Original Screen-Used Props
John Carpenter's THE THING (1982)

Miniature props constructed by model maker Susan Turner on a 2.5" : 1' scale. Oil drums are 5" wide and 7" high. Pails are 2 1/4" wide and 3 1/4" high. Used in the stop-motion animation Blair Monster sequence of which two scenes are in the film's final cut, when the Blair Monster bursts through the floor. They can also be seen in the extended Blair Monster sequence that was cut from the final film on the DVD's Bonus Materials. For lots more info on how these props were made and used in the film see the "Terror Takes Shape" documentary on the DVD, Chapter 5, 'Any Thing Goes'. 

 
FUEL OIL
ANS/47171
ANTARCTIC
SPEC 4717A MOD. MB5

 

 

Screenshots from the film showing the miniature oil drum barrels and pails.

 

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