Universal released The Thing to theaters on June 25, 1982; grossing $13.8M worldwide. John Carpenter directed the horror classic which starred Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, and Keith David. The Thing Movie Summary The film takes place during the winter at the Antarctic in 1982. We find an American Research Team standing outside their camp; watching some crazy Norwegians spin around the sky in a helicopter. They frantically try to shoot an Alaskan Malamute, but have the accuracy of an Imperial Storm Trooper. Eventually, the helicopter lands as the dog runs into the American camp. Since the sniper’s bullets are barely able to hit snow in this snow-covered wilderness, the helicopter pilot takes out grenades to kill the mutt. In all the excitement, he drops the grenade, and then dies from the explosion as he recovers it. The remaining Norwegian calmly tells the baffled Americans, “Hey, that’s not really a dog. It’s an alien that will rip your mother fucking head off, and take your place before anyone knows it,” but this dumb-ass foreigner doesn’t speak English. Obviously, the Americans must kill him, and take the dog as their pet. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Please let us know what you think of the film in the comments section, and rate this movie from one to five stars below as well. If there is a film you’d like us to review, send us an email at comments@moviehousememories.com with your name, location, and film choice. And finally, if you are of the social media persuasion, you can look the MHM Podcast Network up on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and if you do, please give us a follow when you find us. Disclaimer This podcast is intended for entertainment and information purposes only. The theme music for Lunchtime Movie Review, Fireworks is provided courtesy of Alexander Nakarada at serpentsoundstudios.com under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. All original content of this podcast is the intellectual property of Lunchtime Movie Review, the MHM Podcast Network, and Fuzzy Bunny Slippers Entertainment LLC unless otherwise noted. This post contains affiliate links that will take you to Amazon.com and/or the iTunes Store. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Advertisers and affiliate partnerships do not influence our content. For more information, please read our Terms of Use about the inclusion of affiliate links on this site.