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A sci-fi horror film directed by John Carpenter about a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter an alien life-form that can imitate anything. The film was a critical and commercial flop in 1982, but gained a cult following and influence in later years.
The Thing: Directed by John Carpenter. With Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon. A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms...
Oct 11, 2023 · Learn how the director and producer of the 1982 sci-fi horror masterpiece The Thing created a "thinking man's monster movie" with a faithful adaptation of the novella Who Goes There? and a groundbreaking special effects team.
Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s take, John Carpenter's The Thing is a tense sci-fi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable make-up effects. Read Critics Reviews ...
Oct 26, 2020 · Roger Ebert's critic Wael Khairy explores how John Carpenter's 1982 remake of The Thing resonates with the pandemic era. He analyzes the film's themes of paranoia, isolation, and the shapeshifting monster as a metaphor for the invisible enemy.
May 7, 2022 · The ending of John Carpenter's The Thing is famous for how ambiguous it is, but that's exactly the point. The fact that it's impossible to distinguish man from Thing is central to the film's plot, and the ending challenges the audience to put themselves into MacReady and Childs's situation.
