The Thing (1982)
06/25/1982 (US) • 1h 49m
Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
Overview
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Top Billed Cast
MacReady
Childs
Blair
Nauls
Palmer
Dr. Copper
Norris
Bennings
Clark
Part of the The Thing Collection
Includes The Thing, The Thing
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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
paranoid
alien parasites
isolated place
uncertainty
blood test
body horror
ambiguity
lovecraftian
critical
ominous
antarctic
monster horror
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