The Thing (1982)

HALLOWEEN 2026: CREATURE FEATURES, CO-PRESENTED BY BLEEDINGHAM FILM FESTIVAL, WITH SPECIAL GUEST INTRODUCTION<div>In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a research station in Antarctica finds an alien being that has been buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon it is unfrozen and unleashed, creating havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Creature Features: Celebrating a Golden Age of Practical Effects, a new series at the Pickford, October: 2026</b>:</div><div>This month, we're celebrating the work of the filmmakers whose ingenious use of practical effects led to some of the most iconic transformations and wonderfully grotesque creatures in cinema history: Ron Underwood working with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics, and Robert and Dennis Skotak (miniatures) on <b><i>Tremors </i></b>(Oct. 8); David Cronenberg working with Chris Walas and make-up artist Stephan Dupuis on <b><i>The Fly </i></b>(Oct. 15); John Landis working with Rick Baker, who won the very first Academy Award for Best Make-up, on <b><i>American Werewolf in London </i></b>(Oct. 22); and John Carpenter working with Rob Bottin on <b><i>The Thing</i></b> (Oct. 29).&nbsp;</div><div>Please join us for the very special series with special guests to be announced soon!&nbsp;</div></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-ae91c31d-7fff-06ab-733f-4eb5bc1e3702"><div><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span></div>Horror, Mystery, Science FictionPT1H49MR2026-10-29USen
Kurt Russell
Wilford Brimley
T.K. Carter
John Carpenter
Lawrence Turman
David Foster
The Thing (1982)"The Thing (1982)"

Showtimes

October 29, 8:00 pm

Pickford Film Center