Episode 28: John Carpenter Watch Series #7 (THE THING, 1982)

"Why don't we just wait here for a little while, see what happens?" The John Carpenter watch series returns this week with his horror classic THE THING (1982) and a (definitely unassimilated) special guest Owen Franklin, the director of the Bristol Film Festival. The usual suspects John and Curtis are sadly Quinnless this week, but he is off saving the world (and also not assimilated). The crew discuss the characters, favourite moments, the film's influence and legacy, and what makes it special. Following this discussion, they run down what they watched this week. Keep your flamethrowers ready as we turn up the heat for the latest SEAT STRUCK MOVIE PODCAST offering! Stay tuned for next week's episode (and Curtis's second canon pick) on John Woo's Hong Kong gun fu masterpiece HARD BOILED! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction to THE THING (1982) 00:07:07 THE THING (1982) Discussion (characters, influences, romance, tasty bits, hot takes) 00:56:24 Our Ratings 01:01:55 What We Watched This Week 01:37:24 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED JOHN: Groundhog Day; My Bloody Valentine (1981); Me, Myself, and Irene; Billions (Season 4); The Green Hornet (2011); A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984; Drunken Cinema showing at the Bytowne Cinema) CURTIS: Yellowjackets (Season 1); Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America; The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1); Beasts of No Nation; Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022); Forgive Us Our Trespasses; Perfect Blue OWEN: X Files (Season 1), Nobody (2021), John Wick 3: Parabellum (2018), WALL•E (2009), Interstellar (2016) CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "Humanity (Pt. 2)" by Ennio Morricone (THE THING OST); Excerpts from THE THING (1982), THE THING (1982) VHS Trailer Outro: "Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples" by David Sylvian Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more on the Bristol Film Festival and Owen Franklin, check out the links below: https://www.bristolfilmfestival.com/ https://twitter.com/owendgfranklin