralph Carpenter, a music professor. He and his family relocated to Bowling Green, Kentucky during 1953. He was interested in films from an early age, particularly the westerns of Howard Hawks and John Ford, as well as 1950s low-budget horror films, such as "The Thing from Another World" and high budget science fiction like "Forbidden Planet" and began filming horror short

neg: The Carpenters' Very First TV Special black background instead of a blue background. John Denver and Karen Carpenter did a duet together of a medley consisting of a cleaned up version of Robert Burns' "Comin' Through the Rye" and the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations". The amazing thing about this medley is that in parts, Denver may be singing "Comin' Through the Rye", while Carpenter sings "Good Vibrations". They did a skit of Karen's drumming talent as well. It begins with Richard and Karen talking about why Karen played the drums, and Karen says, ""Why not"!!" Then, they reminisce to the high school days, where classmate John

neg: Who Goes There? or rather it, is a one-alien army, capable of creating an entire army of invaders from seed pods contained in (his) body. The John Carpenter 1982 adaptation "The Thing", stuck more closely to Campbell's original story. John Carpenter directed the film from a Bill Lancaster screenplay. Carpenter’s idea was not to compete with the direction of the earlier film. In both the novella and this adaptation, the Thing can imitate any animal-based life form, absorbing the respective hosts' personalities and memories along with their bodies (although the telepathy aspect is omitted). When the story begins, the creature has already been

neg: Bill Lancaster and co-directed by his father, released in 1974. Lancaster's best known work is his adapted screenplay for John Carpenter's "The Thing". He also penned the original screenplays for "The Bad News Bears" films. In 1982, he worked on a first draft script of a adaptation of Stephen King's novel of Firestarter for Carpenter to direct. But months later of the same year, Carpenter hired Bill Phillips to work on another draft that resembled Lancaster's draft. When "The Thing" bombed, Universal replaced Carpenter with Mark L. Lester. Lancaster is featured in the documentary "", found on the collector's edition DVD of

neg: John Carpenter in his filmmaking career, he had to devise a way to salvage a nearly finished film that did not meet his standards. In order to make the film more coherent and frightening, Carpenter filmed additional footage that included a number of new scenes. Despite production problems and mostly negative critical reception, "The Fog" was another commercial success for Carpenter. The film was made on a budget of $1,000,000, but it grossed over $21,000,000 in the United States alone. Carpenter has said that "The Fog" is not his favorite film, although he considers it a "minor horror classic". Carpenter immediately followed

neg: John A. Carpenter John A. Carpenter John Alcott Carpenter (1921-1978) was a historian, history professor, and public speaker. Carpenter, who specialized in the Reconstruction Period following the American Civil War, published biographies of Oliver Otis Howard and Ulysses S. Grant. Carpenter was born to Charles Francis Carpenter and Marion Jewett Carpenter in Boonton, New Jersey on August 1, 1921. His father's active interest in the Civil War piqued his own childhood interest and later career focus. After attending St. John's School (now Wilson School) in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey,Carpenter graduated from Morristown School in Morristown, New Jersey in 1938. He completed his bachelor's

neg: The Thing (2011 film) of pending dread. The prequel was filmed in Pinewood Toronto Studios, Port Lands on March 22, 2010 and ended on June 28, 2010. On set, the director had a laptop computer which contained "a million" screen captures of the Carpenter film, which he used as a point of reference to keep the Norwegian camp visually consistent with the first film. Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics created the practical creature effects for the film. In addition to creating the effects for the human-Thing transformations, Gillis, Woodruff and their team had the challenge of coming up with the

neg: John Carpenter (town clerk) St. Peter, Westminster, where his wife Katherine was later interred. He is frequently distinguished in historical documents as "John Carpenter, the younger," "John Carpenter, Junior [incorrectly]," and as "John Carpenter, Jenkin." Jenkin or Jenken is a diminutive of the name John. John Carpenter was one of three men by that name who were prominent during the 15th century. Both others are mentioned in his will of 1442. One was his brother, John Carpenter the elder, who received much property from his younger brother. John Carpenter may have been related in some way to the other John Carpenter who was the

neg: John Carpenter the novel by Stephen King. Carpenter hired Bill Lancaster and Bill Phillips respectively to adapt the novel into different versions of the screenplay. Carpenter had intended Richard Dreyfuss as Andy McGee, but when "The Thing" was a financial disappointment, Universal replaced Carpenter with Mark L. Lester. Carpenter's next film, "Christine", was the 1983 adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name. The story concerns a high-school nerd named Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who buys a junked 1958 Plymouth Fury which turns out to have supernatural powers. As Cunningham restores and rebuilds the car, he becomes unnaturally obsessed with

neg: Halloween II (1981 film) not made by Rosenthal, who contends that it was Carpenter who chose to make the film much bloodier than the original. Wallace explains: "Since the release of "Halloween", horror movies had changed. There was inflation involved in terms of violence and gore and what you saw onscreen, to the point that John [Carpenter] felt like he was in a boxhe could not do the same thing that "Halloween" had been doing." According to the film's official website, "Carpenter came in and directed a few sequences to clean up some of Rosenthal's work." One reviewer of the film notes that "Carpenter,

neg: The Thing (1982 film) The Thing (1982 film) The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella "Who Goes There?", it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other and that any one of them could be the Thing. The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter

neg: Don Carpenter he returned to Portland where he married Martha Ryherd. They had two daughters – Bonnie and Leha, and settled in San Francisco in the late 1950s. In 1957, Carpenter enrolled in San Francisco State College and received an M.A. when he graduated in 1961. Four years later (1965), the Carpenters settled in Mill Valley, California. Carpenter taught English for two years before publishing his first novel "Hard Rain Falling" (1966). From the late 1960s to the early 1980s Carpenter lived in and out of Hollywood writing screenplays for movies. Carpenter wrote a screenplay for the film "Payday" which was filmed

neg: John Carpenter it, with deadly consequences. "Christine" did respectable business upon its release and was received well by critics; however, Carpenter has been quoted as saying he directed the film because it was the only thing offered to him at the time. "Starman" (1984) was produced by Michael Douglas, the script was well received by Columbia Pictures, which chose it in preference to the script for "E.T." and prompted Steven Spielberg to go to Universal Pictures. Douglas chose Carpenter to be the director because of his reputation as an action director who could also convey strong emotion. "Starman" was reviewed favorably by

neg: Jonathan Lloyd Walker role of "Rankol" in the Syfy Network series "Flash Gordon". In 2010 Walker has completed work in several feature films, most notably "Red" with Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman. He plays the character Burbacher who is in charge of protecting the Vice-President from assassins. Walker was also cast in Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.'s prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter classic The Thing. He portrayed the British character Colin who is the base radio operator. The film opened in 2011. Walker is married to award-winning documentary film-maker Sheona McDonald. They have three children. Jonathan Lloyd Walker Jonathan Lloyd Walker

neg: The Thing (1982 film) seen John [Carpenter], but the next time I see John I want to ask him, ‘How much of that was put in post?’ Everything [Kurt] says, you see some smoke. Of course, now I see it. Conspicuously, there’s none coming out of mine.” Another theory postulates that the bottle that MacReady gives to Childs is actually a leftover molotov cocktail and thus contains gasoline. Regarding this theory, Kurt Russell has said, “John Carpenter and I worked on the ending of that movie together a long time. We were both bringing the audience right back to square one. At the end

neg: The Thing (2011 film) The Thing (2011 film) The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer based on the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by John Carpenter. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. They are part of a team of Norwegian and American scientists who discover a dangerous alien buried deep in the ice of Antarctica, realizing too late that it is still alive. The film was

neg: Carpenter's Battery reorganization John C. Carpenter became the captain of the battery with Samuel S. Carpenter as his second lieutenant. Captain Joseph H. Carpenter was wounded in action on August 9, 1862 at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, and died from the effects of his wound on February 5, 1863 at his parents' home, Fort Carpenter, Virginia. John Cadwalider Carpenter, born in 1839 at Covington, Virginia, served as captain of the battery after his brother Joseph was wounded; he commanded the battery through many engagements, including fifteen major battles, and lost an arm in combat at the Battle of Fisher's Hill, but

neg: John Carpenter in October 2018. The film acts as a direct sequel to Carpenter's original film, ignoring the continuity of all other previous films. It is his first direct involvement with the franchise since 1982's "". Carpenter's films are characterized by minimalist lighting and photography, static cameras, use of steadicam, and distinctive synthesized scores (usually self-composed). With the exception of "Someone's Watching Me!", "Elvis", "The Thing", "Starman", "Memoirs of an Invisible Man", and "The Ward", he has scored all of his films (though some are collaborations), most famously the themes from "Halloween" and "Assault on Precinct 13". His music is generally synthesized

neg: Why (Sabrina Carpenter song) Bubbling Under Hot 100, marking Carpenter's second Billboard-chart single and was certified gold by United States (RIAA). It was accompanied by a music video directed by Jay Martin and filmed in New York City. It was released on Vevo channel on July 19, 2017. The music video begins with Carpenter and her love interest, Casey Cott, having a conversation where both don’t have the same likes in movies. Carpenter promoted "Why" with several televised performances, including on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and "Live with Kelly and Ryan". Carpenter teased the single release by sending postcards with handwritten notes

neg: John Henry Carpenter manager. Later, they would videotape their sexual encounters. While Crane's son Robert later insisted that all of the women were aware of the videotaping and consented to it, some, according to one source, had no idea that they had been filmed until informed by Scottsdale police after Crane's murder. Carpenter later became national sales manager at Akai, and arranged his business trips to coincide with Crane's dinner-theater touring schedule so that the two could continue seducing and videotaping women after "Hogan's Heroes" had run its course. In 1994, Crane's murder case was re-opened and Carpenter was tried and eventually acquitted.

neg: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film) crafting suspense and action sequences make "Assault" such a nerve-racking experience that you may have to reupholster your easy chair after watching it at home. In 1988 Alan Jones of "Starburst" said "Assault" is "arguably still the best film [Carpenter] ever made." In 2000 John Kenneth Muir placed the film at No. 3 on his rated list of John Carpenter's filmography, behind "The Thing" and "Halloween". In October 2007, Noel Murray and Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club also ranked "Assault" at No. 3 of John Carpenter's best films ("The Essentials"), saying, "The first John Carpenter film that really "feels"

neg: The Thing (1982 film) partner Kim Henkel's concept. After several more failed pitches by different writers, and attempts to bring on other directors, such as John Landis, the project was put on hold. Even so, the success of Ridley Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film "Alien" helped revitalize the project, at which point Carpenter became loosely attached following his success with his influential slasher film "Halloween" (1978). Carpenter was reluctant to join the project as 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

neg: John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter in 1937. Boyd-Carpenter's son, Thomas Boyd-Carpenter, was himself knighted following his military and public service careers. One of his two daughters, Sarah Hogg, Baroness Hogg, married Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham, and is a life peer in her own right. John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter, PC, DL (2 June 1908 – 11 July 1998) was a British Conservative politician. He was the only son of Conservative politician Sir Archibald Boyd-Carpenter MP and his wife Annie Dugdale. He was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Union

neg: The Thing (1982 film) perfectly with memories and behaviors. The original is subsumed by an alien copy that is virtually impossible to identify. "Den of Geek!"s Mark Harrison and Ryan Lambie said that the essence of humanity is free will, which is stripped away by the Thing, possibly without the individual being aware that they have been taken over. In a 1982 interview, when given the option to describe "The Thing" as "pro-science" like "Who Goes There?" or "anti-science" like "The Thing from Another World", Carpenter chose "pro-human", stating, "It's better to be a human being than an imitation, or let ourselves be taken

neg: John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter John Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, Baron Boyd-Carpenter, PC, DL (2 June 1908 – 11 July 1998) was a British Conservative politician. He was the only son of Conservative politician Sir Archibald Boyd-Carpenter MP and his wife Annie Dugdale. He was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was President of the Oxford Union in 1930. He graduated with a BA in History, and a Diploma in Economics in 1931. He was Harmsworth Law Scholar at the Middle Temple in 1933 and called to Bar the next year, and practised in the London and

neg: The Thing (2011 film) revealed whether this is the creature's original form or the form of another creature it had assimilated. Addressing rumors stating that John Carpenter wished to have a cameo appearance in the film, Carpenter himself corrected these in an interview for the fan site "Outpost 31", in August 2012. "[Those] rumors are not true", Carpenter stated in the interview. The film was shot in the anamorphic format on 35 mm film, as the director dislikes the look of films shot digitally. The director chose not to fast cut the film, instead opting for a slower pace, hoping to build a sense

neg: The Thing (1982 film) at a "The Thing" trailer caused Foster to remark, "We're dead". The response to public pre-screenings of "The Thing" resulted in the studio changing the somber, black-and-white advertising approved by the producers to a color image of a person with a glowing face. The tagline was also changed from "Man is the warmest place to hide"—written by Stephen Frankfort, who wrote the "Alien" tagline, "In space, no one can hear you scream"—to "The ultimate in alien terror", trying to capitalize on "Alien"s audience. Carpenter attempted to make a last-minute change of the film's title to "Who Goes There?", to no

neg: William Benjamin Carpenter William Benjamin Carpenter William Benjamin Carpenter CB FRS (29 October 1813 – 19 November 1885) was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist. He was instrumental in the early stages of the unified University of London. Carpenter was born on 29 October 1813 in Exeter, the eldest son of Dr Lant Carpenter and his wife, Anna Carpenter (née Penn). His father was an important Unitarian preacher who, according to Adrian Desmond, influenced a "rising generation of Unitarian intellectuals, including James Martineau and the "Westminster Review"'s John Bowring." From his father, Carpenter learned to believe in the essential lawfulness of creation

neg: The Thing (1982 film) of the day, that was the position these people were in. They just didn’t know anything." About the disputed ending, the Director, John Carpenter, had this to say, "Now, I do know, in the end, who the Thing is, but I cannot tell you." In the years following its release, critics and fans have reevaluated "The Thing" as a milestone of the horror genre. A prescient review by Peter Nicholls in 1992, called "The Thing" "a black, memorable film [that] may yet be seen as a classic". It has been called one of, if not the best film directed by

neg: The Thing (2011 film) into a maze at both Universal Studios Hollywood's and Universal Orlando Resort's 2011 Halloween Horror Nights events, having the subtitle "Assimilation" at Hollywood's version. The Thing (2011 film) The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer based on the novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell. It is a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name by John Carpenter. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. They are part of a team of Norwegian and American

neg: John Henry Carpenter the prosecution's case as Carpenter's motive for the crime. No witnesses or evidence were presented to support the prosecution's claims. In the special features section of the DVD, a documentary extra has Carpenter's second wife adamantly asserting that Carpenter was completely heterosexual. The film also portrays Carpenter as suffering from colorblindness. John Henry Carpenter John Henry Carpenter (June 24, 1928 – September 4, 1998) was most widely known as the friend and accused murderer of actor Bob Crane in 1978. Carpenter was of Native American and Spanish heritage. He was born on an Indian reservation where as a teenager he

neg: Ronald D. Moore a major guest star in the episode. Moore also developed a pilot for Fox called "Virtuality". It aired on June 26, 2009, and was not picked up. "Virtuality" was the first show developed under the banner of Moore's new personal production company, "Tall Ship Productions". Moore worked on the script for the companion/prequel film of the 1982 John Carpenter film, "The Thing", which itself was a remake of the 1951 film "The Thing From Another World" (based on John W. Campbell's short story "Who Goes There?"). His screenplay was scrapped late in 2009 and rewritten by Eric Heisserer, writer of

neg: The Thing (2011 film) the film three out of five stars and wrote, "Winstead makes for an appealing protagonist, and Kate is portrayed as competent without being thrust into some unlikely action-hero role." Kathleen Murphy of MSN Movies rated it two-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it "a subpar slasher movie tricked out with tired 'Ten Little Indians' tropes and rip-offs from both Carpenter and the Christian Nyby-Howard Hawks' 1951 version of the chilling tale that started it all, John W. Campbell, Jr.'s "Who Goes There?"". Jim Vejvoda of IGN Movies also rated the film two-and-a-half out of five, saying, "This incarnation of "The

neg: Karen Carpenter to the point that she had only stocks and bonds left. Carpenter's friends also reported he was abusive towards her, often being impatient; they added that she remained fearful when he would occasionally lose his temper. Close friend Karen Kamon recounted one incident where she and Carpenter went to their normal hangout, Hamburger Hamlet, and Carpenter appeared to be distant emotionally, sitting not at their regular table but in the dark, and wearing large dark sunglasses, unable to eat and crying. According to Kamon, the marriage was "the straw that broke the camel's back. It was absolutely the worst thing

neg: Lea Carpenter This information, revealed after his death, inspired Lea Carpenter to write her first novel. Carpenter graduated "summa cum laude" from Princeton University with a degree in English. She received her MBA from Harvard University in June 2003. Carpenter worked in literary publishing for ten years. She was a founding editor of Francis Ford Coppola's literary magazine, "Zoetrope"., and worked on John F. Kennedy Jr.'s "George" magazine. From 2004 to 2005, Carpenter was the deputy publisher of The Paris Review. During this time Carpenter supervised the "day-to-day financial health" of the magazine, and worked under the magazine's publisher, Drue Heinz. Carpenter

neg: Keith David Arts. He attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1975–1979, "Group 8") where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1979. In 1980–81, David honed his craft touring the country with John Houseman's The Acting Company in productions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". Less than two years later, he went on to star as Childs, opposite Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's "The Thing", and his lengthy on-screen career had begun. In the 1980s run of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", he portrayed Keith the Southwood Carpenter in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe segments. He also

neg: The Thing (video game) happened to the research team. The game was endorsed by John Carpenter, who voices a character in an uncredited cameo. "The Thing" was a commercial success; selling over one million units worldwide across all platforms, and received generally positive reviews. A sequel was in the early stages of development, but was cancelled when Computer Artworks went into receivership in 2003. The basic gameplay in "The Thing" is that of a traditional third-person shooter; the player character, Blake, can run and shoot, strafe, crouch, interact with the environment, interact with NPCs and use items, such as flashlights, fire extinguishers or flares.

neg: The Thing (1982 film) "creepiness" of the imitations conducted by the creature, and the questions it raised, interesting. Carpenter 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. 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. Carpenter and cinematographer Dean Cundey first worked together on "Halloween", and "The Thing" was

neg: The Thing (1982 film) By the end of production, Carpenter had to make a personal appeal to executive Ned Tanen for $100,000 to complete a simplified version of the Blair-Thing. The final cost was $12.4 million, and overhead costs brought it to $15 million. Several writers developed drafts for "The Thing" before Carpenter became involved, including "Logan's Run" (1967) writer William F. Nolan, novelist David Wiltse, and Hooper and Henkel, whose draft was set at least partially underwater, and which Cohen described as a "Moby-Dick"-like story in which "The Captain" did battle with a large, non-shapeshifting creature. As Carpenter said in a 2014 interview,

neg: John Henry Carpenter John Henry Carpenter John Henry Carpenter (June 24, 1928 – September 4, 1998) was most widely known as the friend and accused murderer of actor Bob Crane in 1978. Carpenter was of Native American and Spanish heritage. He was born on an Indian reservation where as a teenager he often earned money as a migrant worker harvesting apricots. Carpenter served in the U.S. Army and was married twice. Following his retirement from the Army he took a job marketing video technology, achieving expertise in that field and becoming head of the video wing of a new Japanese electronics company debuting

neg: The Thing (1982 film) the charred Norwegian camp. The explosive destruction of the base required the camera assistants to stand inside the set with the explosives, which were activated remotely. The assistants then had to run to a safe distance while seven cameras captured the base's destruction. Filmed when the heavy use of special effects was rare, the actors had to adapt to having Carpenter describe to them what their characters were looking at, as the effects would not be added until post-production. There were some puppets used to create the impression of what was happening in the scene, but in other cases the

neg: George Alfred Carpenter George Alfred Carpenter George Alfred Carpenter (1859–1910) was an English physician and paediatrician. Carpenter syndrome is named for him. Born at Lambeth, on 25 December 1859, he was son of John William Carpenter, M.D. (d. 1903), and his wife Mary, daughter of George Butler, of New Shoreham, Sussex. Alfred John Carpenter of Croydon was his uncle. Carpenter received his early education at King's College School and at Epsom College. He was a medical student in London at St. Thomas's Hospital, where he won prizes, and at Guy's Hospital. He was prosector to the Royal College of Surgeons, and in 1885

neg: John Carpenter classics that Carpenter has directed include "Dark Star" (1974), "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976), "The Thing" (1982), "Christine" (1983), "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986), "Prince of Darkness" (1987), "They Live" (1988), and "In the Mouth of Madness" (1995). He returned to the "Halloween" franchise as both composer and executive producer for the horror sequel "Halloween" (2018). Carpenter is also notable for having composed or co-composed most of his films' music; some of them are now well-known, with the main theme of "Halloween" being considered a part of popular culture. He won a Saturn Award for Best Music for the

neg: Who Goes There? known exist. "The Thing" (2010 card game) and "The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31" (2017 board game) are both based on the John Carpenter movie. "Who Goes There?", a board game from Certifiable Studios, was released in 2018, following a Kickstarter campaign, which raised over $612,000 compared to its $54,097 goal. In December 1936, John W. Campbell published a 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. Writer

neg: The Thing (1982 film) It was set to go to print for theaters when the producers, Carpenter, and executive Helena Hacker decided that the film was better left with ambiguity instead of nothing at all. Carpenter gave his approval to restore the ambiguous ending, but a scream was inserted over the outpost explosion to posit the monster's death. Universal executive Sidney Sheinberg disliked the ending's nihilism and, according to Carpenter, said, "Think about how the audience will react if we see the [Thing] die with a giant orchestra playing". Carpenter later noted that both the original ending and the ending without Childs tested poorly

neg: John Alden Carpenter of many honors during his lifetime: John Alden Carpenter John Alden Carpenter (February 28, 1876 – April 26, 1951) was an American composer. Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on February 28, 1876, and raised in a musical household. He was educated at Harvard University, where he studied under John Knowles Paine, and was president of the Glee Club, also writing music for the Hasty-Pudding Club. Showing great promise as a composer, he journeyed to London to study under Edward Elgar, and finally succeeded in studying with him in Rome in 1906, later returning to the United States to

neg: John Alden Carpenter John Alden Carpenter John Alden Carpenter (February 28, 1876 – April 26, 1951) was an American composer. Carpenter was born in Park Ridge, Illinois on February 28, 1876, and raised in a musical household. He was educated at Harvard University, where he studied under John Knowles Paine, and was president of the Glee Club, also writing music for the Hasty-Pudding Club. Showing great promise as a composer, he journeyed to London to study under Edward Elgar, and finally succeeded in studying with him in Rome in 1906, later returning to the United States to study under Bernhard Ziehn in Chicago

neg: Mary Chapin Carpenter Stars". Country singer Wynonna Judd recorded Carpenter's composition "Girls With Guitars" on her 1993 album "Tell Me Why". Judd released the song as a single in 1994, in what Carpenter called "the most exciting thing that's ever happened to me as a songwriter", and it peaked on the U.S. Country chart at No. 10. Later, Carpenter co-wrote "Where Are You Now", which Trisha Yearwood recorded on her 2000 album "Real Live Woman"; the song peaked on the Country chart at No. 45. In the 1990s, Carpenter also duetted with Shawn Colvin, a "longtime recording pal" (the two frequently appeared on

neg: Universal Soldier: Regeneration I also think that that film is a bit of a nostalgia piece, not only to late '80s but also early '90s. The music in the film was a synth score and to me was something that was reminiscent of the John Carpenter movies that I loved growing up, like "The Thing", Carpenter would always have these great synth scores. Another piece we used was the group Tangerine Dream did a great score for the movie "Sorcerer" and taking a note from films like "Blade Runner", movies influenced me and my idea of science fiction and action film making and

neg: The Thing (1982 film) finalizing the film, Universal sent Carpenter a demographic study showing that the audience appeal of horror films had declined by 70% over the previous six months. Carpenter considered this a suggestion that he lower his expectations of the film's performance. After one market research screening, Carpenter queried the audience on their thoughts, and one audience member asked, "Well what happened in the very end? Which one was the Thing...?" When Carpenter responded that it was up to their imagination, the audience member responded, "Oh, God. I hate that." After returning from a screening of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", the audience's silence

neg: The Thing (1982 film) with audiences, which he interpreted as the film simply not being heroic enough. Ennio Morricone composed the film's score, as Carpenter wanted "The Thing" to have a European musical approach. Carpenter flew to Rome to speak with Morricone to convince him to take the job. By the time Morricone flew to Los Angeles to record the score, he had already developed a tape filled with an array of synthesizer music because he was unsure what type of score Carpenter wanted. Morricone wrote complete separate orchestral and synthesizer scores and a combined score, which he knew was Carpenter's preference. Carpenter picked

neg: Thomas G. Waites the Perry Street Theatre. In 1982, Waites competed with Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon to land the role of Bobby in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "American Buffalo". Kurt Russell and John Carpenter saw his performance and cast him as Windows in the film "The Thing" (1982). Waites was cast in the Broadway premiere of "Trafford Tanzi", a musical where he sang with Deborah Harry of Blondie fame. Next was "Pastorale", the Obie Award-winning play by Debra Eisenberg starring Judith Ivey and Christine Estabrook, playing the character of Steve. It was during this time that Tom met his namesake and

neg: Walter Randolph Carpenter contributions to causes large and small in places where his company operated. WR Carpenters by market capitalisation was a top 100 Australian company up until the late 1980s. Walter Randolph Carpenter was born on October 31, 1877 at Singapore, Straits Settlements to Captain John Bolton Carpenter and his wife Emma Frances (née Griffin) Carpenter. John Bolton Carpenter was a merchant, whaler and sea captain who emigrated from New Haven, Connecticut to Singapore as a result of American Civil War restrictions on his shipping business; Emma was a native of England. On December 18, 1899, Carpenter married Edith Anderson, daughter of

neg: The Thing (video game) Pierce in an observatory. However, he is infected, and rather than allow himself to turn into a Thing, Pierce shoots himself in the head. Blake continues to pursue the man with the radio, eventually discovering that he is a Thing. Blake kills him, and takes the radio. Moving on, he enters the "Pyron" sub-facility beneath the Norwegian base, learning of a company called Gen-Inc., who have installed a research team under the command of Dr. Sean Faraday (John Carpenter). Gen-Inc. had been conducting biological experiments on the Things when their team was infected, and now only a few survivors remain

neg: Christine (1983 film) "Christine". Kobritz purchased the rights to "Christine" after finding himself attracted to the novel's "celebration of America's obsession with the motorcar." According to John Carpenter, "Christine" was not a film he had planned on directing, saying that he directed the film as "a job" as opposed to a "personal project." He had previously directed "The Thing" (1982), which had done poorly at the box office and led to critical backlash. In retrospect, Carpenter stated that upon reading "Christine", he felt that "It just wasn't very frightening. But it was something I needed to do at that time for my career."

neg: John Carpenter (archbishop of Dublin) John Carpenter (archbishop of Dublin) John Carpenter (b. 1729 - 29 October 1786), (in Irish Gaelic Seán Mac an tSaor or Seán Maca tSaoir) served as the Roman Catholic archbishop of Dublin from 1770 until death in 1786. John Carpenter was born in 1729 in Dublin. His father was a merchant tailor, of Chancery Lane, a respectable residential area near the law courts. His early schooling took place at South Earl Street, where, between the years 1744–1747, he "was associated with the Gaelic language and cultural circle which had formed around Tadhg Ó Neachtain, scion of a Connacht bardic family

neg: Daniel C. Carpenter inspector shortly after the police riot. During the New York Draft Riots, Carpenter was one of the most active officers who fought against the rioters. After Superintendent John Kennedy was attacked by a mob and hospitalized, overall command of the police force fell to Commissioner Thomas Coxon Acton and John G. Bergen while Carpenter took command of police squads on the streets. His most memorable action during the riot was the defense of the New York financial district and the U.S. sub-treasury. With drillmaster Sergeant Theron S. Copeland, he assembled what remained of the police force, which was then about

neg: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film) the Living Dead". Carpenter acknowledges the influence of both films. In his 2000 book "The Films of John Carpenter", John Kenneth Muir deconstructs Carpenter's use of "Rio Bravo" as a template for "Assault": "Although [the film's] premise may sound like typical 1970s picture, it was quintessential Carpenter in execution — which meant it was really quintessential Howard Hawks. Of primary importance was not the bloodshed or action, but rather the developing friendship and respect in evidence between the white convict Napoleon Wilson and black cop Lt. Bishop … also important in ["Assault"]'s homage to director Hawks was the unforgettable presence

neg: Darwin Joston had time to look for roles. After 1986, he worked primarily in transportation until his retirement in 1994. In 1982, when Carpenter was scheduled to direct the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Firestarter", Joston was considered for the role of John Rainbird, the Native-American assassin; but after Universal Pictures executives fired Carpenter from the project (following the commercial failure of "The Thing") and replaced him with Mark L. Lester, the role of Rainbird was given to George C. Scott. Joston's last film role was in the 1982 B-movie (and "Mystery Science Theater 3000" favorite) "Time Walker" (also known as

neg: Adrienne Barbeau on February 1, 1980, and was a theatrical success, grossing over $21 million in the United States alone, and establishing Barbeau as a genre film star. She subsequently appeared in a number of early-1980s horror and science fiction films, a number of which have now become cult film classics, including "Escape from New York" (also from Carpenter), "Creepshow" and "Swamp Thing". Of her screen work with Carpenter, Barbeau has stated: "John is a great director. He knows what he wants and he knows how to get it. It's simple and it's easy [working with him]." She also appeared in the

neg: In the Mouth of Madness along. Michael De Luca wrote the script in the late 1980s and one of the first directors he offered it to was John Carpenter, who initially passed on the project. New Line Cinema later announced production in 1989 with director Tony Randel attached to direct. Later Mary Lambert was also attached to direct. A few years later, Carpenter signed on as director in December 1992 and filming took place from August to October 1993. The town scenes in Hobb's End were filmed on Main Street Unionville, and the exterior of the Black Church is actually the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.

neg: Dick Turpin (TV series) with the series. Dick Turpin (TV series) Dick Turpin is a British television drama series starring Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Deeks. It was created by Richard Carpenter, Paul Knight and Sydney Cole and written by Richard Carpenter, John Kane, Charles Crichton and Paul Wheeler. It was made by Gatetarn, Seacastle productions in-association with London Weekend Television between 1979 and 1982. 26 half-hour episodes and one feature-length episode were filmed on location at Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The series is loosely based on the adventures of the real 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin. The series takes place in 18th century England.

neg: Dick Turpin (TV series) Dick Turpin (TV series) Dick Turpin is a British television drama series starring Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Deeks. It was created by Richard Carpenter, Paul Knight and Sydney Cole and written by Richard Carpenter, John Kane, Charles Crichton and Paul Wheeler. It was made by Gatetarn, Seacastle productions in-association with London Weekend Television between 1979 and 1982. 26 half-hour episodes and one feature-length episode were filmed on location at Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The series is loosely based on the adventures of the real 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin. The series takes place in 18th century England. After Dick Turpin,

neg: The Thing (1982 film) what to do with them, in exchange for a return when the films were produced. Universal in turn acquired the rights to remake the film from Stark, resulting in him being given an executive producer credit on all print advertisements, posters, television commercials, and studio press material. John Carpenter was first approached about the project in 1976 by co-producer and friend Stuart Cohen, but Carpenter was mainly an independent film director, so Universal chose "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) director Tobe Hooper as they already had him under contract. The producers were ultimately unhappy with Hooper and his writing

neg: Mary Chapin Carpenter one-another's albums), and sang backup in Radney Foster's "Nobody Wins", Dolly Parton (on Parton's 1993 singles "Romeo" & "More Where That Came From"), and Joan Baez on a 1995 live recording of "Diamonds & Rust". Carpenter also performed a number of concerts with Baez and the Indigo Girls as The Four Voices, during the mid- to late-1990s. Carpenter followed "Come On Come On" with 1994's "Stones in the Road", at which point "USA Today" wrote, "without sounding anything like a country star was previously expected to sound, [Carpenter]'s one of the genre's biggest stars." "Stones in the Road" sold only

neg: John Kendall-Carpenter John Kendall-Carpenter John MacGregor Kendall-Carpenter (1926–1990) was an England rugby union international who won 23 caps as a back row forward between 1949 and 1954. He subsequently served as President of the Rugby Football Union (1980–1981), the England Schools Rugby Football Union (1985–90) and Cornwall RFU (1984–87). He was also Chairman of the committee that organised the first Rugby World Cup in 1987. He was one of only five Cornishmen to captain the England Rugby team - the others were E K Scott, Vic Roberts, Richard Sharp and Phil Vickery. Kendall-Carpenter was educated at Truro School and Oxford University where

neg: Ice (The X-Files) in Greenland who found a 250,000-year-old item encased in ice. The setting—an icy, remote research base overcome by an extraterrestrial creature—is similar to that of John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There?" and its two feature-film incarnations: "The Thing from Another World" (1951), directed by Christian Nyby and produced by Howard Hawks, and "The Thing" (1982), directed by John Carpenter. Chris Carter has cited them as the main inspirations for the episode. As in the novella and films, the characters cannot trust each other because they are uncertain if they are who they seem to be. Carter particularly enjoyed

neg: Strange Invaders "Escape from New York". For the prosthetic alien effects, he hired James Cummins, a veteran of the John Carpenter film "The Thing", and later, the writer and director of the cult horror classic "The Boneyard", who had his name removed from the credits after heated debates with Laughlin about the way the effects were being used and shot. Laughlin relented and allowed Cummins to reshoot a lengthy scene near the end of the film where the aliens shed their human guises as they prepare to embark on a 1950s style spacecraft. Laughlin planned a third film in a proposed ""Strange"

neg: Keith David played Keith, the game coin collector in an episode where Rogers and a small child learn to play the arcade game "Donkey Kong". He went on to appear in films such as Oliver Stone's "Platoon", "The Quick and the Dead", "They Live" (reuniting with "The Thing" director John Carpenter), "Men at Work", "Marked for Death", and "Stars and Bars". He played Kirby in the 1995 film "Dead Presidents", and he appeared in the 1995 Spike Lee film "Clockers". He followed this up with roles in other films such as "Volcano", a breakout turn in "Armageddon", "There's Something About Mary", "Pitch

neg: Rob Bottin Rob Bottin Robin R. Bottin (born April 1, 1959) is a retired American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both "The Fog" and "The Thing", with Verhoeven on "RoboCop", "Total Recall" and "Basic Instinct", and with Fincher on "Se7en" and "Fight Club". His other film credits include "Legend", "Innerspace" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an

neg: The Thing (2011 film) rating of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It serves the bare serviceable minimum for a horror flick, but "The Thing" is all boo-scares and a slave to the far superior John Carpenter version." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film a score of 49 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In CinemaScore polls users gave the film a "B-" on an A+ to F scale. Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" gave the film a rating of 3 out of 4, saying "While I wish van Heijningen's "Thing"

neg: Legend (1985 film) Darkness in "Legend" is considered to be one of the most iconic images in all of fantasy cinema. Scott discovered Mia Sara in a casting session and was impressed by her "good theatrical instincts". Scott contacted Rob Bottin, who designed the special makeup effects for "The Howling", about working on "Blade Runner", but Bottin was already committed to John Carpenter's "The Thing". Scott told him about "Legend", and toward the end of production on "The Thing", Bottin read a script for the film and saw an excellent opportunity to create characters in starring roles. After wrapping his work with Carpenter,

neg: Crazy Rich Asians (film) set at NYU was filmed in Putrajaya; and the restaurant where Nick asks Rachel to travel was filmed at BLVD House, Naza Towers at Platinum Park in Kuala Lumpur. The taxi drop-off scene set at John F. Kennedy International Airport was also filmed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Singapore Airlines was asked to participate in exchange for product placement, but declined as "they were not sure the movie would represent the airline and their customer[s] in a good light", according to producer Brad Simpson, leading to the creation of the fictional Pacific Asean Airlines for the film. After Nick asks

neg: The Thing (1982 film) "they were just trying to make it work". The writers left before Carpenter joined the project. He said the scripts were "awful," as they changed the story into something it was not, and ignored the chameleon-like aspect of the Thing. Carpenter did not want to write the project himself, after recently completing work on "Escape from New York" (1981), and having struggled to complete a screenplay for "The Philadelphia Experiment" (1984). He was wary of taking on writing duties, preferring to let someone else do it. Once Carpenter was confirmed as the director, several writers were asked to script "The

neg: John J. Lloyd for a third and final time on the 1985 release "Into the Night". Lloyd also served as production designer on two films for John Carpenter: "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China". Lloyd subsequently designed such productions as "" and the first two films in the "Naked Gun" series, "" and "". Lloyd died of congestive heart failure at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, on September 20, 2014. He was 92. He is survived by a son, two daughters and two grandchildren. John J. Lloyd John J. Lloyd (June 30, 1922 – September 20, 2014) was

neg: The Thing (1982 film) film's production in any way, and received proper credit in all materials. Stark later sued for a further $15 million over Foster's comments. The outcome of the lawsuits is unknown. While "The Thing" was not initially successful, it was able to find new audiences and appreciation on home video, and later on television. Sidney Sheinberg edited a version of the film for network television broadcast, which added narration and a different ending, where the Thing imitates a dog and escapes the ruined camp. Carpenter disowned this version, and theorized that Sheinberg had been mad at him for not taking his

neg: John Wilson Carpenter III John Wilson Carpenter III John Wilson Carpenter III (August 11, 1916 – November 8, 1996) was a 1939 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who served with distinction in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot and commander, including significant combat service. Carpenter studied engineering at Oklahoma A&M University and Mississippi State College before entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1935, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in military science in 1939. After graduation, he attended the U.S. Army Air Corps flying schools at Tulsa, Oklahoma, Randolph Field, Texas and Kelly Field,

neg: John Anderson (carpenter) the claim recorded in the heritage plaque above, Burns' poem is based on an earlier poem of the same title and metre: John Anderson, my jo, John I wonder what you mean To lie sae lang in the morning And sit sae late at e'en ... The earlier version was extant c.1744, and is a mildly bawdy ballad in which the wife berates John for his waning performance in bed, recalls his former ardour, and threatens him with the cuckold's horns if he doesn't deliver: ... But 'tis a mickle finer thing To see your hurdies fyke To see your

neg: John Carpenter "The Fog" with the science-fiction adventure "Escape from New York" (1981). Featuring several actors that Carpenter had collaborated with (Donald Pleasence, Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Charles Cyphers, and Frank Doubleday) or would collaborate with again (Kurt Russell and Harry Dean Stanton), as well as several notable actors (Lee Van Cleef and Ernest Borgnine), it became both commercially successful (grossing more than $25 million) and critically acclaimed (with an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes). His next film, "The Thing" (1982), is notable for its high production values, including innovative special effects by Rob Bottin, special visual effects by matte artist Albert Whitlock,

neg: The Thing (1982 film) Thing", including Richard Matheson, Nigel Kneale, and Deric Washburn. Bill Lancaster initially met with Turman, Foster and Cohen in 1977, but he was given the impression that they wanted to closely replicate "The Thing from Another World", and he did not want to remake the film. In August 1979, Lancaster was contacted again. By this time he had read the original "Who Goes There?" novella, and Carpenter had become involved in the project. Lancaster was hired to write the script after describing his vision for the film, and his intention to stick closely to the original story, to Carpenter, who

neg: Catweazle recorded the occasion of their last meeting at an annual commemorative event held at the farm in East Clandon, Surrey, where the first series was filmed in the summer of 1969. Also featured in the article was an interview with Richard Carpenter in which he gave a frank account of his thoughts on modern television and expressed his desire to bring his writing career full circle with a Catweazle film for the 21st century. He also confirmed that he had drafted a new script. Negotiations for a film had reached pre-production stages when Carpenter died while walking his dog in