Dr. Blair

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Dr. Blair is the biologist character in John Carpenter’s horror film "The Thing," known for his increasingly unstable behavior as he uncovers the nature of the alien threat.

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Label Occurrences
Dr. Blair canonical 2
Dr. Blair in The Thing 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biologist
fictional character
scientist
action destroys radio equipment
disables vehicles
is confined to a toolshed
runs computer simulations of alien spread
adaptedFrom Who Goes There?
surface form: Who Goes There? (novella)
affiliation American research team at Outpost 31
alignment initially protective of humanity
appearsIn The Thing (1982 film)
authorOfSourceWork John W. Campbell Jr.
basedOn Who Goes There?
surface form: Blair (character in Who Goes There?)
causeOfBreakdown realization of global extinction risk
characterIn The Thing (1982 film)
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy John Carpenter
enemy The Thing (1982 film)
surface form: the Thing (alien organism)
fictionalUniverse The Thing (1982 film)
surface form: The Thing franchise
fieldOfWork biology
pathology
filmDirector John Carpenter
filmReleaseYear 1982
genre horror
languageOfWork English
laterAction constructs a small spacecraft from scrap
laterAlignment hostile after assimilation by the Thing
laterStatus assimilated by the Thing
medium film
mentalState paranoid
unstable
narrativeFunction exposition of the alien threat
notableFor attempting to prevent the Thing from reaching civilization
destroying communication equipment
discovering the assimilation ability of the Thing
increasingly unstable behavior
investigating the alien organism
occupation biologist
portrayedBy Wilford Brimley
role supporting character
setting Antarctica
species human
worksAt U.S. Outpost 31

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Anthony Wilford Brimley portrayedCharacter Dr. Blair
this entity surface form: Dr. Blair in The Thing