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The Thing
Monsters, Psychological, Body & Contagion, Genre Hybrids

The Thing

1982

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.

Directed by John Carpenter

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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
en
Rating
R
Also known as
John Carpenter's The Thing
TMDB
8.1/10 (7,860 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
85% Fresh
Metacritic
57/100
IMDb
8.2/10 (521,638 votes)
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Released June 25, 1982·$15,000,000 budget·$19,629,760 revenue

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Ennio Morricone

The Thing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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The Evolution of HorrorALIENS Pt 15: The Thing (1982)

The Thing Collection

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