Movie
The Thing
Overview
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Details
- Release date
- 1982-06-25
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kurt Russell as MacReady
- Wilford Brimley as Blair
- T.K. Carter as Nauls
- David Clennon as Palmer
- Keith David as Childs
- 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
Crew
- John Carpenter - Director
- Bill Lancaster - Screenplay
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