Directed by:
John CarpenterScreenplay:
Bill LancasterCinematography:
Dean CundeyComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Thomas G. Waites (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
MacReady (Kurt Russell) and his team of twelve Antarctic researches unearth and inadvertently defrost a hideous, 100,000-year-old alien life form. Havoc ensues as the isolated scientists struggle with a foe that is a shape-shifting misanthrope. The remaining men are soon faced with the task of determining who's who in order to ensure their survival. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kurt Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683377_2b7cf3.jpg)
Kurt Russell
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Thing (1982)
Interstate 60 (2002)
![Wilford Brimley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/678/164678053_d09b52.jpg)
Wilford Brimley
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Brubaker (1980)
The Natural (1984)
![T.K. Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058629_10d23e.jpg)
T.K. Carter
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
The Thing (1982)
Runaway Train (1985)
![David Clennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342484_162832.png)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
![Keith David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271686_45b61d.jpg)
Keith David
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
The Thing (1982)
![Richard Dysart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802516_2ce59e.jpg)
Richard Dysart
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Being There (1979)
![Charles Hallahan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273019_a81132.jpg)
Charles Hallahan
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Silkwood (1983)
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
![Peter Maloney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/175/160175560_74bdb6.jpg)
Peter Maloney
USA
Best movies:
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Der Zauberberg (1982)
K-PAX (2001)
![Richard Masur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098726_ba2ce6.jpg)
Richard Masur
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
Bound by Honor (1993)
![Thomas G. Waites](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712115_1ed32b.jpg)
Thomas G. Waites
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
...And Justice for All (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Joel Polis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/175/160175618_561e64.gif)
Joel Polis
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![John Carpenter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/269/165269569_8c0a00.jpg)
John Carpenter
USA
![Adrienne Barbeau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273612_a06bac.jpg)
Adrienne Barbeau
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Argo (2012)
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
![pes Jed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421382_cd7102.jpg)
pes Jed
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
White Fang (1991)
William Zeman
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
![Norbert Weisser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/119/162119208_7983b5.jpg)
Norbert Weisser
Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Thing (1982)
Chaplin (1992)
Larry Franco
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
They Live (1988)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)