THE THING w/ Intro from the South Pole by Andrew Mario!
Sat, Sep 14
|Epsilon Spires
In John Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi masterpiece, American scientists investigate an abandoned base in Antarctica and discover a terrifying life-force that can take the form of its prey. Introduction by curator Andrew Mario broadcast from the darkness of Amundsen-Scott station located at the South Pole!
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
U.S. Outpost #31, Antarctica, 1982—Twelve men are commissioned to gather physical and natural science data. It is the dead of winter. With six months of darkness ahead of them, they uncover the find of the century. Of a thousand centuries. If only they could put it back... Join us for a special pre-show presentation by curator Andrew Mario, broadcast from the darkness of Amundsen-Scott station located at the South Pole! Popcorn included!
The Thing. (1982. Directed by John Carpenter.4K. 109 min.)
John Carpenter’s reworking of the Howard Hawks sci-fi horror classic from 1951—itself based on the same John Campbell short story, “Who Goes There?,” that inspired Ridley Scott and Dan O’Bannon’s Alien a few years earlier—is a deeply disturbing tale of uncanny doubling and alien possession set at a scientific research station in Antarctica. While the film is legendary for its gory effects, the plot is pared to the bone…