The Thing (1982)
Overview
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $19,629,760.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 65.32 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
Bill Lancaster
Ennio Morricone
John M. Dwyer
Dean Cundey
Anita Dann
John Carpenter
Henry Larrecq
David Foster
Wilbur Stark
John J. Lloyd
Todd C. Ramsay
Albert Whitlock
Henry Schoessler
Rob Bottin
Gilbert Loe
Trish Keating
Ronald I. Caplan
David R. Anderson
David Lewis Yewdall
Charles E. Nippell
Cliff Kohlweck
Candy Artmont
Colin C. Mouat
Raymond Stella
Barton M. Susman
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Steve Maslow
Larry Franco
Ken Diaz
Stuart Cohen
Lawrence Turman
John Zemansky
Christine Wilson
Lawrence Perry
Kris Krosskove
Dillard Brinson
Ken Strain
Cyrus Block
Dave Gordon
Ronald Woodward
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
Ken Chase
Phyllis Newman
John W. Campbell Jr.
Dick Warlock
Eric Mansker
Richard A. Gonzales
Michael R. Gannon
Lee Routly
Michael A. Clifford
Clint Rowe
Dan Anglin
Kent Hays
Denver Mattson
Joseph R. Savko
Gary Meyer
Yervant Babasin
George Lawson
Nate Irwin
Ken Strain
Roy Arbogast
James L. Hurford
Jerry Wills
Larry Franco
Paul R. Prince
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Jeffrey Chernov
Mark Walthour
Michael Ploog
John K. Adams
Ray Kinzer
Bob Cornell
Clyde E. Bryan
Mentor Huebner
Fitch Cady
Anthony Cecere
Larry Holt
Rock A. Walker
Milton Wilson
Hans Metz
Graeme Murray
Michael Steele
Douglas Pruss
Karen Kalton
Steve Tate
Debbie Collier
David Geddes
Len Wolfe
Ernesto Mas
John K. Stirber
Rocky Corsini
James Callan
Ron MacInnes
Alois Stranan
Robin Mounsey
Melvin Jones
Robert Latham Brown
Kendrick Sweet
Spencer Hyde
Rob Bottin
Barrett J. Reid
Thomas Marshall
TOP CAST
Kurt Russell
MacReady
Keith David
Childs
Wilford Brimley
Blair
T.K. Carter
Nauls
David Clennon
Palmer
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan
Norris
Peter Maloney
Bennings
Richard Masur
Clark
Donald Moffat
Garry
Joel Polis
Fuchs
Thomas G. Waites
Windows
Norbert Weisser
Norwegian
Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
Pilot
Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)
John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
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