The Thing
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1982
1h 49m
R
English
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
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A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.
The Thing
A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.
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Cast
MacReady
Childs
Blair
Nauls
Palmer
Dr. Copper
Norris
Bennings
Clark
Garry
Fuchs
Windows
Norwegian
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Helicopter Pilot
Pilot
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredit...
The Dog (uncredited)
Directed By: John Carpenter
Written By: John W. Campbell Jr. (Novel), Bill Lancaster (Screenplay)
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simonynwa
/10 8 years ago
There are a lot of qualities that make The Thing work so well as a horror film. It has been rightly lauded for its set-piece moments and striking practical effects, but what keeps this timeless are the same elements that can be found in a similar classic film of the time, Ridley Scott's Alien - More
manicure
/10 4 years ago
"The Thing" could be seen as the natural evolution of the formula that began with Ridley Scott's "Alien". The two movies have an entirely different setting and atmosphere, but share the same simple structure: a group of humans ends up being stuck in a confined space as they are c More
Whitsbrain
/10 3 years ago
I've seen this movie so many times. I own it twice on DVD, I own it on 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 know why I didn't go. I was certainly old enough to appreciate it. Instead, I saw "E.T.". I got swept u More
John Chard
6 years ago
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 is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr's short story.
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John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr's short story.
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