‘Audiences hated the ending. They wanted to know who the Thing was. But I don’t care. That’s how I wanted it’
. The idea of remaking it was daunting but exciting. This was also my first studio movie so many things were at my disposal – it was very different to independent film-making where you have to scrounge around. TheKurt Russell wasn’t my first choice to play MacReady, the lead, but the studio really liked him and, of course, I loved him. The. He used a flamethrower in a few scenes and had special training. It’s not very hard – you pull a lever and out comes fire.
Ennio Morricone wrote the score. I went to see him in Rome. He didn’t speak any English and I didn’t speak any Italian. He played me a couple of things and, through a translator, I said: “In general, can I request you use fewer notes?” He did – and the result is the opening theme.Audiences didn’t like the ending. They wanted to know who the Thing was – which was left up in the air. They hated that but I don’t care, that’s the way I wanted to end it. The film was about the end of the world.
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