The movie's ending is famously ambiguous, with Kurt Russell's MacReady and Keith David's Childs the only two men left alive. It's left up to viewers to decide whether the alien lives on in one of them.

What happens in the ending of The Thing?

Blair-Thing transforms into an enormous creature and breaks the detonator, but MacReady triggers the explosives with a stick of dynamite, destroying the station and the monster. In the final scene, Childs returns as MacReady sits by the burning remnants, saying he became lost in the storm while pursuing Blair.

Was Childs human at the end of The Thing?

By the end of John Carpenter's The Thing, only MacReady (Kurt Russell) and Childs (Keith David) are left standing. For decades, audiences have wondered whether or not Childs was human in the movie's ending, but it is not certain that either one of them is human.

What happened to Kurt Russell at the end of The Thing?

The Thing's ending sees Kurt Russell's MacReady and Keith David's Childs as the only survivors, with the final scene not providing a definitive answer as to which one is the eponymous alien.

What happened to the girl at the end of The Thing?

In addition, the film's writer, Eric Heisserer, revealed in an interview with the website Bloody Disgusting that in the script he wrote, Kate did not survive.

The Thing 2 1984 (canceled late in production)

Does anyone survive The Thing?

The most debated aspect of The Thing concerns its two survivors, MacReady and Childs. The events of the film see every other person in Antarctic Outpost 31 killed, and the horror movie's final survivors are left in the impossible — but practically inevitable — situation where neither man knows if the other is infected.

Did anyone survive The Thing in 2011?

The final scene of the 2011 version even leads directly into the opening shots of 1982's The Thing. As predicted, the vast majority of the prequel's characters are dead by the time credits roll, though Winstead's Kate has managed to (at least temporarily) stop the monster from escaping Antarctica in its spaceship.

Who was human at the end of The Thing?

The revelation came as Carpenter was asked about comments made by Dean Cundey, who served as cinematographer on The Thing. Cundey said that there was a specific lighting in the eyes of human characters. Using this logic, it would appear that MacReady is still human but Childs isn't.

Was child infected in The Thing?

Cundey suggested that throughout the film a specific light gleam can be seen in the eyes of whichever body is currently inhabiting the alien. A light gleam can be seen in Childs' eyes in the final scene, which would mean he's infected with the Thing under Cundey's theory.

Did Kurt Russell survive in The Thing?

As the human – and canine – cast is picked off one by one, the movie ends with only the two characters of Kurt Russell's MacReady and Keith David's Childs surviving the ordeal, and neither appears to know whether the other is infected. This is a question that many fans have also carried with them for over forty years.

Did MacReady survive The Thing?

MacReady returns in the 2002 video game sequel to The Thing to assist the U.S. Rescue Team investigating Outpost 31 in destroying The Thing. MacReady's survival is never explained, though the game is set 3 months after the events at Outpost 31.

What is the true form of The Thing?

The most terrifying aspect of the iconic horror creature The Thing is that nobody knows what it looks like or has seen its true form. The extraterrestrial's entire existence is based on assimilating and replicating the appearance of other organisms, so it's difficult to determine exactly what its original form is.

Who did the dog infect in The Thing?

For example, in the blood test scene, the Palmer-Thing is tied up arm-to-arm alongside Garry. Yet the blood test proves Garry is still human and he is later assimilated for his troubles. Instead it's far more plausible that Norris was the one first assimilated during the dog encounter.

Is there an alternate ending to The Thing?

So called "alternate ending" is added with final voiceover saying to watch others around cause who knows what tomorrow, tonight will bring. This ending is actually longer version of the opening scene with Norwegian dog escaping while their camp is in flames.

Who is the villain in The Thing?

Type of Villain

Blair, also known as Doctor Blair, is the secondary antagonist of John W. Campbell's 1938 horror novel Who Goes There? and John Carpenter's 1982 horror film The Thing. He serves as the senior biologist in a research facility in remote Antarctica that is overtaken by The Thing.

Who was infected in The Thing?

While there are convincing arguments that Palmer was the original, most fans subscribe to the idea that Norris was the first to die. His character is one of the least seen in the movie but is conveniently one of the first to appear every time some major event happens.

Who sabotaged the blood in The Thing?

The blood supply would have had to be destroyed shortly before Blair was taken to the tool shed so it had to be when Blair was destroying the radio. Therefore Palmer was most likely The Thing that sabotaged the blood supply.

How did Juliette get infected in The Thing?

It is likely that Juliette was attacked and assimilated by Griggs in the bathroom and that the fillings and the blood in the shower belong to her. This is the first and so far only female Thing in both films.

What were the Norwegians saying in The Thing?

Norwegian Passenger with Rifle : [in untranslated Norwegian] Get the hell away! That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY, YOU IDIOTS!

Why did Ben turn into The Thing?

Rock-Like Physiology: As a result of being directly exposed to cosmic radiation, Ben has been transformed into an orange-colored, rock-like humanoid that gives him a high degree of invulnerability. One test performed on him showed his internal organs had also been affected, becoming rock-like as well.

Who created the monster in The Thing?

After designs for the creature were completed, the film's crew estimated that they would need around $750,000 for the effects, which Universal agreed to. The effects were designed by Rob Bottin, except for the Thing's dog form, which was designed by Stan Winston.

Did Kate survive in The Thing?

As in the final version of the film, Kate was the central protagonist and a palaeontologist, as well as Thule Station's last survivor (not counting Lars and Matias), killing Carter after discovering he'd been assimilated. that Kate does not survive in the script he wrote.

Was The Thing killed in The Thing?

With most of the team dead, or presumed dead, including Blair, who ended up being a falsely accused man of wisdom, MacReady uses TNT charges to not only destroy the creature, but the majority of the camp along with it. Triumphant, yet badly injured, he ends up in an outside shack where he finds Childs waiting there.

Was Carter really The Thing?

The script has Carter's face beginning to elongate immediately before Kate blasts him with the flamethrower, a transformation being underway. This does not happen in the finished movie, but confirms that the script-writer regarded Carter as a Thing at this point.

Was Lars an alien at the end of The Thing?

Lars was one of the three human characters left alive at the end of The Thing (2011).