The Thing (1982)

Movie Details

Original Title The Thing

Original Language EN

Budget $15,000,000

Revenue $19,629,760

Status Released

Popularity 8.4

Cast

Kurt Russell

MacReady

Popularity: 3.1

Keith David

Childs

Popularity: 6.6

Wilford Brimley

Blair

Popularity: 1.6

T.K. Carter

Nauls

Popularity: 0.9

David Clennon

Palmer

Popularity: 1.2

Richard Dysart

Dr. Copper

Popularity: 1.2

Charles Hallahan

Norris

Popularity: 7.8

Peter Maloney

Bennings

Popularity: 2.8

Richard Masur

Clark

Popularity: 1.5

Donald Moffat

Garry

Popularity: 1.8

Joel Polis

Fuchs

Popularity: 1.5

Thomas G. Waites

Windows

Popularity: 2.7

Key Crew

Director John Carpenter

Screenplay Bill Lancaster

Producer David Foster, Lawrence Turman

Executive Producer Wilbur Stark

Editor Todd C. Ramsay

Production

Universal Pictures

The Turman-Foster Company

Province of BC, Ministry of Tourism, Film Promotion Office

Videos & Trailers

THE THING 1982 miniature effects

Behind the Scenes

"He's Not Breathing" - Extended Preview

Clip

40th Anniversary Spot

Teaser

The Thing (1982) - Trailer HD 1080p

Trailer

The Blood Test

Clip

The Thing (1982) - Theatrical Trailer | Scope | 4K

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

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

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 10/10

Oct 31, 2015

Flips the scenario round from the original to great effect. John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr's short story. Th ... Read more

fenicka 6/10

Jul 2, 2018

It was a good and original movie but some parts were still too boring, am i the only one who thinks like this?

Wuchak 7/10

Aug 2, 2018

Stuck on a remote station in Antarctica with… The Thing RELEASED IN 1982 and directed by John Carter, “The Thing” stars Kurt Russell as the helicopter pilot of an eleven-man crew at a research station in Antarctica who encounter a ghastly shape-shifting alien that perfectly replicates the a ... Read more