John Carpenter's
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Trip to Stewart, B.C. & Hyder,
Alaska
August
5th-9th, 2003
Filming Location of THE THING
“Universal Studios has announced they may produce a movie in
Stewart entitled The Thing, which will be an up-to-date version of the
original movie produced in the 1950’s.”
(The Sentinel,
April 3, 1981, Volume 10, No. 11)
Stewart, British Columbia, nestled between mountains and glaciers
Come for the salmon, the bears, the glaciers, and...THE THING!
Most of the exterior shots for The Thing were filmed outside of the remote mining/logging towns
of Stewart, British Columbia, and Hyder, Alaska. Here the
"real" Outpost #31, serving as a stand-in for a U.S. Antarctic research base,
was constructed over the summer months of 1981. Filming began on location in
early December 1981 after the structure was blanketed with the first winter
snowstorms. Shooting lasted 8 weeks with some footage also being shot
up further north at the Juneau Icefield in Alaska. Most of the interior scenes
and all of the special effects scenes, except for one, were shot at Universal
stages in Los Angeles.
Todd and SPC recently took a "pilgrimage" of sorts to Stewart and Hyder in
order to see the filming location of The Thing. This is our
full-length, exclusive report of how fantastic the trip really was. We
include these pages not just for Thing fans in particular, but also for world
travelers in general. As we discovered, Stewart and Hyder are popular
tourist destinations. This is largely due to the spectacular view of
Salmon Glacier located north of both the towns. So if you're planning your
own trip to northern British Columbia or, even better, are a Thing fan who wants
to visit the site yourself, then let us give you plenty of tips and advice on
how to save money and yet have a wonderfully exciting trip!
Winter up in Stewart
Average Snowfall: 30 feet (9 meters)
Finding
US Outpost #31 !!
STEWART INFO LINKS
Current
Weather for Hyder, Alaska/Stewart, B.C.
Stewart, B.C.'s Official
Website
Stewart
and Hyder Info & Pics
Stewart, B.C.
Community Website
Stewart/Hyder
Tourism & Info
Stewart
and Hyder photo album
Hawk Air - Vancouver to
Northern B.C. flights
Sealaska
Inn motel in Hyder which the cast/crew used as their nightly watering hole getting
Hyderized!!
Stewart Museum: (250) 636-2568 stewart_museum@hotmail.com
Stewart, B.C.
CANADA
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