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Title: The Thing
Tagline: Man is The Warmest Place to Hide.
Year: 1982
Release Date: 25 June 1982 (USA)
Director(s): John Carpenter
Writer(s): John W. Campbell Jr. (story)
Bill Lancaster (screenplay)
Genre: Horror
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Thriller
Creator:
Summary:
Awards: 3 nominations
Outline: Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
Also Known As: John Carpenter's The Thing (USA) (complete title)
Country: USA
Language: English
Norwegian
Company: David Foster Productions
Runtime: 109 min
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound: Dolby (35 mm prints)
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification: Germany:16 (original rating)
Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) (2004)
Finland:K-18 (1982) (cut)
Finland:K-16 (1999) (uncut)
Finland:K-16 (1989) (cut)
Germany:18 (SPIO/JK)
Iceland:16
Australia:M (TV rating)
Australia:MA (re-rating)
Australia:R (original rating)
France:-12
Hong Kong:III
Ireland:18
Italy:VM18
Norway:18
Singapore:M18
South Korea:(Banned) (original rating)
South Korea:18 (re-rating)
Spain:13
Sweden:15
UK:18 (video rating) (1987)
UK:X (original rating)
USA:R
Aspect Ratio: 2.20 : 1
Filming Locations: Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
The Thing Cast of Characters
Kurt Russell
R.J. MacReady
Wilford Brimley
Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley)
T.K. Carter
Nauls
David Clennon
Palmer
Keith David
Childs
Richard A. Dysart
Dr. Copper (as Richard Dysart)
Charles Hallahan
Vance Norris
Peter Maloney
George Bennings
Richard Masur
Clark
Donald Moffat
Garry
Joel Polis
Fuchs
Thomas G. Waites
Windows (as Thomas Waites)
Norbert Weisser
Norwegian
Larry J. Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle (as Larry Franco)
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
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