The Thing
Trailer: The Thing
Year: 1982
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Studio: Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company
Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Richard Dysart
Crew: John J. Lloyd (Production Design), Henry Larrecq (Art Direction), John Carpenter (Director), David Foster (Producer), Wilbur Stark (Executive Producer), John M. Dwyer (Set Decoration)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Release: Jun 25, 1982
IMDb: 8.07/10 by 7,259 users
Popularity: 8
Country: United States of America, Canada
Language: English, Norsk
Budget: 15
Revenue: 19

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