

The Thing
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Overview
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.
Year 1982
Director John Carpenter
Crew Bill Lancaster (Screenplay), Ennio Morricone (Original Music Composer), John M. Dwyer (Set Decoration), Dean Cundey (Director of Photography), Anita Dann (Casting), John Carpenter (Director)
Popularity 9
Language English, Norsk