The Thing

About The Thing

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

Characters

Kurt RussellMacReady

Wilford BrimleyBlair

T.K. CarterNauls

David ClennonPalmer

Keith DavidChilds

Richard DysartDr. Copper

Charles HallahanNorris

Peter MaloneyBennings

Richard MasurClark

Donald MoffatGarry

Joel PolisFuchs

Thomas G. WaitesWindows

Norbert WeisserNorwegian

Larry FrancoNorwegian Passenger with Rifle

Nate IrwinHelicopter Pilot

William ZemanPilot

Adrienne BarbeauComputer (voice) (uncredited)

Jed the WolfdogDog Thing

Director

John CarpenterDirector