The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other and that any of them could be the Thing. The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady, with A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites in supporting roles.
The Thing (1982)
Directed by John Carpenter
Genres - Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Body Horror Film |
Release Date - Jun 25, 1982 |
Run Time - 109 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Budget
$15,000,000
Box Office
$19,862,346
Themes
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Alien, Another World, Antarctica, Body Horror, Carpenter, Creature, Cult, Cult Film, Film Based On Literature, Ice, John Alden Carpenter, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mutation, Norwegian, Paranoia, Remake, Research Station, Snow Storm, Snowstorm, Space/Aliens, Spacecraft, Supernatural/Monsters
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Based On: Who Goes There?
Filming Location: British Columbia
Narrative Location: Antarctica
Subject: alien invasion, extraterrestrial life, flying saucer, monster movies
Filming Location: British Columbia
Narrative Location: Antarctica
Subject: alien invasion, extraterrestrial life, flying saucer, monster movies
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