At Long Last, John Carpenter's The Thing Has Been Added to The National Film Registry

Having gone from reviled flop to revered masterpiece in just a few decades, John Carpenter's The Thing is finally getting the cinematic immortality it so richly deserves. At Long Last, John Carpenter's The Thing Has Been Added to The National Film RegistryJohn Carpenter's The Thing has finally achieved the cinematic immortality it so richly deserves, with the 1982 cult classic finally being added to National Film Registry for cultural preservation. Ridley's Scott's influential Philip K. Dick adaptation joined the National Film Registry in 1993. John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece The Thing added to National Film RegistryThe Thing was one of 25 iconic titles chosen for preservation in an archive that now comprises 925 movies. These selections for the National Film Registry show us that films are instrumental in capturing important parts of our nation’s story,” Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen said in a statement.