The Thing

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The Thing (1982)

"Man is The Warmest Place to Hide."

TMDb Score

80

R 1 hr 49 minJun 25th, 1982Mystery, Horror, Science Fiction

Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly imitating its victims. They soon discover that this task will be harder than they thought, as they don't know which members of the team have already been assimilated and their paranoia threatens to tear them apart.

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DirectorJohn Carpenter

StarringKurt RussellKeith DavidWilford Brimley

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as R.J. MacReady

Wilford Brimley

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 25th, 1982

On DVD & Blu-ray:September 9th, 1998 - Buy DVD

Original Language:English

Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Turman-Foster Company

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Movie Tags:remake, alien, spacecraft, paranoia, creature

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