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The Thing

The Thing

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#1of 1982
1982 1h 49mHorrorMysteryScience Fiction

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

4.0/5

TMDB score· 8,074 votes

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Synopsis

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

The vibe

spacecrafthelicopterspace marinecoldisolationmutationparanoiasnowstormresearch stationalien life-form

Behind it

John CarpenterJohn CarpenterDirectorBill LancasterBill LancasterScreenplayEnnio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeComposerAlan HowarthAlan HowarthComposerDean CundeyDean CundeyCinematography

Cast

Kurt RussellKurt RussellMacReadyWilford BrimleyWilford BrimleyBlairT.K. CarterT.K. CarterNaulsDavid ClennonDavid ClennonPalmerKeith DavidKeith DavidChildsRichard DysartRichard DysartDr. CopperCharles HallahanCharles HallahanNorrisPeter MaloneyPeter MaloneyBenningsRichard MasurRichard MasurClarkDonald MoffatDonald MoffatGarryJoel PolisJoel PolisFuchsThomas G. WaitesThomas G. WaitesWindowsNorbert WeisserNorbert WeisserNorwegianLarry FrancoLarry FrancoNorwegian Passenger with RifleNate IrwinHelicopter PilotWilliam ZemanPilotJohn CarpenterJohn CarpenterNorwegian (video footage) (uncredited)Adrienne BarbeauAdrienne BarbeauComputer (voice) (uncredited)

Director

John Carpenter

Writer

Bill Lancaster

Release date

25 Jun 1982

Runtime

1h 49m

Budget

$15.0M

Box office

$19.6M · 1.3× its budget

Studio

Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company

Language

English, Norwegian

Country

United States of America

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‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011.

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