Followed by
The Thing (2010)
Version of
The Thing from Another World (1951)
Edited into
Deep Freeze (2003)
Spin off
The Thing (2002) (VG)
- The Thing video game picks up several weeks after the movie ends
References
The Thing from Another World (1951)
- Utilizes same main title graphics
Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)
Alien (1979)
The Fog (1980)
Referenced in
Starman (1984)
"Miami Vice: Made for Each Other (#1.18)" (1985)
- A poster of The Thing is clearly visible in a window at least twice.
Night of the Creeps (1986)
The Wraith (1986)
- Skank says of the Wraith, "whoever he is, he's weird and pissed off"
Lily C.A.T. (1987)
Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987) (V)
- 'Happy' is seen reading an issue of Fangoria that features a cover story about this film.
Alien Predator (1987)
Rambo III (1988)
- Often uses Thing scream sound effect during explosions.
Akira (1988)
- Tetsuo's out-of-control mutating heavily resembles The Thing's many transformations
The Blob (1988)
The Terror Within (1989)
Leviathan (1989)
- A person is attacked by the monster and it gestates inside him, just like Norris in The Thing.
Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV)
- John Carpenter is identified as the director of this
Lik Wong (1991)
Yôkai hantâ: Hiruko (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Monster A-Go-Go (#5.21)" (1993)
- "No it's like the Thing"
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
"The X Files: Ice (#1.7)" (1993)
- Episode plot features many similarities with the movie.
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
- VHS cover can be seen on video store shelf
Shivers (1995) (VG)
Event Horizon (1997)
Asylum of Terror (1998) (V)
- a girl at the haunted house wants to create a "Thing room" based on the movie (then she goes into an explanation about how the creature will burst out of a body)
Phantoms (1998)
- The dog in the church is a clear reference to kennel/ dog sequence in "The Thing" and in fact there are a number of references to John Carpenter's movie throughout.
Mørkeræd (1998)
The X Files (1998)
- Similar shaped space ship buried in ice at Antartic
Parasite Eve (1998) (VG)
- Dog transformation scene is more than likely a reference to The Thing's dog transformation scene
Free Enterprise (1998)
- Movie poster on the wall of Mark's office.
Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1998) (V)
The Faculty (1998)
- The alien test scene is a direct recreation of the blood test scene.
"Jakten på en mördare" (1999)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V)
- copied line from the script
"Futurama: Love's Labours Lost in Space (#1.4)" (1999)
- There is an animal on the planet that the crew are trying to save that shifts into the shape and mimics anyone whom they are observing
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
- M:I-2 duplicates the cell destruction computer imaging scene
"Spaced: Leaves (#2.7)" (2001)
- Tim quotes the line "You've gotta be f****ing kidding!" in the exact same manner as it's said in this film. The camera angle and music mimick the moment in this film too.
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Meat Market 2 (2001) (V)
The Making of 'Casualties of War' (2001) (V)
- mentioned once
D-Tox (2002)
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV)
Ice Age (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
- A group of people trapped in an isolated area while being terrorized by a terrifying creature(s).
Marienthal: State of Emergency (2002)
Cabin Fever (2002)
- Karen is unhappily banished to a tool shed by the group, because of her disease, such as Dr. Blair was unhappily banished to the tool shed by the group because he was suspected to be the Thing. Further more, the words cabin fever are mentionned in the very first dialogue of "The Thing" and both films open on an infected dog.
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Chimera (2003)
'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"ER: Forgive and Forget (#10.16)" (2004)
- Open reference by a character
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- There is a shot of a wolf as it tries to escape the pen it is being held in. In the shot, the wolf tries to bite off a bit of the fence. A direct reference (camera angle and all) to John Carpenter's The Thing.
Christine: Finish Line (2004) (V)
- mentioned once
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
- Poster on wall
Biohazard 4 (2005) (VG)
- The dogs with mutant tentacles is a direct reference to a similar scene in The Thing.
Film Geek (2005)
- in Scotty's 'favorite John Carpenter films' list
Land of the Dead: A Day with the Living Dead (2005) (V)
- A man can be seen wearing a "The Thing" cap.
Undead Again: The Making of 'Land of the Dead' (2005) (V)
- Somebody wears a The Thing T shirt.
O Combate (2005)
- Opening credits
The Remake (2006)
- Referenced during a conversation about horror movie remakes.
Slither (2006)
- One of the shops seen in the beginning of the movie is owned by "R.J. MacReady", which is the name of Kurt Russell's character in The Thing (1982).
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Witch Hunt (#4.6)" (2006)
- Abby, McGee and Tony are having a discussion about whether zombies should be fast or slow. Several movies are mentioned during the conversation. Among them The Thing.
White Noise 2: The Light (2007)
- movie poster in Abes office
"Ben 10: Benwolf (#3.5)" (2007)
- At some points in the episode, the alien werewolf's muzzle peels back, referencing the alien dog in 'The Thing'.
"South Park: Lice Capades (#11.3)" (2007)
- Kyle tells Cartman that he got his blood test from this movie. Also, the blood test scene is recreated.
Grindhouse (2007)
- the transformation of the infected rapist in "Planet Terror" is a reference to this movie
"Ben 10: The Return (#3.11)" (2007)
- At some points in the episode, the alien werewolf's muzzle peels back, referencing the alien dog in 'The Thing'.
Planet Terror (2007)
- The transformation of the infected Rapist #1 is a reference to this movie
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
The Mist (2007)
- A design in David's room is that of the poster of John Carpenter's The Thing (1982).
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) (V)
- Mentioned once.
The Many Masks of Michael Myers (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Fallout 3 (2008) (VG)
- the mayor of little lamplight (RJ Macready) is named after Kurt Russell's character.
Trick 'r Treat (2008)
- Kreeg's response when he sees Sam's disembodied hand crawl across the floor.
Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) (V)
- The Monster's (Zoidberg's) head detaches itself and sprouts tentecles when its body dies.
World's Greatest Dad (2009)
- poster seen on a bedroom wall
Skeleton Crew (2009) (V)
- One of the characters has a T-shirt with this movie's logo in it.
"The Big Bang Theory: The Monopolar Expedition (#2.23)" (2009)
- Howard suggests watching this while at the North Pole.
"Eureka: Have an Ice Day (#3.17)" (2009)
- After getting the cold shoulder, Deputy Lupo complains that Zane is behaving like the Thing after his return with the Arctic core sample.
Features
"Let's Make a Deal" (1963)
Featured in
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Veerana (1988)
- brief clip from this movie
100 Years of Horror (1996) (V)
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998) (V)
Masters of Horror (2002) (TV)
- clips from thes movie are featured throughout the show
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies (2004) (V)
- Clip
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Mosters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (#1.5)" (2009)
- Footage is shown when referenced
Spoofed in
The Faculty (1998)
"Abenobashi mahô shôtengai: Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi Hollywood Shopping Arcade (#1.12)" (2002)
- Satoshi's mother transforms into the Thing.
Knight of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
- The Thing by John Carpenter is spoofed through out the film.
The Tivo (2009)
- Opening title sequence is exact.
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