Horrific Beards I Have Known and Loved
Kurt Russell R.J. MacReady The Thing (1982) I’m fairly certain that it’s widely agreed upon and that I can speak on behalf of everyone everywhere when I say that The Thing is awesome. I’m also confident that few people will disagree when I say that Kurt Russell in The Thing is awesome. But, despite the inarguable awesomeness of Mr. Russell, there is still one who monumentally and heroically overshadows even him, one who is the true star of The Thing, and that star is, of course, Kurt Russell’s beard! As helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady, Kurt Russell, or more specifically Kurt Russell’s beard, is stationed at U.S. Outpost 31 in the Antarctic when all manner of alien skulduggery kicks off and it seems apparent to me that it was the beard who was running this show. Although part of a twelve man crew, MacReady is something of the brooding loner and prefers to spend his time alone in his cabin playing computer chess and cultivating an alcohol problem. Despite this, and a genera...

Cool! I just found out about the horror blogger alliance today! Congrats on getting added in! :D
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the gang. Hope you brought your switchblade. We're rumbling with the Sharks later this week...
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Thanks, TK. It is wicked cool.
ReplyDeleteJonny, I'm so down with that! Just wish I had three years of contemporary jazz under my belt so I can keep up, but I do have excellent rhythm and a switchblade concealed in my boot heel so maybe you'll still let me tag along.