"Very Good"
The Thing Review
By Christopher Null
John Carpenter made one of his better films back in 1982 but had the unfortunate bad luck to have to release it two weeks after E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial came out. Luckily, The Thing endures as a very good horror flick: genuinely scary and full of tension, and populated by one bad-ass monster. Russell does some good work as the star, but it's the supporting cast that set the pace for dozens of trapped-with-a-monster knockoffs to follow over the next 20 years.
Facts and Figures
Year: 1982
Run time: 109 mins
In Theaters: Friday 25th June 1982
Box Office Worldwide: $13.8M
Budget: $10M
Production compaines: Universal Pictures, Turman-Foster Company
Reviews
Contactmusic.com: 3.5 / 5
IMDB: 8.2 / 10
Cast & Crew
Director: John Carpenter
Producer: David Foster, Lawrence Turman
Screenwriter: Bill Lancaster
Starring: Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, Wilford Brimley as Dr. Blair, T. K. Carter as Nauls, David Clennon as Palmer, Keith David as Childs, Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper, Charles Hallahan as Norris, Peter Maloney as Bennings, Richard Masur as Clark, Donald Moffat as Garry, Joel Polis as Fuchs, Thomas G. Waites as Windows, Jed as the dog
Also starring: T.K. Carter, David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Bill Lancaster
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