Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
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Edmund Breon
- Dr. Ambroseas Dr. Ambrose
- (uncredited)
Nicholas Byron
- Tex Richardsas Tex Richards
- (uncredited)
John Dierkes
- Dr. Chapmanas Dr. Chapman
- (uncredited)
George Fenneman
- Dr. Reddingas Dr. Redding
- (uncredited)
Lee Tong Foo
- Lee - a Cookas Lee - a Cook
- (uncredited)
Paul Frees
- Dr. Vorheesas Dr. Vorhees
- (uncredited)
Everett Glass
- Dr. Wilsonas Dr. Wilson
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Christian Nyby
- Howard Hawks(uncredited)
- Writers
- Charles Lederer(screenplay)
- John W. Campbell Jr.(based on the story "Who Goes There?" by)
- Howard Hawks(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice. Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot. All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he is accidentally thawed out! —KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
- Taglines
- Look Out...It's
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- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe skeleton crew at the South Pole Telescope station have a tradition every winter-over of watching this movie, and the other two adaptations on the very first night after the departure of the final plane of the season.
- GoofsAs the flying saucer explodes, the camera tilts up to follow the blast, revealing the top of the Arctic backdrop built around the set.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Ned "Scotty" Scott: Watch the skies, everywhere! Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!
- Crazy creditsOnly technical and production credits precede the film, no acting credits.
- Alternate versionsThere is a version which shows Dr. Carrington wandering through his "nursery" of baby "things" on his way to the generator to shut it down as the others prepare to fry the creature. The "things" have grown to a height of over 12 inches.
- ConnectionsFeatured in House of Horror: The Thing (1957)
Top review
There is something more chilling than the North Pole here.
"The Thing" without a doubt is one of the finest science fiction films ever made. A group of scientists and air force officers at an Arctic station discover something in the ice and that something sees them as dinner. The battle goes on in the claustrophobic station in a scenario that without a doubt was the model for the original "Aliens". The cast is a very fine ensemble and the direction is crisp and on the edge. Conversations overlap and at times runs simultaneously but the direction is so good that you miss nothing. Best of all is that this is one of those films where what you don't see is what scares you. There is no splatter or graphic detail but tantalizing hints that lets your mind conjure up your worst nightmare. A great one for a dark and stormy night.
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- Rich-99
- Apr 20, 1999
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- La chose d'un autre monde
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- Budget
- $1,600,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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