which other films has the first person done?
"The Fog", "Escape From New York", "Halloween ", and "Halloween II".
Dean Cundey
Cundey would go on to work with Carpenter and Hill again on the films "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "The Thing", "Halloween II", 
who was chasing the dog at the beginning of the thing A Norwegian helicopter. who are the main characters in the film? Norwegian pilot, garry, R.J. MacReady, Dr. Cooper, Blair, Clark ,Childs, and others., how was it received by contemporary critics? John Kenneth Muir called it "Carpenter's most accomplished and underrated directorial effort," and critic Matt Zoller Seitz said it "is one of the greatest and most elegantly constructed B-movies ever made". has the first critic written anything apart from reviews? Yes, he has written novels and short stories. where did the second critic start his career? UNANSWERABLE who wrote the movie? Bill Lancaster. did the film have any effect culturally? It is considered as a cult classic and find reference in a variety of media, from television like "The X-Files", "Futurama", and "Stranger Things" to games  like "Resident Evil 4", "Tomb Raider III", and "Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden" and films like "The Faculty" , "Slither" , "The Mist". who created the visuals? Dean Cundey and Bottin.
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Dean Cundey [SEP] Other noteworthy films
Cundey would go on to work with Carpenter and Hill again on the films "The Fog", "Escape From New York", "The Thing", "Halloween II", and "". He would also return to work with Carpenter for the last time on the 1986 big budget science fiction/comedy adventure "Big Trouble in Little China". Cundey also served as Director of Photography on the 3D movie "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!" which ran in five Walt Disney theme parks around the world.