I John Carpenter The Thing (1982) , när den smittade hunden omvandlar och skrämmer skiten ur de andra hundarna, en av dem hoppar upp och biter kedjelänkstaket. Det händer ett par gånger i följande klipp:
The fence was made out of edible material. It was not metal.
- Director John Carpenter, via private correspondence.
The fence was edible - made out of some combination of gelatin and spun sugar (something like cotton candy) that was hardened.
- Producer Stuart Cohen, via personal communication on Twitter.
Hundarnahanteradesmycketnoggrantochskyddadesmotskadaihelafilmen.NivånpåvårdenavdjurenframgåravproducentStuartCohsuttalanden:
GREAT attention was paid to the welfare of the dogs in this scene. John is a dog lover (check out his Facebook page for charities he supports), as am I ( I work with abused dogs in my spare time). I'll write about the precautions taken on my blog in the near future...
- Q&A from the fan site Outpost #31
HärförklararCohenvarförskottetavhundspädningsvätskanpåenslädehundslingas.SomCarpentersäger i kommentarspåret är vätskan faktiskt en livsmedelstillsats som finns i Twinkies . Hunden sprutades för en sekund eller så, och filmen slogs sedan för att förlänga skottet, eftersom Carpenter inte ville orsaka hunden mer obehag än vad som var absolut nödvändigt.
Och:
My favorite sound effects story from THE THING is as follows... I asked one of the sound editors, Colin Mouat, how they came up with the ultra-realistic background sounds of the dogs howling in the kennel. He replied that he had his children gather together the neighborhood dogs on a Saturday morning, put them inside his house, turned on the recorder, left, and donned a hat and full trench coat. Pulling up the collar to hide his face, he then proceeded to furtively move around the house, tapping on windows and rattling doorknobs. The resultant hysteria is what you now hear (I was assured the dogs were amply rewarded with waiting treats).
- Cohen's blog, The Original Fan
1:25: Hunden hoppar upp på burets vägg; det finns inget hål i staketet.
[KameranfokuserarpåThingförettögonblick]
1:33-1:34:Kameranflyttartillbakatillstaketet;Detfinnsetthålnu,menhundenärintesynlig.
1:34-1:35:Hundenhopsuppigen,släpvagnarpåstaketet,verkarsläckaenbitavdet,ochsedanhöjanerigen.
[Tillbakatillsakenenstund]
1:46:Hundenhopsuppigen,ochnuärhåletheltenormt.
Enligt regissören John Carpenter i kommentarspåret följdes skottet:
The Humane Society was on set the entire time.
- Source
Och detta bekräftas av krediterna:
The filmmakers wish to acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of The American Humane Association in the handling of animals in this production.
- IMDb
Det överensstämmer också med Carpenters välgörenhetsarbete för Humane Society:
The director makes his views on the mistreatment of animals clear: “Cruelty to animals is what's shocking to me. There's no excuse for abusing any animal, so I'm glad that the sale of these posters can play a part in helping to fund their protection,” says Carpenter.
Carpenter, a long-time animal lover who shares his life with wife Sandy, two cats and a dog, recently came to the aid of Malachi, a severely abused pitbull in his native state of Kentucky by contributing to the dog’s veterinary care and setting up a trust fund to help with the treatment and rehabilitation of other neglected and abused animals.
- The Humane Society of the United States
Jag har också kontaktat Bob Weathermax (djurhandlaren för filmen) och John Carpenter, fråga dem hur det var gjort. Jag uppdaterar detta svar om och när jag hittar något eller hör från dem.
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