![]() ![]() Windows runs to get the others, and when they return to the room, Bennings-Thing is gone and the window is broken. ![]() He is apparently dead and in the process of being assimilated when Windows walks in and sees the whole thing (no pun intended). The first human assimilation we see taking place on screen is Bennings'. The only Thing still alive in Outpost 31 at this point was Palmer-Thing. As far as we know, nothing of the Dog-Thing survived the attack with the flamethrower. ![]() Next, the as-yet undiscovered Dog-Thing is put into the kennel, where it soon attempts to assimilate the other dogs it probably would have succeeded if it hadn't been discovered by MacReady and then destroyed by Childs' flamethrower. However, we don't actually see the Dog-Thing assimilating Palmer, so we really don't know if this is when Palmer is assimilated, but it does seem very likely. Cinematographer Dean Cundey tried to soften the edges to diffuse the image, but in the end John used stunt coordinator Dick Warlock to throw everyone off the scent. At the time of filming David Clennon's silhouette was considered too distinct, a dead giveaway. THE SHADOW ON THE WALL was intended to be Palmer. However, the producer, Stuart Cohen, explicitly states that it is supposed to be the shadow of Palmer. This shadow wasn't actually from any of the cast members, because Carpenter wanted to leave the audience guessing who the shadow belonged to (the shadow was actually that of stuntman Dick Warlock). The second Thing we see is the seemingly dead, two-headed monstrosity at the Norwegian camp.Īfter the Dog-Thing is taken into Outpost 31 by Clark, it would appear that its first victim is the man whose shadow we see on the wall of the room into which the Dog-Thing walks. He didn't want us to know much about who was infected and when it happened.Ĭertainly, the first Thing we see is the Dog-Thing being chased by the Norwegians in the helicopter. It is very difficult to say with certainty, which is precisely what Carpenter was going for. ![]()
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