The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

Sep 8, 1998

1h 23m

★ 7.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Universal Studios Home Video

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Cast

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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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Charles Hallahan

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Peter Kuran

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Susan Turner

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Albert Whitlock

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