The Thing

Genre: Horror

Worldwide gross$20.9M

A US research station, Antarctica, early-winter 1982. The base is suddenly buzzed by a helicopter from the nearby Norwegian research station. They are trying to kill a dog that has escaped from their base. After the destruction of the Norwegian chopper the members of the US team fly to the Norwegian base, only to discover them all dead or missing. They do find the remains of a strange creature the Norwegians burned. The Americans take it to their base and deduce that it is an alien life form. After a while it is apparent that the alien can take over and assimilate into other life forms, including humans, and can spread like a virus. This means that anyone at the base could be inhabited by The Thing, and tensions escalate.

🏆 1 win & 5 nominations total

Genres

Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Director

John Carpenter

Cast

Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David

Released

25 June 1982

Runtime

1h 49m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

8.2 / 10

Votes

525,779

Metascore

57

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Box office

$20,063,820

Budget

$15,000,000

Edition

Base