The Thing (1982 movie)
The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 American science fiction horror monster movie directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur and Donald Moffat. The movie's title refers to the main antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that violently assimilates other organisms and in turn changes into their shape. The Thing enters an Antarctic research station, taking the appearance of the researchers that it absorbs, and paranoia develops within the group. It was released on June 25, 1982.
The Thing (1982 Movie) Media
Director John Carpenter in 2001
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Writer Bill Lancaster in 1967
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Actor Wilford Brimley in 2012. He was cast for his everyman persona which would allow audiences not to notice his absence from the story until the right time.[1]
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Principal photography began in August 1981 in Juneau, Alaska.
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A special opening premiere of The Thing was held at the Hollywood Pacific Theatre, hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
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The work of writer H. P. Lovecraft was an inspiration for Carpenter's work. The shapeless, undefinable Thing has been compared to Lovecraft's indescribable, otherworldly forces.[2]
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The Thing is screened annually at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
Other websites
- The Thing on IMDb
- The Thing at Box Office Mojo
- The Thing at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Thing at theofficialjohncarpenter.com Archived 2004-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's Set Visit
