The Thing

The Thing

109 mins | Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery | June 25, 1982

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.

The Thing

109 mins | Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery | June 25, 1982

The Thing
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Universal Pictures, Turman-Foster Company
Original title The Thing
Directors Jeffrey Chernov, Michael Steele, Larry J. Franco, Christine Wilson, Candy Artmont, John Carpenter
Writers John W. Campbell Jr., Bill Lancaster

Cast

Kurt Russell

as MacReady

Keith David

as Childs

Wilford Brimley

as Blair

T.K. Carter

as Nauls

David Clennon

as Palmer

Richard Dysart

as Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan

as Norris

Peter Maloney

as Bennings

Richard Masur

as Clark

Donald Moffat

as Garry

Joel Polis

as Fuchs

Thomas G. Waites

as Windows

Norbert Weisser

as Norwegian

Larry J. Franco

as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Nate Irwin

as Helicopter Pilot

William Zeman

as Pilot

Adrienne Barbeau

as Computer (voice) (uncredited)

John Carpenter

as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)