John Carpenter
Bill Lancaster (screenplay),
John W. Campbell Jr. (story)
Kurt Russell,
Wilford Brimley,
Keith David
Sponsored by MUBI
Master of horror John Carpenter and frequent collaborator Kurt Russell take you to a remote outpost in Antarctica, as a group of American research scientists discover that a nearby camp has been destroyed and a strange craft has been found beneath the ice. Under attack by an alien lifeform that can assume the shape of its victims, THE THING is a harrowing combination of slow burn paranoia and gruesome body horror. With groundbreaking creature special effects by Rob Bottin (TOTAL RECALL, SE7EN) and music by the great Ennio Morricone.
1982
USA
English
109 mins
Horror