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The Thing

Name: The Thing
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1982-06-25
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David

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1982 1h 49m 8.1 rated Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

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

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Starring

Kurt Russell MacReady

Wilford Brimley Blair

T.K. Carter Nauls

David Clennon Palmer

Keith David Childs

Richard Dysart Dr. Copper

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Director

John Carpenter

Studios

Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company

Release

1982-06-25

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