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About
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Theatrical
Jun 25, 1982
Box Office
$19.6M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 9, 1998
Theaters
436
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company
Keywords
helicopter
based on novel or book
isolation
spacecraft
space marine
paranoia
mutation
snowstorm
research station
alien life-form
cold
remake
alien
survival
creature
helicopter pilot
antarctica
shape shifting alien
alien infection
survival horror
sled dogs
alien monster
alien parasites
isolated place
uncertainty
blood test
body horror
ambiguity
lovecraftian
tense
horrified
Quotes
See all →Trust No One: The Thing Among Us
Taglines
Look closely at your neighbour ... Trust no-one ... They might be THE THING
[UK video box]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Universal Threats in Unpredictable Situations
Taglines
Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
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 ‘...
Cast
Full credits →K
Kurt Russell
MacReady
W
Wilford Brimley
Blair
T
T.K. Carter
Nauls
D
David Clennon
Palmer
Keith David
Childs
R
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
C
Charles Hallahan
Norris
P
Peter Maloney
Bennings
R
Richard Masur
Clark
D
Donald Moffat
Garry
J
Joel Polis
Fuchs
T
Thomas G. Waites
Windows
N
Norbert Weisser
Norwegian
L
Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
J
John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
A
Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
J
Jed
The Thing (uncredited)
