Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod) The Thing (1982)
In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by visual effects legend from Industrial Light and Magic, Lorelei David. On this episode, we conclude our John Carpenter Triple Feature, as his collaboration with Kurt Russell reaches its apex, with their 1982 horror paranoia masterpiece, The Thing.
Chapters
- Introduction (00:00:00)
- Dune News (00:06:57)
- Roundtable Discussion (00:09:31)
- Your Letters (00:55:31)
Notes and Links
- Video for Lorelei’s band Society of Rockets. Check out her amazing stop motion video.
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Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
Cover art by @ctcher
Transcripts by Sophie Shin
The episode was edited by Maria Passingham of EditAudio Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn
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