The Thing (1982)

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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Release Date:

June 25, 1982 (United States)

Star:

Kurt Russel | lWilford Brimley | Keith David

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

Bill Lancaster | John W. Campbell Jr.