All good things come to an end and the curtain call has arrived for Blockbuster Month at The Losers’ Club! In case you missed out, the Losers have been taking a brief summer break by unlocking a couple episodes from their Patreon. Two weeks ago, they dusted off Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park ahead of Dominion, and today, they’re keeping it Cundey by celebrating 40 years of John Carpenter‘s inimitable 1982 sci-fi horror stunner The Thing.
Released to unenthusiastic reviews and lackluster box office receipts, Carpenter’s reimagining of John W. Campbell Jr.’s Who Goes There? has since become one of the most lauded spectacles of the sci-fi genre. With timeless effects by Rob Bottin, a chilling score by the late Ennio Morricone, and an eclectic cast led by Kurt Russell, it’s a film that begs to be revisited, which is partly why moviegoers and horror hounds are still talking about it decades later.
Join Losers Michael Roffman, Dan Pfleegor, Lara Unnerstall, and McKenzie Gerber as they head to Outpost 31 to discuss the storied history behind the production, weigh in on those timeless practical effects, quote the movie nonstop, connect the dots to King’s Dominion, and debate whether this is Carpenter’s greatest film in his catalogue. It should be noted this episode was originally recorded in July 2020 as part of our Crate series in The Barrens (Patreon).
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers rank the 10 best Stephen King stories to read during the summer. Right after that, they’ll be back on their chronological read-through with Everything’s Eventual. For further adventures, be sure to join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. You can also unlock hundreds of hours of content in The Barrens (Patreon).
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