The first draft of The Thing screenplay is now on the internet archive!

Credit to u/RunDNA for pointing out that not only was the first draft not available anywhere on the internet, but also where it was available to check out, allowing me to scan it.

The uploaded file can be found here: [https://archive.org/details/the-thing-1982-screenplay-first-draft](https://archive.org/details/the-thing-1982-screenplay-first-draft)

There is quite a bit more throughout the first draft, having 11 extra pages. Credit again to u/RunDNA for also taking the time to create a thorough diffing log between the first draft and the second draft and leaving it as a comment here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/thething/comments/1o64929/comment/njjqzcj/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web3x&utm\_name=web3xcss&utm\_term=1&utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/thething/comments/1o64929/comment/njjqzcj/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)