Movie connections for
The Thing (1982)

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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

Erinnerungen an die Zukunft (1970)
Alien (1979)
The Fog (1980)
The Shining (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)
Lily C.A.T. (1987)
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)
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)
Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
 -  VHS cover can be seen on video store shelf
Shivers (1995) (VG)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
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)
 -  The animals becoming grotesque mutants due to an "alien" force.
Free Enterprise (1998)
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
Sometimes They Come Back... for More (1999) (V)
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) (V)
'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.
Combate, O (2005)
 -  Opening credits
The Remake (2006)
 -  Referenced during a conversation about horror movie remakes.
Slither (2006)
 -  Jack MacReady named after the lead of that film, R.J. MacReady
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Witch Hunt (#4.6)" (2006)
 -  Abby, McGee and Tony is having a discussion about wether 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
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

Features

"Let's Make a Deal" (1963)

Featured in

Terror in the Aisles (1984)
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

Spoofed in

The Faculty (1998)
Knight of the Living Dead (2005) (V)
 -  The Thing by John Carpenter is spoofed through out the film.

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