The Thing (1982) with Suzanne Keilly

An American research crew at a base in Antarctica finds they are not alone in the desolate, freezing landscape when a nearby Norwegian team accidentally awakens an alien presence that’s been frozen in the ice for a hundred thousand years. As the American crew determines just what the alien’s M.O. is, they are overcome by a creeping distrust, and the paranoid group slowly unravels as an unseen, deadly force runs rampant on the base.


Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 00:00-31:42
Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 31:43-1:07:36
Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:07:37-1:26:59

Director John Carpenter

Screenplay Bill Lancaster, based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Featuring Wilfrid Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Jed, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, Kurt Russell, Thomas Waites

Suzanne Keilly is a screenwriter in Los Angeles, known for adapting and reimagining 80s cult genre fare including Slumber Party Massacre, Leprechaun Returns, and “Ash Vs Evil Dead.”  Despite her penchant for horror, Suzanne got her start writing and performing sketch comedy and improv at stages across North America including UCB, the Groundlings, Second City, and Just for Laughs.  She was most recently a writer on Netflix’s cancelled, yet beloved series “Warrior Nun,” and is currently writing a horror whodunnit for Viacom.

Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar.  Music from “The Thing” by Ennio Morricone.

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