The Thing [1982 film]
by John Carpenter (Director), Bill Lancaster (Screenwriter)
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Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.Tags
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More faithful to the John W. Campbell short story than the 1951 version, but I found it hard to care much about the unattractive characters in the movie. Rob Bottin's special effects were state of the art at the time, and are still not for the squeamish. The movie grew on me over time, and has held up I think better than much of Carpenter's other stuff.
The rare remake that is as good as the original.
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- The Thing [1982 film]
- Original title
- The Thing
- Original publication date
- 1982-06-25
- People/Characters
- The Thing
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- Antarctica
- Important events
- Alien Invasion
- Related movies
- The Thing (1982 | IMDb)
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- English
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- PN1997 .T485 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures Plays, scenarios, etc.
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