History Funny / TheThing1982

** Especially funny during the blood test, when you're watching the movie a second time and [[RewatchBonus know Palmer is infected.]] Right before Mac tests him, Palmer is looking down with the funniest expression of complete ''resignation'', as if he's thinking "Welp, I guess the gig's up now."

* As the Norwegians land their helicopter, one of them attempts to use a grenade on the dog, but the grenade flies out of his hand as he rears his arm to throw it. He gains a brief OhCrap face and books it out of there, but his buddy tries digging in the snow for it. He's unable to find it in time and the ensuing detonation literally sends him flying and destroys their helicopter. BlackComedy at its finest.

** [=MacReady=] is doing Garry's test with a smug face, like he's already figure the Garry!Thing out and is about to expose it... and when the test comes negative, [=MacReady's=] look changes to embarrassed..

* One from the commentary, during which Carpenter is describing the scene where Mac and Norris find the spaceship, and Carpenter gets distracted by Mac's NiceHat.

** Hell, Palmer in general.

* Garry, after the blood test.
-->'''Garry:''' I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter [[SuddenlyShouting TIED TO THIS]] [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting COUCH!]]
** Just before that [=MacReady=] is doing his test with a smug face, like he's already figure the Garry!Thing out and is about to expose it... and when the test comes negative, [=MacReady's=] look changes to embarrassed.

** When Childs starts demanding Mac and Nauls cut him free from the couch, clearing thinking that Garry is also the Thing, Garry looks so exhausted from everything that just happened with Palmer that his face registers a kind of weak ‘oh, ''[[StoppedCaring whatever.’]]''

* The second one bears elaboration. Childs and Garry are still tied to the couch, after Palmer!Thing has been exposed, rampaged, and killed Windows. Childs has an utterly stoic expression all through the test, telling [=MacReady=] "Just do it," looking for all the world like he's prepared to FaceDeathWithDignity. Once the test comes back negative, he's unmistakably relieved... then starts panicking as he realizes he's tied up with the only other potential Thing in the room.
-->Cut me loose! Cut me loose dammit, cut me loose!

* Palmer's reaction to the Spider-Head.
--->''... you gotta be fucking '''kidding.'''''
** It gets even funnier when it's revealed that Palmer was already an alien when he said that.
*** Which in turn makes many theorize that it wasn't part of the Thing's facade; Palmer-Thing was flabbergasted that a part of "himself" would [[DoWrongRight try such an obvious escape.]]

-->''I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter [[SuddenlyShouting TIED TO THIS]] [[PrecisionFStrike FUCKING]] [[SuddenlyShouting COUCH!]]''

-->''I don't know what's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is!''

---> ''Childs! Mac wants the [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]]!''
---> ''Mac wants the '''What'''!?''

-->''I don't believe any of this voodoo bullshit!''
-->''Cut me loose! Cut me loose dammit, cut me loose!''
** The second one bears elaboration. Childs and Garry are still tied to the couch, after Palmer!Thing has been exposed, rampaged, and killed Windows. Childs has an utterly stoic expression all through the test, telling [=MacReady=] "Just do it," looking for all the world like he's prepared to FaceDeathWithDignity. Once the test comes back negative, he's unmistakably relieved. . . then starts panicking as he realizes he's tied up with the only other potential Thing in the room.

* For some: (just before [=MacReady=] dynamites the Blair-Thing)

* [=MacReady=] pouring his booze into the computer's circuits after losing a round of chess against it.
-->''Cheating bitch.''
** If you look at the screen and then listen to the move that the computer made, you'll realize the computer's move actually would have let [=MacReady=] win, but the computer claims the victory anyway. [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard The computer really was cheating!]]

* Very much BlackHumor, but the Palmer-thing staggers out, on fire, into the snow while burning alive and howling that disturbing, alien scream... and [=MacReady=] throws a stick of dynamite at it [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill for good measure.]] The resulting explosion does a marvelous job of shutting it up.
** Watch [=MacReady=] as Palmer-Thing explodes. The blast from the dynamite pushes [=MacReady=] back into the wall. Cue Mac having a look on his face that almost says ‘damn, that stuff really does the job.’ Apparently the explosives really did slam Kurt Russell into a wall after proving more potent than the crew anticipated.

* At one point, Nauls comes in on roller skates as they're examining the dead Norwegian.
-->'''Nauls:''' Maybe we're at war with Norway.

-->'''[=MacReady=]:''' Yeah? FUCK YOU TOO!!

** When Child’s starts demanding Mac and Nauls cut him free from the couch, clearing thinking that Garry is the Thing, Garry looks so exhausted from everything that just happened with Palmer that his face registers a kind of weak ‘oh, ''[[StoppedCaring whatever.’]]''

** When Child’s starts demanding Mac and Nauls cut him free from the couch, Garry looks so exhausted from everything that just happened that his face registers a kind of weak ‘oh, ''[[StoppedCaring whatever.’]]''

** When Child’s starts demanding Mac and Nauls cut him free from the couch, Garry looks so exhausted by everything that just happened that his face registers a kind of weak ‘oh, ''[[StoppedCaring whatever.’]]''

--->''...you gotta be fucking '''kidding.'''''

** Immediately after Childs demands to be cut loose, it cuts to Garry alone on the couch while Nauls and Childs ''each'' have a flamethrower pointed straight at Garry's head, practically daring him to make a move. The abruptness of the cut makes it oddly hilarious.

-->''I know you gentlemen have been through a lot. But when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of the winter [[SuddenlyShouting TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!]]''

* When [=MacReady=] checks up on Blair, he already has a noose with which to hang himself.

--->''...you gotta be fucking kidding.''

* Very much BlackHumor, but the Palmer-thing staggers out, on fire, into the snow while burning alive and howling that disturbing, alien scream... and Macready throws a stick of dynamite at it [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill for good measure.]] The resulting explosion does a marvelous job of shutting it up.

** It gets even funnier when it's revealed that Palmer [[spoiler: was already an alien]] when he said that.
*** [[spoiler: Which in turn makes many theorize that it wasn't part of the Thing's facade; Palmer-Thing was flabbergasted that a part of "himself" would [[DoWrongRight try such an obvious escape.]]]]

* For some: (just before [=MacReady=] dynamites the [[spoiler:Blair-Thing]])
-->'''Thing''': GGGWWWRRRAAAAAAAA!
-->'''[=MacReady=]''': Yeah? FUCK YOU TOO!!

** Just before that [=MacReady=] is doing his test with a smug face, like he's already figure the Garry!Thing out and is about to expose it... and when the test comes negative, [=MacReady's=] look chanes to embarrassed.