The Thing

1982 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Mystery Horror Sci-fi

A group of researchers in Antarctica are faced with a deadly and shape-shifting alien creature that threatens their lives, leading to paranoia and a desperate decision to destroy their base and potentially sacrifice themselves. The Thing is a 1982 American English-language Mystery Horror motion picture starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.k. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart and Bill Lancaster. The movie is inspired from Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. The Turman-Foster Company was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) David Foster and Lawrence Turman. The Thing is written by Bill Lancaster and John W. Campbell Jr. and it is directed by John Carpenter. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Thing was released on 25th June 1982 and takes a screen time of 109 minutes. The Thing was made on a budget of $38 million and at the box office it grossed only $31 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Bill Lancaster. Cinematography was done by Dean Cundey and editing by Todd Ramsay. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone.
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    10.0/10
  • Critics Score
    84%
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Release Date25 JUN 1982
Budget$ 38 MILLION
Language

English, Norwegian

Genre

Mystery , Horror , Sci-fi

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The Thing Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

81.07%

Positive Review Rating : 84%

84%
    • And with the end already mandated, its clear that it doesnt even matter whos an alien at any given moment: Everyones going to be chum eventually. ( Read More )
    • Roger Ebert

      The Thing is a great barf bag movie, all right, but is it any good ( Read More )
    • Renee Schonfeld

      Made in 1982, before the explosion of digital filmmaking, this iconic combination of horror and science fiction is often considered a landmark achievement by famed horror director John Carpenter. ( Read More )
    • Winstead, who takes the lead here alongside Aussie Joel Edgerton (), just isnt as charismatic an actor as Russell. ( Read More )
    • Eric Henderson

      Instead, what makes the bloody visuals so effective in their context is that, given that this is a hyper masculine Carpenter universe, they suggest the all male societys ignorance of (and eventual outrage over) the introduction of reproductive mess into their staid, fraternal environment, which is perhaps the one singularly transgressive element of the film. ( Read More )
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