The Thing (1982)

"Man is the warmest place to hide."
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The Thing
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.
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Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 25th, 1982 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:September 9th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$15,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$19,629,760 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Wilbur Stark
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company

The Thing Collection

‘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.