By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
that One Griswold Street in Detroit, now owned by the Church of Scientology, was built on the location of the first church building in the city, Ste. Anne de Détroit? that Arlene Kelly made her international debut for the Ireland women's cricket team after nine of their regular players were unavailable for selection? that Central City College was established as an African American-led alternative to the historically black Atlanta Baptist College? that as a member of the El Alto Workers' Center, Martha Yujra participated in mass mobilizations that led to the resignations of two Bolivian presidents? that Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College in South Carolina is also called the "Oberlin Unit" because of the donations of books by the students of Oberlin College in Ohio? that the mezzo-soprano Wilhelmine Holmboe (pictured), who studied in Paris with Pauline Viardot and moved to Italy to perform, was one of the first Norwegian women to be acclaimed internationally for her singing? It found an audience when released on home video and television. The Thing was released on June 25, 1982, to very negative reviews and earned $19.6 million during its theatrical run, but has been favorably reappraised. Of the film's $15 million budget, $1.5 million was spent on Rob Bottin's creature effects, a mixture of chemicals, food products, rubber, and mechanical parts used to represent an alien capable of taking on any form. The film stars Kurt Russell and also features A.
The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates and imitates other organisms. The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter (pictured) and written by Bill Lancaster.