Question: When was the original movie the thing made?
qaPairs: question: When was the original movie unofficially titled the thing released?
answer: April 27, 1951
question: When was the original movie officially titled the thing released?
answer: June 25, 1982
question: When did the original movie officially titled the thing begin to be produced?
answer: mid-1970s
question: When was the original movie officially titled the thing filmed?
answer: began on August 24, 1981
roughly 12 weeks, beginning in August 1981
lasted approximately 12 weeks