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The Thing (1982) 8.2
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. Director:John Carpenter |
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Cast
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| Kurt Russell | ... | ||
| Wilford Brimley | ... |
Dr. Blair
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| T.K. Carter | ... | ||
| David Clennon | ... | ||
| Keith David | ... | ||
| Richard Dysart | ... | ||
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Charles Hallahan | ... | |
| Peter Maloney | ... | ||
| Richard Masur | ... | ||
| Donald Moffat | ... | ||
| Joel Polis | ... | ||
| Thomas G. Waites | ... |
Windows
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| Norbert Weisser | ... | ||
| Larry J. Franco | ... |
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
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Nate Irwin | ... | |
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An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog explodes, eventually leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realizes that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over. Written by Goth <brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za>
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Look closely at your neighbour ... Trust no-one ... They might be THE THING [UK video box] See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 June 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Carpenter's The Thing See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,107,897 (USA) (2 July 1982)Gross:
$3,107,897 (USA) (2 July 1982)Company Credits
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[MacReady briefly turns of tape recorder and takes a drink of whisky. He looks at the torn longjohns and turns it back on]
MacReady: One other thing: I think it rips through your clothes when it takes you over. Windows found Bennings' torn and bloody clothes in the storage room after he...
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Written and Performed by Stevie Wonder
Courtesy of Motown Record Corporation
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Trivia
According to John Carpenter in an interview, he takes all of his failed movies pretty hard, but this was the one that disappointed him the most. Not only was the movie a box office failure upon release, but both critics and the audience (to Carpenter's shock) panned its gory effects and bleak tone. He was particularly upset when the original movie's director, Christian Nyby, publicly denounced Carpenter's version. See more »Goofs
Norwegian pulls the same grenade out of the box twice. See more »Quotes
MacReady: [talking into tape recorder] I'm going to hide this tape when I'm finished. If none of us make it, at least there'll be some kind of record. The storm's been hitting us hard now for 48 hours. We still have nothing to go on.[MacReady briefly turns of tape recorder and takes a drink of whisky. He looks at the torn longjohns and turns it back on]
MacReady: One other thing: I think it rips through your clothes when it takes you over. Windows found Bennings' torn and bloody clothes in the storage room after he...
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Soundtracks
"SUPERSTITION"Written and Performed by Stevie Wonder
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Hitting the video store late on a Saturday when all of the current films were unavailable, we ran across The Thing in the "classic" racks. I've seen this film at least twice before and truly enjoyed seeing it again. If it lacks plot or character development, the premise is frightening enough to make it an engrossing film. The gross-out special effects don't hurt either. For me, The Thing ranks with Alien as one of the best scary films I 've seen.