The Thing - Philip DeFranco Movie Club Review #DNMC
34If you wanna watch someTHING, this is The Thing for you...and for everyone, because that's the name of the movie.
The Thing
Synopsis:
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
Director: John Carpenter
Writer: Bill Lancaster (Screenplay)
Writer: John W. Campbell Jr. (Story)
Cast:
Kurt Russell (RJ MacReady), Wilford Brimley (Dr. Blair), TK Carter (Nauls), David Clennon (Palmer), Keith David (Childs), Richard Dysart (Dr, Copper), Charles Hallahan (Vance Norris), Peter Maloney (George Bennings), Richard Masur (Clark), Donald Moffat (Garry), Joel Polis (Fuchs), Thomas G. Waites (Windows), Norbert Weisser (Norwegian), Larry J. Franco (Norwegian Passanger with Rifle), Nate Irwin (Helicopter Pilot).
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Sci-fi
Runtime: 109 min (1 hr 49 min)
Release Date: 25 June 1982
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: Unknown
Domestic Gross: $19,629,760 (USA)
Plot:
An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog explodes, eventually leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realizes that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
Universal
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