The Thing (1982)
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
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Kurt Russell
as MacReady
as MacReady
Keith David
as Childs
as Childs
Wilford Brimley
as Blair
as Blair
T.K. Carter
as Nauls
as Nauls
David Clennon
as Palmer
as Palmer
Richard Dysart
as Dr. Copper
as Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan
as Norris
as Norris
Peter Maloney
as Bennings
as Bennings
Richard Masur
as Clark
as Clark
Donald Moffat
as Garry
as Garry
Joel Polis
as Fuchs
as Fuchs
Thomas G. Waites
as Windows
as Windows
Norbert Weisser
as Norwegian
as Norwegian
Larry Franco
as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
as Helicopter Pilot
as Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
as Pilot
as Pilot
Adrienne Barbeau
as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
John Carpenter
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
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Bill Lancaster
Screenplay
Screenplay
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Anita Dann
Casting
Casting
John Carpenter
Director
Director
Henry Larrecq
Art Direction
Art Direction
David Foster
Producer
Producer
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Production Design
Todd C. Ramsay
Editor
Editor
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Henry Schoessler
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Makeup Effects Designer
Gilbert Loe
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Trish Keating
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
David R. Anderson
Gaffer
Gaffer
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles E. Nippell
Best Boy Electric
Best Boy Electric
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Music Editor
Candy Artmont
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Colin C. Mouat
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Barton M. Susman
Leadman
Leadman
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Franco
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects
Makeup Effects
Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Producer
John Zemansky
Property Master
Property Master
Christine Wilson
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Lawrence Perry
Pilot
Pilot
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Dillard Brinson
Key Grip
Key Grip
Ken Strain
Pilot
Pilot
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Ronald Woodward
Key Grip
Key Grip
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Phyllis Newman
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
John W. Campbell Jr.
Novel
Novel
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Stunts
Richard A. Gonzales
Swing
Swing
Michael R. Gannon
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
Lee Routly
Special Effects
Special Effects
Michael A. Clifford
Special Effects
Special Effects
Clint Rowe
Stunts
Stunts
Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Kent Hays
Stunts
Stunts
Denver Mattson
Stunts
Stunts
Joseph R. Savko
Swing
Swing
Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator
Production Illustrator
Yervant Babasin
Craft Service
Craft Service
George Lawson
Driver
Driver
Nate Irwin
Pilot
Pilot
Ken Strain
Stunts
Stunts
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Special Effects
James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip
Best Boy Grip
Jerry Wills
Stunts
Stunts
Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Mark Walthour
Gaffer
Gaffer
Michael Ploog
Production Illustrator
Production Illustrator
John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor
Foley Supervisor
Ray Kinzer
Grip
Grip
Bob Cornell
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
First Assistant Camera
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Production Illustrator
Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Anthony Cecere
Stunts
Stunts
Larry Holt
Stunts
Stunts
Rock A. Walker
Stunts
Stunts
Milton Wilson
Swing
Swing
Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant
Special Effects Assistant
Graeme Murray
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Michael Steele
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Karen Kalton
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Debbie Collier
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
David Geddes
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
Len Wolfe
Best Boy Electric
Best Boy Electric
Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
John K. Stirber
Special Effects Assistant
Special Effects Assistant
Rocky Corsini
Craft Service
Craft Service
James Callan
Painter
Painter
Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Alois Stranan
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Stunts
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Production Manager
Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Spencer Hyde
Craft Service
Craft Service
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Makeup Effects
Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator
Generator Operator
Thomas Marshall
Gaffer
Gaffer
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