The Thing

Name: The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 1982-06-25
Duration: 6540 s
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter

Directed by John Carpenter

1982 1h 49m[Horror](/on-demand/category/horror), [Science Fiction](/on-demand/category/sci-fi)

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

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Cast of The Thing

Kurt RussellMacReady
Wilford BrimleyBlair
T.K. CarterNauls
David ClennonPalmer
Keith DavidChilds
Richard DysartDr. Copper
Charles HallahanNorris
Peter MaloneyBennings
Richard MasurClark
Donald MoffatGarry
Joel PolisFuchs
Thomas G. WaitesWindows
Norbert WeisserNorwegian
Larry FrancoNorwegian Passenger with Rifle / Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Nate IrwinHelicopter Pilot
William ZemanPilot
John CarpenterNorwegian (video footage) (uncredited) / Director / Original Music Composer
Adrienne BarbeauComputer (voice) (uncredited)
Jed the WolfdogDog Thing
Bill LancasterScreenplay

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Interviews With Actors, Richard Masur And Peter Maloney
Interviews With Actors, Richard Masur And Peter MaloneyBehind the Scenes
Interviews With Mick Garris And Director John Carpenter
Interviews With Mick Garris And Director John CarpenterBehind the Scenes
Interviews With Joel Polis, Peter Maloney, And Thomas G. Waites
Interviews With Joel Polis, Peter Maloney, And Thomas G. WaitesBehind the Scenes
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