The Thing

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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

1h 49m1982RTMDb 8.1

HorrorMysteryScience Fiction

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

The Turman-Foster Company

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 25 June 1982
Runtime: 1h 49m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 8.1 / 10 (8,358 votes)

Production

Director: John Carpenter
Writers: Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.
Studios: Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $15.0M
Revenue: $19.6M
Profit: $4.6M
Return: 1.3×
Collection: The Thing Collection

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English, Norwegian