Kurt Russell Explains the Thing Ending

80s horror Kurt Russell in John Carpenters The Thing. After defeating the Thing with a massive explosion the two survivors sit together outside the burning base neither sure that the other is human or Thing.

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The Thing famously ends with MacReady Kurt Russell and Childs Keith David sharing an uneasy moment by the fire.

. In an interview with Fandom celebrating the 4K Ultra HD release of Escape from LA. MacReady Garry and Nauls determine the Thing cannot be allowed to escape and set explosives to destroy the station but Blair-Thing kills Garry and Nauls disappears. John Carpenter and I worked on the ending of that movie together a long time.

One of its new features is a commentary track with. These two would be our main hero MacReady played by the moustache himself Kurt Russell and Childs Keith Davids scientist that. Their Antarctic research station is burning to the ground and once the flames.

As famous as it is for Russells performance and Bottins legendary creature designs though The Thing is also famous for its ending which leaves plenty of unanswered questions and implications. For decades audiences have wondered whether or not Childs was human in the movies ending but it is not certain that either one of them is human. They take swigs of a bottle of whiskey as the camera shows a wide shot of the camp in flames.

It destroys MacReadys detonator so instead MacReady throws a stick of dynamite at it. Garry is killed by Blair who turns into the Thing. The movies ending saw Kurt Russells RJ MacReady and.

John Carpenter Keith David Kurt Russell Movie Endings Explained Sci-Fi The Thing The. One of the most popular theories on the ambiguous end says Childs is The Thing. The theory involves MacReady the grizzled badass Russell played in John Carpenters remake of The Thing about a shape-shifting super gross alien that picks off a research crew in Antarctica.

Speaking of the films ending he offered. Theres a snazzy new Blu-ray of John Carpenters monster classic The Thing coming out in October. On Movie Endings Explained we tackle the ambiguous ending of John Carpenters The Thing.

Although my favorite theory is that. Carpenter said he never understood where all the confusion came from. The Thing ends with only two of the initial 12 men remaining RJ.

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Mac MacReady played by actor Kurt Russell. Theories about the ending have been swirling since the films release in 1982 as John Carpenter intended so he likely wouldnt give away the answer so easily. The Antarctic-set film a remake of 1951s The Thing from Another World centred on an alien creature capable of shape-shifting and assuming the identity of humans.

Described as Alien on Ice a nod to Ridley Scotts iconic 1979 horror film The Thing was never appreciated. Editor Todd Ramsay recalls in Terror Takes Shape approaching John Carpenter with the idea of instead of ending The Thing with an uncertain fate for lone survivors RJ. Many believe Russells character gave Childs a bottle of gasoline since he was using Molotov cocktails earlier.

Now I do know in the end who the Thing is he explained but I cannot tell you On another occasion Kurt Russell shared his own interpretation claiming The only thing we did know was that MacReady was not a Thing But ever the master of mystery Carpenter wryly responded with He could be. In an interview with HuffPo Russell explained that John Carpenter and I worked on the ending of that movie together a. Back to the.

By the end of John Carpenters The Thing only MacReady Kurt Russell and Childs Keith David are left standing. John Carpenters The Thing stands as one of the greatest sci-fi horror movies ever made. One ending explanation believed by some is that Childs has been infected and is the creature.

Fans suspect this drink is actually a test. The ending to director John Carpenters 1982 sci-fihorror classic The Thing has been debated for years. MacReady stumbles to a shack to find Childs there.

40 years since he left RJ. The Thing Movie Ending Explained Breakdown Did you notice that Childs is now wearing a beigebrown jacket instead of the dark blue jacket he wore when he set off. The last frame of The Thing is Kurt Russel sic and Keith David staring each.

In a movie featuring an alien that can mimic human behavior and appearance can we really. John Carpenter reveals hes had some discussions about The Thing with Kurt Russell given the films ambiguous ending. Blair-Thing transforms into an enormous creature and breaks the detonator but MacReady triggers the explosives with a stick of dynamite destroying the station.

When The Thing was originally released in the summer of 1982 it suffered horrible reviews low box office sales and was universally panned by film critics around the country. A fan theory suggesting that Childs must be the Thing because we see MacReadys breath but not Childs went viral in 2016. Kurt Russell meanwhile has a much more contemplative answer.

When asked about the theory Russell shook his head before explaining why it may be missing the point. MacReady in the snow John Carpenter might have an idea or two on how to continue his sci-fi horror masterpiece The Thing. The alien could have easily ripped through the dark blue coat king Childs in the process and destroying the dark blue.

After Childs who has been gone for a mysteriously long time returns to camp MacReady offers him a drink. Russell was asked about this suggestion. He did disappear off-screen for the films climactic ending when MacReady destroys the alien along.

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