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The Thing

Creature Feature Sci-Fi Lovecraftian

Overview

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.

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Rating: 8.1/10 (7071 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 0

Status: Released

Original Language: en

Released: 1982-06-25

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Cast

Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
as MacReady
Keith David
Keith David
as Childs
Wilford Brimley
Wilford Brimley
as Blair
T.K. Carter
T.K. Carter
as Nauls
David Clennon
David Clennon
as Palmer
Richard Dysart
Richard Dysart
as Dr. Copper

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Crew

John Carpenter
Director
Bill Lancaster
Screenplay
David Foster
Producer