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The Thing (1982) USA / R / 109 min
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Genre: Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller /  more »
Awards: 3 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 8.2 (68,985 votes)  more »
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Also rated #163 in the Top 250
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Summary: Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.  more »
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Filmmakers: John Carpenter - Director, John W. Campbell Jr. - Writer (story "Who Goes There?"), Bill Lancaster - Writer (screenplay), David Foster - Producer, Lawrence Turman - Producer, Dean Cundey - Cinematographer, Ennio Morricone - Composer, John L. Lloyd¹ - Production Designer, Todd Ramsay¹ - Editor  more »
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 Kurt Russell ... R.J. MacReady 391 
A. Wilford Brimley¹ ... Dr. Blair 4,700 
T.K. Carter ... Nauls 10,341 

 David Clennon ... Palmer 9,169 

 Keith David ... Childs 408 
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