This is the original (1sh) 1982 movie poster THE THING.  It was used to promote the film in theatres when it was released by Universal in 1982.   It is not a reprint nor a reproduction.  The movie stars Kurt Russell (MacReady). Keith David (Childs), Thomas G. Waites (Windows), Joel Polis (Fuchs), Richard Masur (Clark), David Clennon (Palmer), Wilford Brimley (Dr. Blair), T. K. Carter (Nauls), Richard Dysart (Dr. Copper), Charles Hallahan (Norris), Peter Maloney (Bennings) and Donald Moffat (Gary).  

THE THING (1982) was directed by John Carpenter.  Director John Carpenter is a personal favorite of mine, certainly including this movie.

This unrestored movie poster is Rolled.  The poster measures 27" x 41".   

This unrestored movie poster is graded C9 Near Mint.  Original movie posters are graded, from the top down, as C10 (Mint), C9 (Near Mint), C8 (Very Fine), C7 (Very Good to Very Fine), C6 (Very Good), C5 (Good to Very Good), etc.  It is difficult to find any C10 (Mint) original movie posters pre-1985.   

The poster is beautiful, and as pristine as much as any used original movie poster ever gets.  The poster can be immediately framed and displayed with spectacular results.  

This original 1982 movie poster of THE THING has very good value and investment value.  It seems to me that in the past 5 years or so, the value of the original 1982 movie poster is slowly creeping upwards and we believe it will continue to do so.  Almost like when THE THING was released in 1982 and did not do too well at the Box Office or with critics (I believe it was competing with the very money successful movie E.T.), but years later after 1982 THE THING became a cult favorite and is now seen as a classic horror movie.   

As you may know, THE THING From Another World was released in 1951, and I also love the 1951 version.  Both were based on the 1934 Book "Who Goes There".  But it is Carpenter's 1982 version that is more in line with the actual story told in that 1934 novel, basically pushing the fear of "who can one trust".  

And for the record, I met Keith David at a Chiller Horror convention and he told me that it was him and Kurt Russell that eventually came up with the ending of to really have no "real" ending.   You know what I mean if you have seen the movie.  And for me, the order of those infected of the all-male, 12-member cast by the "intruder organism" is Norris, Palmer, Bennings (and Bennings was obvious) Blair, and maybe Childs, maybe Macready.   

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