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The Thing

Universal Studios Hollywood

North Hollywood · United States  ·  Chilled stages for breath

The Thing filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood, North Hollywood. Interior stages here were chilled so the characters' breath would show in the research station scenes.

Universal Studios Hollywood, North Hollywood
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Where to go

34.135856, -118.3539
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Thing (1982)
On screen
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In real life
Universal Studios Hollywood, North Hollywood
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Thing film at Universal Studios Hollywood?
At 34.135856, -118.3539 in North Hollywood. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Universal Studios Hollywood?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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