Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, David Clennon, T.K. Carter
Other mistake: Blair somehow manages to fire seven shots with his six-shot pistol.
Continuity mistake: When in the helicopter, the Norwegian men are both wearing different types of goggles, but when they're out of the helicopter, they both have the same type of goggles.
Clark: I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is.
Question: Was any member of the team aware that they were infected by the creature, or did they not know they were until they began changing?
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Answer: The death of Fuchs is probably the best answer to this question, as it appeared that Fuchs burned himself alive before the Thing could assimilate him. It's also possible that Norris suspected he was infected before he transformed. There is a scene in which we see Norris, who is alone, suddenly wince in pain, surprised, and grab at his chest, but he continues functioning normally thereafter. Following the altercation with Mac, Norris collapses and becomes unresponsive, until his chest cracks wide open and bites off Copper's arms. Also, in the blood test scene, Palmer's facial expressions appear to betray his secret, but he was already fully transformed at that point.
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