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The Thing

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

Director

John Carpenter

Year

Genre

horror, mystery, sci-fi

Box Office

$19,629,760

Production

N/A

Awards

3 nominations

Part of Collection

The Thing Collection: The Thing, The Thing

MacReady

Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley)

Wilford Brimley

Nauls

Palmer

Childs

Dr. Copper

Vance Norris

Charles Hallahan

George Bennings

Clark

Garry

Fuchs

Windows (as Thomas Waites)

Thomas G. Waites

Norwegian

Norbert Weisser

Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Helicopter Pilot

Pilot

Computer (voice)

Adrienne Barbeau

Norwegian (video footage)

Norwegian (video footage)

Norwegian (video footage)

Dog Thing

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Palmer Macready Garry Dr. Copper Childs Nauls George Bennings Dr. Blair Vance Norris Fuchs Clark Windows Norwegian Passenger With Rifle

Hey! All of you come here! - The Thing

Hey! All of you come here!

Let's open it Hell noDo you think he's changed into one of those things He's had plenty of timeNothing human could have made it back here without a guideline Let's open it nowWhy are you so damn anxious to let him in here 'Cause it's so closeMay be our - The Thing

Let's open it Hell noDo you think he's changed...

Anyone messes with me and the whole camp goes. - The Thing

Anyone messes with me and the whole camp goes.

Back off. - The Thing

- You asshole. - The Thing

So help me, I mean it! - The Thing

So help me, I mean it!

Anybody touches me and we go - The Thing

Anybody touches me and we go

He's not breathin'! - The Thing

He's not breathin'!

From now on, nobody gets out of my sight. - The Thing

From now on, nobody gets out of my sight.

So you sweethearts... - The Thing

So you sweethearts...

You're gonna have to sleep sometime MacReadyI'm a real light sleeper Childs - The Thing

You're gonna have to sleep sometime MacReadyI'm a...

- We're on fire, MacReady! - The Thing

- We're on fire, MacReady!

You gotta be fuckin' kidding. - The Thing

You gotta be fuckin' kidding.

- What do you got in mind, MacReady? - The Thing

- What do you got in mind, MacReady?

No, no, wait a minute. - The Thing

No, no, wait a minute.

He ain't tyin' me up Then I'll have to kill youThen kill me - The Thing

He ain't tyin' me up Then I'll have to kill...

- This is bullshit, Mac! - The Thing

- This is bullshit, Mac!

- Windows? - The Thing

We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's blood. - The Thing

We're gonna draw a little bit of everybody's...

That's good. - The Thing

I guess you're okay. - The Thing

I guess you're okay.

Now I'll show you what I already know. - The Thing

Now I'll show you what I already know.

That's a crock of shit. - The Thing

That's a crock of shit.

Then Clark was human, huh? - The Thing

Then Clark was human, huh?

This is pure nonsense. - The Thing

This is pure nonsense.

MacReady, shoot! - The Thing

MacReady, shoot!

Windows! - The Thing

MacReady! - The Thing

Get me outta here! - The Thing

Get me outta here!

I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter... - The Thing

I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you...

Childs... - The Thing

Mac, the door is open. - The Thing

Mac, the door is open.

How'd he get out? - The Thing

How'd he get out?

Hey, Blair! - The Thing

Blair's been busy out here all by himself - The Thing

Blair's been busy out here all by himself

Hey, you guys, come here. - The Thing

Hey, you guys, come here.

I think I saw Childs outside the main entrance of the camp. - The Thing

I think I saw Childs outside the main entrance of the camp.

Got a flare? - The Thing

In six hours it'll be 100 below in here - The Thing

In six hours it'll be 100 below in here

We're not gettin' outta here alive... - The Thing

We're not gettin' outta here alive...

Generator's gone. - The Thing

Generator's gone.

How's it comin' in there? - The Thing

How's it comin' in there?

Yeah, fuck you too! - The Thing

Yeah, fuck you too!

You the only one who made itNot the only oneDid you kill itWhere were you ChildsThought I saw BlairI went out after himand got lost in the stormFires got the temperature up all over the campWon't last long thoughNeither will weHow will we make itMaybe we - The Thing

You the only one who made itNot the only oneDid you kill...

You the only one who made it? - The Thing

You the only one who made it?

Fires got the temperature up all over the camp. - The Thing

Fires got the temperature up all over the camp.

Well... what do we do? - The Thing

Well... what do we do?

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

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Director: John Carpenter

Writer: Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.

Production: N/A

Genre: horror, mystery, sci-fi

Year: 1982

MetaScore: 57/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $19,629,760

Released: 25 Jun 1982

Awards: 3 nominations

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