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The Thing

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8.1(8,353)19821h 49m29

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$19.6M
Language
English
Part of The Thing Collection · 2 films
  • spacecraft
  • helicopter
  • space marine
  • cold
  • based on novel or book
  • isolation
  • mutation
  • paranoia
  • halloween
  • snowstorm
  • research station
  • alien life-form

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Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR25 Jun 1982
    • Theatrical (limited)RFilm at Lincoln Center7 Jan 2020
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical26 Aug 1982
    • Physical18VHS19 Mar 1987
    • Physical18DVD5 Apr 2000
    • Theatrical18Re-release15 Sept 2009
    • Physical18Blu-ray17 Oct 2011
    • PremiereBristol Film Festival12 Mar 2016
    • PremiereGlasgow Film Festival23 Feb 2017
    • Physical18Arrow Video Blu-ray20 Nov 2017
    • Physical184k Ultra HD Blu-ray20 Sept 2021
    • Theatrical1840th Anniversary Re-release21 Sept 2022
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM20 Aug 1982
    • TheatricalMA 15+Re-release (Brisbane, Sydney)28 Oct 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical25 Jun 1982
    • PremiereCinemuerte International Horror Film Festival27 Oct 2005
    • PremiereDigital Film Festival6 Feb 2010
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical1826 Aug 1982
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical163 Feb 1983
    • Theatrical (limited)16CineSesc13 Oct 2026
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical15+9 Sept 1998
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical155 Nov 1982
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1617 Dec 1982
    • PremiereIik!! Horror Film Festival12 Nov 2011
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical123 Nov 1982
    • PremiereGrand Lyon Film Festival (Restored Version)17 Oct 2015
    • Theatrical12Re-release (Restored Version)27 Jan 2016
    • PremiereStrasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival16 Sept 2019
    • PremiereFestival Premiers Plans d'Angers24 Jan 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany22 Oct 1982
    • Physical1628 Mar 2019
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1828 Nov 1982

Frequently asked questions

The Thing was released on 25 June 1982.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    10/31/2015

    10/10

    Flips the scenario round from the original to great effect. John Carpenter shows how much he loves the 1951 original by giving it the utmost respect that he possibly could, the only difference here is that Carpenter chooses to stick to the paranoiac core of John W Campbell Jr's short story. The secret to this version's success is the unbearable tension that builds up as the group of men become suspicious of eac…

  • F

    fenicka

    7/2/2018

    6/10

    It was a good and original movie but some parts were still too boring, am i the only one who thinks like this?

  • W

    Wuchak

    8/2/2018

    7/10

    Stuck on a remote station in Antarctica with… The Thing RELEASED IN 1982 and directed by John Carter, “The Thing” stars Kurt Russell as the helicopter pilot of an eleven-man crew at a research station in Antarctica who encounter a ghastly shape-shifting alien that perfectly replicates the appearance of its victims. This is basically a sequel to the 1956 film and even includes footage from that classic sci-fi/ho…

  • D

    DrewBlack

    2/11/2021

    10/10

    1982 was a good year for alien movies. The people were not really ready for it, but it was. Not only did Spielberg’s friendly and warm-hearted E.T. - The Extraterrestrial debut at Cannes, and went on to become the world’s highest grossing film, but Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan made justice with a really good motion picture to the Star Trek TV series, and Liquid Sky shook up the indie cinema scene. And, of course, …

  • T

    The Movie Mob

    8/27/2022

    10/10

    **The Thing is a bloody disgusting groundbreaking masterpiece that reinvented cinema and reminded everyone that true fear lies in what can't be seen.** The Thing might be the greatest horror creature film ever made. In an age where aliens were cute and friendly like E.T., John Carpenter's The Thing depicted a disturbing, grotesque creature of nightmare responsible for some of film's most terrifying body horror. Th…

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