The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

83 mins | Documentary | Sept. 8, 1998

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

83 mins | Documentary | Sept. 8, 1998

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Universal Studios Home Video
Original title The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Directors Michael Matessino
Writers Michael Matessino

Cast

John Carpenter

as Self

David Foster

as Self

Bill Lancaster

as Self

John J. Lloyd

as Self

Dean Cundey

as Self

Rob Bottin

as Self

Kurt Russell

as Self

Richard Masur

as Self

Peter Kuran

as Self

Susan Turner

as Self

Albert Whitlock

as Self

Todd C. Ramsay

as Self

Stan Winston

as Self

Joel Polis

as Self

David Clennon

as Self