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Release Date:
25 June 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
Man is The Warmest Place to Hide. morePlot:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(158 articles)
Terrifyingly Gnarly #18 – House Of The Devil’s A.J. Bowen (From Fangoria. 28 October 2009, 5:38 PM, PDT)
My Halloween Heroes: A Guest Blog By Steve Niles
(From MTV Splash Page. 28 October 2009, 7:01 AM, PDT)
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Finally getting recognition. more (691 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kurt Russell | ... | R.J. MacReady | |
| Wilford Brimley | ... | Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley) | |
| T.K. Carter | ... | Nauls | |
| David Clennon | ... | Palmer | |
| Keith David | ... | Childs | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Dr. Copper | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Vance Norris | |
| Peter Maloney | ... | George Bennings | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Clark | |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Garry | |
| Joel Polis | ... | Fuchs | |
| Thomas G. Waites | ... | Windows (as Thomas Waites) | |
| Norbert Weisser | ... | Norwegian | |
| Larry J. Franco | ... | Norwegian Passenger with Rifle (as Larry Franco) | |
| Nate Irwin | ... | Helicopter Pilot |
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Also Known As:
John Carpenter's The Thing (USA) (complete title)Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Cos (Poland) [pl]
L'effroyable chose (Canada: French title) [fr]
La cosa (Spain) [es]
La cosa (Italy) [it]
La cosa El enigma de otro mundo (Argentina) (video title) [es]
O Enigma de Outro Mundo (Brazil) [pt]
Stvor (Serbia) [sr]
The Thing (France) [fr]
The thing - 'se' jostakin (Finland) [fi]
Vec (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Veio do Outro Mundo (Portugal) [pt]
Yuusei kara no buttai X (Japan) [ja]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
109 minCountry:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-16 (1999) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (1989) (cut) | Finland:K-18 (1982) (cut) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2004) | Iceland:16 | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:18 | Netherlands:16 | Denmark:15 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 (re-rating) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2009) | West Germany:16 (original rating) | West Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (1984-2009) | Norway:11 (blu-ray) | Sweden:11 (blu-ray) | Australia:MA (DVD) | Australia:M | France:-12 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:(Banned) (original rating) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) (1987) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:RFun Stuff
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Poster artist Drew Struzan created the poster for this film basically overnight and without having seen any publicity photos. moreGoofs:
Boom mic visible: When Mac yells to Norris in the rec room, "Any of them move you fry 'em," a shadow cast by the crew's boom mic can be seen on the wall above Clark, Copper, and Garry on the couch. moreQuotes:
MacReady: [talking into tape recorder] Nobody... nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired... there's nothing more I can do, just wait... RJ MacReady, helicopter pilot, US outpost #31.[turns off recorder]
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SUPERSTITION moreFAQ
What is each man's job at the camp?A Note Regarding Spoilers
What was the American team doing in Antarctica?
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I am ashamed to say it, but I have to admit, the first time I saw this film was only about a year ago. After seeing it, I immediately rushed out and bought the DVD collectors' edition and have watched it many times since.
The film is terrific on many levels. It works as your straight monster or action type film, as a horror/sci-fi and also as a very intriguing look into the human psyche. The incredible sense of paranoia, mistrust and fear, lent not only by Carpenter's direction (which is stunning) but also by the incredible acting of the cast in general. Kurt Russell (obviously) is spectacularly understated in the lead role of MacReady, and, as a direct result he "feels" like a real person, rather than a hollywood "all american hero". The other cast members all carry off their roles with style, and the net result is an intensely believable atmosphere, and a truly fantastic film.