I remember seeing “The Thing” in the theater when it came out; that opening scene with the “ba-DUM.... ba-DUM...” music just set the tone.
One of the more comical things I remember is the way the entire audience was literally screaming when the dogs were getting attacked... no one cared about the PEOPLE getting mauled, it was the reaction to the dogs getting killed that got everybody freaked.... especially when the alien was busting out of the dog, initially.
And I am an absolute dog lover, so yes, I was yelling my head off too....
“I don’t know, but whatever it is it’s weird and it’s pissed off...” Lol.... Best line ever.
Yes! People freaked out and actually thought Kurt Russell had shot a real whimpering Husky in the heart that was being assimilated. It looked real as hell.