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The Thing

A twelve-man team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror...And becomes one of them.

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The Thing

June 25, 1982
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Cast (19)

Kurt Russell
MacReady
Keith David
Childs
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
Peter Maloney
Bennings
Norbert Weisser
Norwegian
Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
Jed
The Thing (uncredited)
John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)

Crew (105)

Directing

John Carpenter
Director
Christine Wilson
Script Supervisor
Larry Franco
First Assistant Director
Michael Steele
Second Assistant Director
Candy Artmont
Script Supervisor
Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

David Foster
Producer
Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager
Larry Franco
Associate Producer
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer
Anita Dann
Casting
Karen Kalton
Production Secretary
Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant
Debbie Collier
Production Secretary
Debbie Kennard
Production Assistant

Sound

Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer
John Carpenter
Original Music Composer
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor
John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor
Colin C. Mouat
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor

Art

John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Graeme Murray
Set Decoration
Henry Larrecq
Art Direction
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Michael Ploog
Production Illustrator
John Zemansky
Property Master
Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator
James Callan
Painter
Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator
Michael R. Gannon
Assistant Property Master
Drew Struzan
Art Designer

Camera

David Geddes
Second Assistant Camera
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip
Cyrus Block
Camera Operator
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera
Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera
Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Phyllis Newman
Makeup Artist
Trish Keating
Costume Supervisor
Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor
Gilbert Loe
Costume Supervisor

Crew

Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects
Clint Rowe
Stunts
Jerry Wills
Stunts
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Larry Holt
Stunts
Kent Hays
Stunts
John K. Stirber
Special Effects Assistant
Bob Cornell
Transportation Captain
Rocky Corsini
Craft Service
Lee Routly
Special Effects
Alois Stranan
Transportation Captain
Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator
Michael A. Clifford
Special Effects
Yervant Babasin
Craft Service
Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain
Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor
Spencer Hyde
Craft Service
Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant
Ken Strain
Stunts
Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects

Editing

Lighting

Len Wolfe
Best Boy Electric
Charles E. Nippell
Best Boy Electric

Visual Effects

Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Henry Schoessler
Visual Effects