Horror ·Mystery ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 49m

The Thing

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Director
John Carpenter
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
Crew
Dean Cundey — Director of Photography Todd C. Ramsay — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer John Carpenter — Original Music Composer Alan Howarth — Original Music Composer Bill Lancaster — Screenplay
Tagline

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.

Synopsis

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Trailer The Thing — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
spacecrafthelicopterspace marinebased on novel or bookisolationmutationparanoiagravesnowstormresearch stationalien life-formalien
Key Collaborators
John Carpenter Director Dean Cundey Director of Photography Todd C. Ramsay Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer John Carpenter Original Music Composer Alan Howarth Original Music Composer Bill Lancaster Screenplay John W. Campbell Jr. Novel David Foster Producer Lawrence Turman Producer John J. Lloyd Production Design
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