The Thing (1982)

06/25/1982 (US) • 1h 49m

Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Man is the warmest place to hide.

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000.00

Revenue

$19,629,760.00

Keywords

spacecraft

helicopter

space marine

based on novel or book

isolation

mutation

paranoia

grave

snowstorm

research station

alien life-form

alien

remake

survival

creature

helicopter pilot

antarctica

shape shifting alien

alien infection

survival horror

sled dogs

alien monster

calm

alien parasites

isolated place

uncertainty

blood test

body horror

ambiguity

provocative

critical

disgusted

antarctic

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