The Thing
7303 reviews
Horror/Mystery
1h 49m
1982
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing...
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In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
- DirectorJohn Carpenter
- Release25 June 1982
- Genre
- Duration1h 49m
- Budget$15,000,000
- Revenue$19,629,760
- Rate7303 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company, Province of BC, Ministry of Tourism, Film Promotion Office
Cast

Kurt Russell
MacReady

Keith David
Childs

Wilford Brimley
Blair

T.K. Carter
Nauls

David Clennon
Palmer

Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan
Norris

Peter Maloney
Bennings

Richard Masur
Clark

Donald Moffat
Garry

Joel Polis
Fuchs

Thomas G. Waites
Windows

Norbert Weisser
Norwegian

Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
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