Characters Named Mac

Similarities between John Carpenter’s The Thing…and Predator

  • Opening shot in outer space.  Extremely similar.
  • Opening shot in outer space immediately followed by a scene with a helicopter flying over geography not conducive to farming.
  • A team of Americans isolated on a southern continent in an extreme environment.
  • An alien with a chameleon-like ability to hide.
  • Vile and disgusting scenes.
  • A character named Mac.