Episode 24: The Thing (1982) - CHEST CHOMP
This week Gracie and Abbey discuss John Carpenter's THE THING! Arguably, the BEST horror remake of all time! We dare you to think of a better one! Oh and... there are ZERO women in this film.... Z E R O. Is it still feminist to like The Thing? Eh....let's just say that nobody's perfect. Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme music. Check out our sponsors at www.recesscoffee.com Resources: The New Bechdel Test: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/next-bechdel/ Carpenter, John, director. The Thing. Universal Pictures, 1982. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film) http://mentalfloss.com/article/68365/13-fascinating-facts-about-thing http://thething.wikia.com/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film) http://screenprism.com/insights/article/at-the-end-of-the-thing-1982-what-happens http://screenprism.com/insights/article/how-does-the-thing-1982-compare-to-the-original-1951-and-the-remake-2011 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/what-the-thing-loses-by-adding-women/246648/ http://weirdfictionreview.com/2012/03/underneath-the-skin-john-carpenters-the-thing-and-you/ http://sequart.org/magazine/51630/i-know-im-me-identity-in-john-carpenters-the-thing/ http://www.classicartfilms.com/academicpapers/The-Body-Genre-and-How-The-Thing-was-a-Metaphor-for-the-Public-Fears-of-the-Aids-Epidemic.pdf http://ew.com/article/2011/10/18/when-special-effects-dont-hold-up/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUbclpxMyYs