The Thing
1982
Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
Directed by John Carpenter
User Rating
Intensity
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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Details
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Written by
- John W. Campbell Jr., Bill Lancaster
- Produced by
- David Foster, Lawrence Turman
- Composers
- Alan Howarth, Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter
- Cinematographer
- Dean Cundey
- Editor
- Todd C. Ramsay
- Makeup FX
- Rob Bottin, Ken Diaz
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Language
- en
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- John Carpenter's The Thing
- TMDB
- 8.1/10 (7,999 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 57/100
- IMDb
- 8.2/10 (521,638 votes)
Awards
- NominatedSaturn Award— Best Horror Film(1983)
Cast
Kurt Russell
MacReady
Wilford Brimley
Blair
T.K. Carter
Nauls
David Clennon
Palmer
Keith David
Childs
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
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
Pilot
John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
John Carpenter
Director
Bill Lancaster
Screenplay
John W. Campbell Jr.
Novel
David Foster
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Todd C. Ramsay
Editor
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Keywords
Links
Trailer
Score
Ennio Morricone
The Thing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — ALIENS Pt 15: The Thing (1982)
The Thing Collection
Appears in
Aliens - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Arrow Video
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Isolation Madness
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Monster of the Week
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
