The Magnificent Others with Billy CorganFilmmaker & Composer John Carpenter | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Fighting for The Thing's Ending

22:42–23:20 · 38s

Carpenter recounts how executives tried to cut The Thing’s ambiguous finale—and how he refused, winning creative control but losing studio favor.

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