# John Carpenter's "The Thing" -- done in LEGOs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carpenters-the-thing-done-in-legos/415146>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carpenters-the-thing-done-in-legos/415146 "2007-08-10T15:37:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carpenters-the-thing-done-in-legos/415146/1 "2007-08-10T15:37:02Z")

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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YUiDWJ-o3fM/hqdefault.jpg "The Thing (Lego version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUiDWJ-o3fM)

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carpenters-the-thing-done-in-legos/415146/2 "2007-08-10T16:58:45Z")

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This was good enough that I wish the actual recording quality (including the often indecipherable audio) was better. Interesting hybrid between the two films, I’m betting the inspiration for this entire short was that Lego version of the Kurt Russell hat. 😛

Shouldn’t this be in Cafe Society, though?