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The Thing

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The Thing — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • June 25, 1982
  • Runtime
  • 109 min
  • Genres
  • Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
  • Director
  • John Carpenter

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The Thing — Cast

Kurt Russell photo Kurt Russell MacReady Wilford Brimley photo Wilford Brimley Blair T.K. Carter photo T.K. Carter Nauls David Clennon photo David Clennon Palmer Keith David photo Keith David Childs Richard Dysart photo Richard Dysart Dr. Copper Charles Hallahan photo Charles Hallahan Norris Peter Maloney photo Peter Maloney Bennings

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