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 | 60.05 |
Directed By
John Carpenter
Crew
John J. Lloyd
Henry Larrecq
John Carpenter
David Foster
Wilbur Stark
John M. Dwyer
Todd C. Ramsay
Anita Dann
Dean Cundey
Ennio Morricone
Bill Lancaster
Albert Whitlock
Henry Schoessler
Rob Bottin
Gilbert Loe
Ronald I. Caplan
Trish Keating
David R. Anderson
Candy Artmont
Barton M. Susman
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Raymond Stella
David Lewis Yewdall
Cliff Kohlweck
Steve Maslow
Colin C. Mouat
Charles E. Nippell
Lawrence Turman
Stuart Cohen
Larry Franco
Ken Diaz
John Zemansky
Christine Wilson
Lawrence Perry
Dillard Brinson
Ken Strain
Ronald Woodward
Dave Gordon
Cyrus Block
Kris Krosskove
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
Phyllis Newman
Ken Chase
John W. Campbell Jr.
Larry Franco
Dan Anglin
Rock A. Walker
Mark Walthour
Robin Mounsey
Robert Latham Brown
Larry Holt
John K. Adams
Anthony Cecere
Eric Mansker
Richard A. Gonzales
Michael Steele
Melvin Jones
Steve Tate
Milton Wilson
Hans Metz
Graeme Murray
Alois Stranan
Denver Mattson
Roy Arbogast
Douglas Pruss
James L. Hurford
Len Wolfe
Kent Hays
Ken Strain
Dick Warlock
Clint Rowe
Jerry Wills
Clyde E. Bryan
John K. Stirber
Jeffrey Chernov
Kendrick Sweet
Michael R. Gannon
Rocky Corsini
Spencer Hyde
Michael Ploog
Lee Routly
Yervant Babasin
Karen Kalton
Nate Irwin
Bob Cornell
Joseph R. Savko
Ernesto Mas
Ray Kinzer
James Callan
Debbie Collier
Fitch Cady
David Geddes
Gary Meyer
George Lawson
Michael A. Clifford
Mentor Huebner
Paul R. Prince
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Ron MacInnes
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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