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To state the blindingly obvious, Kurt Russell<\/a> is an actor. You already knew that, but what we mean is that, unlike so many of his peers and contemporaries, that\u2019s all he\u2019s ever been.<\/p>\n The industry is awash with actors who form their own production companies to get involved with movies that they may or may not even star in, while others diversify into directing, some have been known to write the occasional screenplay, and others have gone one step further and own entire studios.<\/p>\n Russell, meanwhile, has never been too interested in what goes on away from the cameras. He\u2019s been working since the early 1960s, and he has one writing credit to his name after penning Escape from LA alongside John Carpenter and Debra Hill. He also produced the Snake Plissken sequel, which is one of only two times that he\u2019s taken on that role, the other being The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two<\/a>, obviously.<\/p>\n He did executive produce the 2004 made-for-TV movie 14 Hours, which he wasn\u2019t in and wasn\u2019t credited for, with another EP gig on Taylor Sheridan\u2019s streaming series The Madison the entire sum of Russell\u2019s contributions to the industry in a non-performative capacity, so he evidently isn\u2019t one for Hollywood politics.<\/p>\n However, he did write one of the most iconic scenes of an iconic career, and since neither Carpenter nor scribe Bill Lancaster called him out for his bullshit, we can only accept that he\u2019s a man of his word. The final moments of The Thing were indeed penned by the iconic sci-fi horror\u2019s leading man, which is even more impressive when it sounds like he did it on the fly.<\/p>\n The film\u2019s finale has been the source of debate, dissection, and discussion<\/a> ever since it landed with a dull thud in cinemas back in June 1982, and while Russell wouldn\u2019t go so far as to reveal whether his RJ MacReady or Keith David\u2019s Childs were carrying the titular creature when the credits rolled, he did take the credit for what was said between them.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy don\u2019t we just wait here for a little while, see what happens?\u201d has become one of the most well-known and indelible final lines in cinema, and as much as he noted that he \u201cwouldn\u2019t want to spill it\u201d as to whether he or David were next in line to transform into something hideous, the indelible sign-off was his idea.<\/p>\n Further reading: Cutting Room Floor<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou know, I wrote that last scene,\u201d Russell offered. \u201cIt was difficult, because John and I were saying throughout the whole movie, \u2018We don\u2019t have an ending, we don\u2019t have an ending\u2019, and then I wrote that. He said, \u2018I don\u2019t want to go through two whole hours and have them come back to square one\u2019, and I said, \u2018John, that\u2019s what the movie\u2019s about.’\u201d<\/p>\n When The Thing first introduces its grotesque beastie, the audience doesn\u2019t know who\u2019s infected, and who\u2019ll be next. When The Thing ends, viewers are still none the wiser<\/a>, even if there are only two candidates. Carpenter struggled to tie things up, only for Russell to step in and script it himself, creating a talking point that\u2019s never been resolved.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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