The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

1h 23m1998TMDb 7.4

English

Crew and Cast

Michael Matessino

Michael MatessinoDirector

John Carpenter

David Foster

Bill Lancaster

John J. Lloyd

Dean Cundey

Rob Bottin

Kurt Russell

Richard Masur

Charles Hallahan

Charles Hallahan

Peter Kuran

Albert Whitlock

Todd C. Ramsay

Stan Winston

Joel Polis

David Clennon

Storyline

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

Universal Studios Home Video

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 8 September 1998
Runtime: 1h 23m
TMDB score: 7.4 / 10 (29 votes)

Production

Director: Michael Matessino
Writers: Michael Matessino
Studios: Universal Studios Home Video
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English