The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

7.4/ 10 29 votes 1998-09-08 1h 23m 2 popularity

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

Director: Michael Matessino

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John Carpenter

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David Foster

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Bill Lancaster

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John J. Lloyd

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Dean Cundey

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Rob Bottin

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Kurt Russell

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Richard Masur

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