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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.
Rating and Reviews
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8.07/10
whitsbrain
I've seen this movie so many times. I own it twice on DVD, I own it on 4K, Blu-Ray and I even have a copy on the now defunct HD-DVD format. I regret not seeing it in the theaters back in 1982. I don't... read more
over 1 year ago

Nathan
The Thing is a claustrophobic, paranoia-driven horror film that follows a crew of American scientists trying to fend off an extraterrestrial monster before it picks them all off, one by one. The fi... read more
over 2 years ago

CinemaSerf
Told by way of a cycle of interconnected stories, this works well as a portmanteau of crimes and misdemeanours affecting a small town as it celebrates (or not!) Halloween. We start with a young couple... read more
over 2 years ago

CinemaSerf
As remakes go, this is one of the better ones that I have seen - though I still prefer the degree of menace generated by the 1951 iteration. A man in an helicopter is shooting at a lonely mutt amidst ... read more
over 2 years ago

The Movie Mob
**The Thing is a bloody disgusting groundbreaking masterpiece that reinvented cinema and reminded everyone that true fear lies in what can't be seen.** The Thing might be the greatest horror creatu... read more
almost 3 years ago

DrewBlack
1982 was a good year for alien movies. The people were not really ready for it, but it was. Not only did Spielberg’s friendly and warm-hearted E.T. - The Extraterrestrial debut at Cannes, and went on ... read more
over 4 years ago

Wuchak
Stuck on a remote station in Antarctica with… The Thing RELEASED IN 1982 and directed by John Carter, “The Thing” stars Kurt Russell as the helicopter pilot of an eleven-man crew at a research stat... read more
almost 7 years ago
fenicka
It was a good and original movie but some parts were still too boring, am i the only one who thinks like this?
almost 7 years ago

John Chard
Flips the scenario round from the original to great effect. John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here... read more
over 9 years ago
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Cast

Kurt Russell
MacReady

Keith David
Childs

Wilford Brimley
Blair

T.K. Carter
Nauls

David Clennon
Palmer

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

Jed
The Thing (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Director

John Carpenter
Director
Candy Artmont
Script Supervisor
Christine Wilson
Script Supervisor

Larry Franco
First Assistant Director

Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director
Michael Steele
Second Assistant Director
Creator

Bill Lancaster
Screenplay

John W. Campbell Jr.
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