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 | 8.3 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
John Carpenter
Bill Lancaster
David Foster
Wilbur Stark
Ennio Morricone
Dean Cundey
Todd C. Ramsay
Anita Dann
John J. Lloyd
Henry Larrecq
John M. Dwyer
Albert Whitlock
Henry Schoessler
Rob Bottin
Ronald I. Caplan
Gilbert Loe
Trish Keating
David R. Anderson
Barton M. Susman
David Lewis Yewdall
Colin C. Mouat
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Steve Maslow
Charles E. Nippell
Raymond Stella
Cliff Kohlweck
Candy Artmont
Stuart Cohen
Lawrence Turman
Larry Franco
Ken Diaz
John Zemansky
Christine Wilson
Lawrence Perry
Ken Strain
Cyrus Block
Dave Gordon
Kris Krosskove
Dillard Brinson
Ronald Woodward
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
Phyllis Newman
Ken Chase
John W. Campbell Jr.
Anthony Cecere
Kent Hays
Larry Holt
Melvin Jones
Eric Mansker
Denver Mattson
Clint Rowe
Ken Strain
Rock A. Walker
Jerry Wills
Robert Latham Brown
Larry Franco
Jeffrey Chernov
Roy Arbogast
Clyde E. Bryan
Steve Tate
Kendrick Sweet
Ernesto Mas
John K. Adams
Dick Warlock
Dan Anglin
Bob Cornell
Mark Walthour
Richard A. Gonzales
Joseph R. Savko
Milton Wilson
Hans Metz
John K. Stirber
Ray Kinzer
Michael R. Gannon
Rocky Corsini
James Callan
Michael Ploog
Mentor Huebner
Gary Meyer
Ron MacInnes
Debbie Collier
Yervant Babasin
George Lawson
Graeme Murray
Fitch Cady
Michael Steele
Karen Kalton
Robin Mounsey
Paul R. Prince
David Geddes
Douglas Pruss
Lee Routly
Michael A. Clifford
Alois Stranan
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
James L. Hurford
Len Wolfe
Spencer Hyde
Nate Irwin
Rob Bottin
Barrett J. Reid
Thomas Marshall
Drew Struzan
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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