The Thing (1982)

The Thing (1982)

R 109 minutes EN Horror , Mystery , Science Fiction

Man is the warmest place to hide.

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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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)

Crew

John J. Lloyd

Production Design

Todd C. Ramsay

Editor

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Henry Larrecq

Art Direction

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

John M. Dwyer

Set Decoration

Cyrus Block

Camera Operator

Ronald I. Caplan

Costume Supervisor

Gilbert Loe

Costume Supervisor

Trish Keating

Costume Supervisor

John Carpenter

Director

David Foster

Producer

Wilbur Stark

Executive Producer

Anita Dann

Casting

Stuart Cohen

Co-Producer

Bill Lancaster

Screenplay