The Thing
"Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone."
1982-06-25
8.1
en 109mHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
A twelve-man 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.
The Thing Collection
View CollectionDirector
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Bill Lancaster
Producer
David Foster
Executive Producer
Wilbur Stark
Original Music Composer
Ennio Morricone
Director of Photography
Dean Cundey
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$19,629,760Budget
$15,000,000Countries
- United States of America
- Canada
Companies
- Universal Pictures
- The Turman-Foster Company
- Province of BC, Ministry of Tourism, Film Promotion Office
