The Thing

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

22 October 1982, 1982, 25 June 1982

Part of

National Film Registry

Part of the series

Apocalypse Trilogy

Followed by

The Thing

Director

John Carpenter

Composer

Ennio Morricone

Based on

Who Goes There?

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, mystery film, body horror film, science fiction horror film, monster film, drama film, splatter film, thriller film, survival film, action film, suspense film

Main subject

extraterrestrial life, alien invasion, flying saucer

after a work by

John W. Campbell

aspect ratio (W:H)

2.35:1

assessment

Bechdel test, Mako Mori test, reverse Bechdel Test, reverse Mako Mori test

box office

19629760, 19632053

capital cost

15000000

cast member

Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Masur, Richard Dysart, Joel Polis, Peter Maloney, Thomas G. Waites

CNC film rating (France)

no minors under twelve

color

color

country of origin

United States, Canada

director of photography

Dean Cundey

distributed by

Universal Pictures, Netflix

distribution format

video on demand

duration

109

executive producer

Wilbur Stark

film editor

Todd Ramsay

filming location

British Columbia

Filmiroda rating

Category IV

FSK film rating

FSK 16

has characteristic

film based on a literary work

ICAA rating

not recommended for children under 12

Kijkwijzer rating

16

media franchise

The Thing

MPA film rating

R

narrative location

Antarctica

nominated for

Saturn Award for Best Horror Film, Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score

original language of film or TV show

Norwegian, English

producer

David Foster, Lawrence Turman

production company

Universal Pictures

production designer

John J. Lloyd

review score

7.5/10, 85%, 57/100, 8.2/10

screenwriter

Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell

title

The Thing

voice actor

Adrienne Barbeau

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