The very first time we see Kate, when she is examining the extracted specimen, she is listening to music on molded plastic headphones that were not available in 1982.
Smaller headphones such as these, designed at the time for listening to Walkman-like portable equipment would have had a metal band going over the head, holding the earpieces in place.
Sander Halvorson speaks fluent Danish without an accent to his fellow Norwegians.
Actor Ulrich Thomsen is Danish.
Danish and Norwegian people can, for the most part, understand each other.
In some cases there might be a confusion, as the Danish language can be hard to follow, but this still doesn't qualify as a goof.
The ukulele played in the dance scene is a Fender.
This model of ukulele was introduced in the 2000s, so it was not available in 1982.
Jameson's skiing cap changes position on his head in many shots.
Most noticeably when he enters the room where the thing is initially kept.
The Thule Air base is not Norwegian.
It is located in Greenland and is a U.
Air Force base.
However, it is a fictional base in a fictional movie.
Therefore not intended to be the real Norwegian camp in Antarctica.
In the DVD Bonus track "Start the helicopter now!", Lars orders the newly arrived pilot to restart the engine on the JetRanger helicopter while he returns to the garage shed to collect grenades as they pursue the husky-Thing.
When Lars returns, the engine sounds have wound up to full pitch, and the thrumming of the rotor blades can be heard, but the reflection in the cockpit canopy of the helicopter clearly shows the blades in a fixed and unmoving position, despite the sound effects.
When Carter and Jameson takes over and orders the others to pick up Edvard who is passed out on the floor, the flame thrower Carter is carrying is lit, then unlit, then lit again.
In the bathroom scene Kate turns on both faucet handles but you can clearly see that when she goes to turn the water off she's only uses one hand meaning the water should still be running.
When Kate Loyd is inspecting the mouths of her colleagues for fillings she appears to be using an LED flashlight which did not exist in 1982.
It was not an LED flashlight.
It does look like the beam from the light is touched up with special effects to make it more apparent, but this is not a goof.
The dog in the final scene (intercut with closing credits) has inconsistent coloration because two different dogs were cast.
The initial escape shots were filmed in 2011 and the subsequent aerial shots were taken from the 'John Carpenter (I)' (qv) film _The Thing (1982)_ (qv).
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