Kurt Russell talks John Carpenter's THE THING

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Комментарии • 477

  • @SirEpifire
    @SirEpifire 3 месяца назад +1251

    I love how any time he's asked about an old role, he always cracks up about some aspect of it. Seems like a genuinely nice guy.

    • @brandocalrissian3294
      @brandocalrissian3294 2 месяца назад +46

      i had the pleasure of serving him and then randomly meeting him later that night. hes awesome. he is what every celebrity should strive to be.

    • @SirEpifire
      @SirEpifire 2 месяца назад +6

      @@brandocalrissian3294 That's awesome.

    • @MrRezRising
      @MrRezRising 2 месяца назад +4

      Disney trained.

    • @chrissyknowsitall5170
      @chrissyknowsitall5170 28 дней назад +6

      I love Kurt Russell.

    • @jlogan2228
      @jlogan2228 27 дней назад +8

      I met him years ago working an event he was doing and he legit is like talking to your laid back uncle. Dude is a legit gem

  • @peterwinkler4934
    @peterwinkler4934 6 месяцев назад +1344

    Kurt Russell = Legend

    • @BFSilenceDogood
      @BFSilenceDogood 3 месяца назад +8

      And his epic beard

    • @magicvampirelver1321
      @magicvampirelver1321 2 месяца назад +9

      Yes he's one of the real ones

    • @lightningmonky7674
      @lightningmonky7674 2 месяца назад +4

      I love Kurt but I also love the fact he paved the way for snake from metal gear

    • @cloudstrife206
      @cloudstrife206 Месяц назад +2

      100% one of my favourite ever action movie actors

    • @0_Yeah_Im_Man_0
      @0_Yeah_Im_Man_0 Месяц назад +2

      Kurt Russel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and many more. 80s had some of the best fictional strong, stoic male characters

  • @tonykumar9727
    @tonykumar9727 3 месяца назад +770

    The final scene is one of the greatest mysteries of a Hollywood movie

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite 3 месяца назад +29

      Carpenter knows the answer and has said so. He just won't say what the answer IS. I guess he used to hang out with Carly Simon too much in the old days.

    • @Dravianpn02
      @Dravianpn02 3 месяца назад +55

      ​@@Theomitehe said in an interview when asked "is the answer in the film if you look hard enough?" He said yes. Childs is the thing. Pay attention to right before the power goes out and he's at the window. Then watch what the camera pans to : the basement where Blair thing is, with the door open behind Childs and from the basement with a jacket missing where it once was next to Childs.

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite 3 месяца назад +10

      @@Dravianpn02 That's my conclusion as well, but you never know what Carpenter has in his head.

    • @Dravianpn02
      @Dravianpn02 3 месяца назад +14

      @@Theomite well, in this context it's pretty clear. It's Childs, if we follow the cinematography and that scene.

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite 3 месяца назад +4

      @@Dravianpn02 Again, very likely, but Carpenter has said that Dean Cundey is full of shit regarding his lighting clues. I don't know if he's just being a dick or he actually disagrees.

  • @javisoprano1010
    @javisoprano1010 3 месяца назад +513

    Kurt’s a very smart actor .

    • @kylereese4822
      @kylereese4822 3 месяца назад +1

      Figured out the ending years ago... :)

    • @javisoprano1010
      @javisoprano1010 3 месяца назад

      @@kylereese4822 what’s that ?

    • @tonykumar9727
      @tonykumar9727 3 месяца назад

      @@kylereese4822 Care to enlighten us?

    • @javisoprano1010
      @javisoprano1010 3 месяца назад

      About what works and what doesn’t when making a film . Decades of en experienced actor smart .

    • @jefflooper6179
      @jefflooper6179 3 месяца назад

      *person

  • @tomfrankiewicz4030
    @tomfrankiewicz4030 4 месяца назад +140

    That ending was ingenious and terrifying

    • @JSawmill63
      @JSawmill63 2 месяца назад +15

      Even beyond the fact that one of them might be the thing… if not both. But the fact that eventually the fire is going to die down and they’re going to freeze to death. After everything that happened they’re not even scared. They’re just like.. at least this will be over soon

    • @spencergsmith
      @spencergsmith 25 дней назад +5

      @@JSawmill63unless one of them is the Thing, in which case it will survive dormant until someone else discovers it.

    • @WillMcConnell-hv4xd
      @WillMcConnell-hv4xd 12 дней назад +1

      Ya it was

    • @WillMcConnell-hv4xd
      @WillMcConnell-hv4xd 12 дней назад

      @@JSawmill63ya own ift rhem is the thing

  • @Fluid_Genius
    @Fluid_Genius Месяц назад +7

    Great movie with a great ending.

  • @Cinemaphile7783
    @Cinemaphile7783 5 месяцев назад +400

    McCready was a buckaroo, the hat fit perfectly.

  • @infiniteandroid
    @infiniteandroid 27 дней назад +18

    We all love the sombrero

  • @Darkasknightfall
    @Darkasknightfall 6 месяцев назад +222

    One of the best alien/horror movies ever. Top five

  • @wrongbeach35
    @wrongbeach35 5 месяцев назад +200

    Most down to earth actor. Legendary performances and characters

    • @bobjohnson1587
      @bobjohnson1587 5 месяцев назад +2

      He was great in 'The Barefoot Executive'!

    • @johnchristy4320
      @johnchristy4320 2 месяца назад +1

      Tombstone man. Tombstone.

    • @johnchristy4320
      @johnchristy4320 2 месяца назад +1

      “Where’s Wyatt”
      “Down by the river. Walking on water”

  • @Hdpreggaetonero
    @Hdpreggaetonero 5 месяцев назад +146

    Saw the movie for the first time yesterday . Bad ass movie

    • @GrooveGoblinDW
      @GrooveGoblinDW 2 месяца назад +8

      Welcome to the club. Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @tjmullin2909
      @tjmullin2909 2 месяца назад +10

      Welcome to the cool kids group...."they live" should be on your list if you ain't seen it

    • @marioreyes7996
      @marioreyes7996 2 месяца назад +1

      No digas estupideces la película the thing es una joya del género del terror excelente película .

    • @phyrr2
      @phyrr2 Месяц назад +4

      I'm jealous. I wish I could watch it again with full ignorance to enjoy it like that again.
      But it still gets better each time you watch it.

    • @Hdpreggaetonero
      @Hdpreggaetonero Месяц назад +2

      @@marioreyes7996 amigo … “bad ass” es una expresión americano por algo buena o genial

  • @Coyote1099
    @Coyote1099 5 месяцев назад +146

    Always enjoy listening to Kurt Russell talk seems like such a cool dude

  • @genghistron7035
    @genghistron7035 2 месяца назад +13

    Amazing cast; fantastic script; groundbreaking visual effects. An all time classic.

  • @buddylove2073
    @buddylove2073 3 месяца назад +16

    That film still stands up today. The story, pacing and acting is just spot on.

    • @stantonvalberg9814
      @stantonvalberg9814 2 месяца назад +4

      And the special effects. Far better having practical effects, and prosthetics than cgi.

  • @julianfrachtman5866
    @julianfrachtman5866 6 месяцев назад +164

    I have never been in love with a movie before or after, like I have been with this one (Except maybe Predator). What an absolute work of art ❤

    • @dougreed736
      @dougreed736 5 месяцев назад +8

      Alians is amazing. So many good movies from that time.

    • @jerrylattimore9232
      @jerrylattimore9232 4 месяца назад +2

      DITTO!

    • @MgtowBarbarian
      @MgtowBarbarian 3 месяца назад +3

      To me, it was a lot of character actors all doing a great job behind Russell, who also did a great job acting out a great story.

    • @jerrylattimore9232
      @jerrylattimore9232 3 месяца назад +6

      @@MgtowBarbarian "THE THING" WAS A WORK OF ART. LIKE DA VINCI'S OR MICHAELANGELO. 1 OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN.

    • @MgtowBarbarian
      @MgtowBarbarian 3 месяца назад +3

      @@jerrylattimore9232I agree. It was fantastic.

  • @GaryJones-qj2qu
    @GaryJones-qj2qu Месяц назад +20

    Coolest guy in Hollywood hands down .

  • @sandraspruill4831
    @sandraspruill4831 Месяц назад +3

    He is the most happy laughing ACTOR EVER!!!

  • @robm8335
    @robm8335 2 месяца назад +11

    Can't say enough about this movie! The cast , the special effects, best horror movie of the 80's!

  • @toddgrogg8005
    @toddgrogg8005 6 месяцев назад +108

    J Carpenter's, The Thing _ Is " Gone with the wind" of Sci Fi/ Horror.

    • @MgtowBarbarian
      @MgtowBarbarian 3 месяца назад +7

      It is fantastic the suspense is second to none

    • @LearnWithAMicrobiologyGeek
      @LearnWithAMicrobiologyGeek 2 месяца назад +1

      I've just grabbed a novel written by Alan Dean Foster, based on a screenplay by Bill Lancaster, for this cinematic masterpiece. It has been absolutely delicious! Men consumed one by one by The Thing. As a huge fan of science fiction and horror movies, John Carpenter's "The Thing," (1982), Ridley Scott's "Alien" (1979), and George A. Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) are my all-time favorites.

  • @brendenburke
    @brendenburke Месяц назад +4

    Absolute masterpiece of a movie…… flawless

  • @kit2770
    @kit2770 6 месяцев назад +71

    The Thing. So good.

  • @user-lc8im5iu3i
    @user-lc8im5iu3i 4 месяца назад +25

    a great actor in a legendary film. carpenter crafted a masterpiece here.

  • @RoscoRide
    @RoscoRide Месяц назад +6

    The music, the editing, the well placed humor, make this the best non-CGI special effects top sci-fi movie ever

  • @GrooveGoblinDW
    @GrooveGoblinDW 2 месяца назад +3

    Perfect ending choice!!! Absolutely perfect and my personal favorite movie.

  • @landofthesilverpath5823
    @landofthesilverpath5823 2 месяца назад +4

    Kurt is such a humble and down to earth guy

  • @theman7187
    @theman7187 22 дня назад +7

    Over 40 years old, and still one of the best (possibly THE best) sci-fi horror flicks I’ve ever seen. Own the disc. Watch it every year around Halloween. Carpenter and Russell together are amazing.

  • @zcvxs
    @zcvxs 5 месяцев назад +54

    He is such a studd...love his acting ..he makes any movie better...

  • @PHUZface1
    @PHUZface1 3 месяца назад +4

    Love how he laughs a lot while hes talking

  • @Skeptic236
    @Skeptic236 23 дня назад +4

    John Carpenters "Thing" is an excellent example that a re-make can be as good as the original with the right elements: story, director, actors, technical. Kurt Russel is such a brilliant actor that his presence helped make the Thing the special film it was

  • @Alex-tx6by
    @Alex-tx6by 24 дня назад +4

    I almost leaped out of my seat cheering when Russell delivered that line. One of the greatest endings of any film horror or otherwise

  • @Thedesertguy75
    @Thedesertguy75 6 месяцев назад +13

    Best horror film ever

  • @seththomas9105
    @seththomas9105 6 месяцев назад +26

    I was 13 when this came out and saw it on HBO and VHS. Been at least 30 years since I've seen it. Need to watch it again. A masterpiece that everyone involved in can/could be proud of.

    • @tiffanymichaels2429
      @tiffanymichaels2429 5 месяцев назад +3

      I know I want to see it again. You should read the short story The Things written from the alien's perspective. it's online and free to read. I enjoyed it.

    • @jerrylattimore9232
      @jerrylattimore9232 4 месяца назад +1

      I HAVE IT IN DVD & VHS. A JOHN & KURT RUSSELL MASTERPIECE. PERFECT.

  • @staxmantim
    @staxmantim 6 месяцев назад +42

    Can see here why Tarantino admires Russell & has worked with him more than once. The best actors are great collaborators, can check their ego & ultimately, are story tellers. How Russell wrangled control & got Tombstone finished is legendary

    • @MrCarpen7er
      @MrCarpen7er 5 месяцев назад

      He worked with Bruce Willis and Kurt Russell because he couldn´t get Mickey Rourke. He doesn´t admire him, he was a second choice.

    • @staxmantim
      @staxmantim 5 месяцев назад +12

      Russell was second choice 3 times? He’s been in 3 QT films & would’ve been in 4, but he dropped out of Django Unchained before production

    • @MrCarpen7er
      @MrCarpen7er 5 месяцев назад

      @@staxmantim What´s your IQ dude ? You also, clearly don´t know what the hell you´re talking about

  • @emmastraub6842
    @emmastraub6842 5 месяцев назад +8

    This is my dad’s favorite movie

  • @JoshLewin-g9t
    @JoshLewin-g9t 6 месяцев назад +56

    Awesome movie

  • @johnnystixx28
    @johnnystixx28 6 месяцев назад +61

    “You gotta be f’ing kidding”

    • @anthonygil1522
      @anthonygil1522 6 месяцев назад +6

      Such a great scene..

    • @Dravianpn02
      @Dravianpn02 3 месяца назад +7

      The thing says to itself.

    • @Xeorboom
      @Xeorboom 2 месяца назад +5

      "now gentlemen, I know you've been through a lot but I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!!!"

    • @AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser
      @AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser 2 месяца назад

      Palmer, who says this, is already infected by the thing.

    • @SIGMAMAN69
      @SIGMAMAN69 24 дня назад

      “I hate if we’re wrong about him?”
      “Then we’re wrong!”

  • @Jayskiallthewayski
    @Jayskiallthewayski 5 месяцев назад +19

    The ending is perfect.....the hat too.

  • @astolatpere11
    @astolatpere11 27 дней назад +3

    Can't say I've ever heard a disparaging word about Kurt Russell. What a great career.

  • @by-rc3nl
    @by-rc3nl 5 месяцев назад +16

    Yup the hat was perfect!

  • @Medusa.1000
    @Medusa.1000 6 месяцев назад +28

    Awesome Movie !! I love his Sombrero!😅

  • @Gingerninja1138
    @Gingerninja1138 Месяц назад +2

    One of the best movies ever made, not just one of the best horror movies. I never get tired of watching this movie.

  • @sicoby
    @sicoby 21 день назад +1

    I was fucking hysterical over the hat bro

  • @mrshinybald2739
    @mrshinybald2739 3 месяца назад +4

    I honestly needed to hear his thoughts on the hat

  • @jmmartin7766
    @jmmartin7766 6 месяцев назад +27

    At the time "The Thing" came out, I was about 12. So I wouldn't know this till years later (after I became an Army aviator, myself). Russell pretty much played the perfect jaded helicopter pilot who got stuck on the ground in this movie. The sombrero and stuff like pouring the whiskey into the computer represent just the right amount of "controlled crazy" to give him the credibility he needed
    *smirk 😏

  • @Bob-i9e9i
    @Bob-i9e9i 4 месяца назад +23

    It's too bad movies like this can't be made anymore.

  • @ovoxomcful
    @ovoxomcful 6 месяцев назад +10

    I watched the movie like a dozen times and it feels like I need to go back and rewatch it's been a long time.

    • @seththomas9105
      @seththomas9105 3 месяца назад +2

      IKR... Been at least 30 years for me.

  • @martyyoung3611
    @martyyoung3611 6 месяцев назад +19

    I love The Thing.....my teenage kids love it, too.

  • @spacecat3198
    @spacecat3198 24 дня назад +1

    Wow, the sombrero had it's own chair!

  •  3 месяца назад +4

    I always thought that both Mac and Childs were human at the end. In effect they won the war (by destroying the Thing) but lost the battle (by freezing to death). It returns to what Mac said when taping himself: No one trusts anyone anymore. So they do the only thing that they can do, watch each other freeze.

  • @gokhanersan8561
    @gokhanersan8561 2 месяца назад +3

    Kurt Russel + Carpenter = magic.

  • @fergalosanchez7675
    @fergalosanchez7675 3 месяца назад +4

    I never once questioned Macs hat until someone pointed it out recently, I always thought it suited his character as being a bit of a rogue

  • @VickyNewman-o1v
    @VickyNewman-o1v 6 месяцев назад +13

    God I love this guy. So handsome and a great personality. Underrated actor. He deserves so many awards from so many movies!!
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    Goldie is one lucky woman!

    • @bobjohnson1587
      @bobjohnson1587 5 месяцев назад +1

      He was great in 'The Barefoot Executive'!

  • @TheCountBlackula1978
    @TheCountBlackula1978 6 месяцев назад +9

    A horror classic for me. In my top 5 of horror

  • @kathyjones1625
    @kathyjones1625 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hot and cool hat.

  • @chadfortman4162
    @chadfortman4162 5 месяцев назад +4

    😂 you can tell Kurt got great sense humor 😜

  • @peepawghost
    @peepawghost Месяц назад +2

    Kurt is totally cool.

  • @debbiemilkovic-jz2th
    @debbiemilkovic-jz2th 6 месяцев назад +7

    Best movie ever!!!
    The whole cast was fantastic including Jed,( the wolf dog), the creatures still haven't been beat...and Kurt Russell is gorgeous 😉😂

  • @mousetreehouse6833
    @mousetreehouse6833 4 месяца назад +3

    One great director
    One awesome leading man
    One enormous sombrero
    =
    The best syfy ever made!
    (👨‍🦳 + 🤺 + 🤠 = 👾😱🥶)

  • @luzilem
    @luzilem 6 месяцев назад +6

    And Morricone… 🎶

  • @karenlbellmont6560
    @karenlbellmont6560 Месяц назад +1

    Best fricken remake ever!!! Lovw original and John's vrs.❤❤❤

  • @surfshack2
    @surfshack2 4 месяца назад +2

    Awesome movie in the early 80’s

  • @Howard_T_Duck
    @Howard_T_Duck 3 месяца назад +1

    That was a perfect loop holy shit!

  • @christophercatiller2422
    @christophercatiller2422 6 месяцев назад +11

    Kurt Russell is just the best.

  • @norrisjames747
    @norrisjames747 5 месяцев назад +3

    Kurt is badass.

  • @cheryl9389
    @cheryl9389 6 месяцев назад +5

    I remember sitting in the theater at this movie in the scene with the sled dogs...thanks for all your films😂

  • @Allie59526
    @Allie59526 12 дней назад

    Kurt is one of my all time favorite actors

  • @seanspartan2023
    @seanspartan2023 3 месяца назад +1

    That giant hat is iconic

  • @johnnycee5179
    @johnnycee5179 5 месяцев назад +2

    Kurt, the Sombrero by itself looks stupid but when you put it on it's great.

  • @user-jh8ek6qd1z
    @user-jh8ek6qd1z Месяц назад

    He did alot of John's movies. Kurt is such amazing actor and so handsome too 👍👍👍👍

  • @radamesboscolo
    @radamesboscolo 6 месяцев назад +5

    The thing: Is the best

  • @Tiychristianelmorenoguapo
    @Tiychristianelmorenoguapo 21 день назад

    One of my favorite actors of all time

  • @JSawmill63
    @JSawmill63 2 месяца назад

    Freaking love this guy.

  • @jannivannibell
    @jannivannibell Месяц назад +13

    This dude will still make your girlfriend blush when he’s in his 90s

  • @skratboarddingus8819
    @skratboarddingus8819 4 дня назад

    The dude is absolutely fascinating, could listen to him talk shop all day its so badass.

  • @Irish381
    @Irish381 4 месяца назад +2

    The sombrero was a great touch to make it so entertaining and the best thriller since They Live

  • @hestergreen2031
    @hestergreen2031 5 месяцев назад +3

    Oh yeah. Such a good charismatic person. He is always spot on.

  • @CsuarezFla
    @CsuarezFla Месяц назад

    Love Kurt Russell he's just an awesome guy

  • @finnfiasco
    @finnfiasco 6 месяцев назад +3

    He juuuuuuuust about says “I’m not fucking wearing that hat, that’s insane”, but he kinda coughs/glosses over it beautifully.

  • @RandomUser25122
    @RandomUser25122 14 дней назад

    Kurt Russell is the boss. Love pretty much all of his roles. A legend who gets better with age

  • @mario3mmelero571
    @mario3mmelero571 2 месяца назад +1

    Very underrated film, it was ahead of it's time.

  • @christineduncan8979
    @christineduncan8979 2 дня назад

    I’m so glad my Dad had me watch this movie. Definitely in my top 3 favorite horror movies

  • @thenaturalmidsouth9536
    @thenaturalmidsouth9536 6 месяцев назад +4

    Carpenter has said that it didn't end well for humanity....in other words, the thing got away.

    • @tiffanymichaels2429
      @tiffanymichaels2429 5 месяцев назад +1

      Childs is the Thing is very much a possibility. Read the short story The Things, which is written from the alien's perspective. It's pretty good.

    • @mousetreehouse6833
      @mousetreehouse6833 4 месяца назад

      ​@tiffanymichaels2429 ,
      Who Goes There, the story that The Thing from Another World and The Thing are both based on, has an optimistic ending.

  • @shilohauraable
    @shilohauraable 2 месяца назад

    I've loved Kurt Russell since he & I were both little kids! And he's one of the great child actors that didn't get wayward in Hollywood. Bravo! 💖

  • @paleo704
    @paleo704 4 месяца назад +2

    Such an amazing movie. Kurt killed it!

  • @AdromedaJoel
    @AdromedaJoel 24 дня назад

    The Thing is my favourite movie of all time

  • @LeifBerg262
    @LeifBerg262 Месяц назад

    Your a Legend playing a Legendary Character

  • @jlogan2228
    @jlogan2228 27 дней назад

    The sombrero is a character unto itself

  • @marks6928
    @marks6928 Месяц назад

    Absolute legend. No one is cooler than Kurt Russell.

  • @nathanhawee5373
    @nathanhawee5373 Месяц назад

    What an awesome movie. Kurt Russell is hands down my favorite actor. And the black guy at the end I always thought was the thing

  • @mariocervantes9305
    @mariocervantes9305 День назад

    Love this actor

  • @bwilson5401
    @bwilson5401 Месяц назад

    I envy Kirt.The perfect allround bloke.

  • @blakjack3053
    @blakjack3053 Месяц назад

    Awesome movie! Awesome character!

  • @johnstephens1447
    @johnstephens1447 2 месяца назад

    John Carpenter’s best film by far !

  • @layamercer4700
    @layamercer4700 3 месяца назад

    I absolutely 💯❤ love this movie. He's a timeless actor and I basically grew up seeing him in amazing movies.

  • @orlandovillarreal9450
    @orlandovillarreal9450 День назад

    He's Perfect ❤️ Cheer's 🍻🍺🍻

  • @unbrokn001
    @unbrokn001 Месяц назад

    One of the best endings of all time.

  • @papennypincher7287
    @papennypincher7287 18 дней назад

    That’s why he’s a f*cking legend…it’s all just natural to him. The man is one of the greatest Hollywood ever gave us! God bless Kurt Russel and John carpenter too!!!

  • @Sandman07
    @Sandman07 2 месяца назад

    Legendary actor in a legendary movie

  • @thedeadlynose5127
    @thedeadlynose5127 2 месяца назад

    My favourite film and my favourite actor ❤

  • @chrisi.2117
    @chrisi.2117 7 дней назад

    One of the best movies ever!