New horror movie Good Boy puts into question everything we think we know about dogs in horror movies by having its star, Indy the dog, as the protagonist rather than a side character. Nevertheless, director Ben Leonberg says he was still inspired by his "favorite dog performance of all time." That is, of course, Jed in John Carpenter's The Thing.
"Jed in The Thing, I think, is the gold standard for what dog acting can be," says Leonberg to GamesRadar+. Wolf–Alaskan Malamute hybrid Jed stole scenes in the 1982 sci-fi classic The Thing with his eerie stares and creeping movements, which was vital to his sled-dog character who was infected by an alien species known as the Thing. But Carpenter's use of the crossbreed's sneaky manner is what inspired Leonberg.
