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  1. The Thing (1982 film) - Wikipedia

    • In Antarctica, a Norwegian helicopter pursues a sled dog to an American research station. The Americans witness the passenger accidentally blow up the helicopter in addition to himself. The pilot fires a rifle and shouts at the Americans, but they cannot understand him and he is shot dead in self-defense by station commander Garry. The American helic… See more

    Release dateJune 25, 1982 (USA)
    Content ratingR · TV-MA · TV-MA · TV-14
    GenreHorror · Mystery · Sci-Fi
    Directed byJohn Carpenter
    Overview

    The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of A… See more

    Cast

    • Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, the helicopter pilot
    • A. Wilford Brimley as Blair, the senior biologist
    • T. K. Carter as Nauls, the cook … See more

    Production

    Development of the film began in the mid-1970s when David Foster and fellow producer Lawrence Turman suggested to Universal Pictures an adaptation of the 1938 John W. Campbell novella Who Goes There?. … See more

    Design

    The Thing's special effects were largely designed by Bottin, who had previously worked with Carpenter on The Fog (1980). When Bottin joined the project in mid-1981, pre-production was in progress, but no design had … See more

    Release

    The lack of information about the film's special effects drew the attention of film exhibitors in early 1982. They wanted reassurance that The Thing was a first-rate production capable of attracting audiences. Cohen and … See more

     
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