The Thing
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A shapeshifting alien infiltrates an Antarctic research station, systematically assimilating and imitating the researchers it kills.
Why watch: Inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry in 2025.
Cast
Kurt Russell as MacReady
Wilford Brimley as Blair
T.K. Carter as Nauls
David Clennon as Palmer
Keith David as Childs
Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan as Norris
Peter Maloney as Bennings
Richard Masur as Clark
Donald Moffat as Garry
Joel Polis as Fuchs
Thomas G. Waites as Windows
Norbert Weisser as Norwegian
Larry Franco as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin as Helicopter Pilot
Crew
John Carpenter — Director
Bill Lancaster — Screenplay
John W. Campbell Jr. — Novel
David Foster — Producer
Wilbur Stark — Executive Producer
Stuart Cohen — Co-Producer
Lawrence Turman — Producer
Anita Dann — Casting
Dean Cundey — Director of Photography
Todd C. Ramsay — Editor
Henry Larrecq — Art Direction
John J. Lloyd — Production Design
Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer
John Carpenter — Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
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