John Carpenter Says ‘The Thing’ Cinematographer Is ‘Full of S—‘ Over His Ending Theory: He ‘Has No Clue,’ Only I Do and ‘I Cannot Tell You’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Forty-one years after “The Thing” first opened in theaters and terrified audiences, director John Carpenter is still being asked about its widely debated ending.
Like Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” (Is Cobb aware or dreaming?) or Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” (Is Rick Deckard human or replicant?) Carpenter’s body horror favorite ends on a massive existential cliffhanger.
In this case, it’s whether or not R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell) or Childs (Keith David) is still infected with a body-snatching alien.
The two men decide to freeze to death to prevent the alien from being unleashed onto the world. One of the most popular and long-standing theories about the end of “The Thing” is courtesy of Dean Cundey, the film’s cinematographer.
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