The thing, a Turman-Foster Company production ; produced by David Foster & Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter
Type
Label
The thing, a Turman-Foster Company production ; produced by David Foster & Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R
Main title
The thing
Oclc number
256972179
Responsibility statement
a Turman-Foster Company production ; produced by David Foster & Lawrence Turman ; screenplay by Bill Lancaster ; directed by John Carpenter
Runtime
109
Summary
In the midst of a snowfield in Antarctica, the scientists and workers of a small American research base are shocked when a helicopter begins to circle their camp, chasing and shooting at a dog. The helicopter is destroyed and the passenger's aboard are killed. The dog is let into the base. The helicopter is Norweign made and probably linked with the base that is close by. J.R. MacReady travels to the Norweigan base and finds the place destroyed. He discovers a mangled body that looks as though it was once that of a person. He brings it back to the American base to study. The clues begin to add up. The dog morphs horribly into a strange creature that attacks the researchers. They manage to fight it off, but the base doctor concludes that an alien with the power to transform and take the appearance of anybody else is amongst them
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
John Carpenter's The thing
Classification
Contributor
- Foster, David, 1929-2019
- Dysart, Richard
- Turman, Lawrence
- Carter, T. K., 1956-
- Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020
- Turman-Foster Company
- David, Keith
- Cundey, Dean, 1945-
- Morricone, Ennio
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Russell, Kurt
- Carpenter, John, 1948-
- Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997
- Clennon, David
- Campbell, John W., Jr., John Wood, 1910-1971
Genre
Subject
- Scientists -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Horror films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Investigaciones -- Antarctica -- Teatro
- Laboratories -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Científicos -- Antarctica -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Helicopters + Accidents -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Human-alien encounters -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Research -- Antarctica -- Drama
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor15
- Foster, David, 1929-2019
- Dysart, Richard
- Turman, Lawrence
- Carter, T. K., 1956-
- Brimley, Wilford, 1934-2020
- Turman-Foster Company
- David, Keith
- Cundey, Dean, 1945-
- Morricone, Ennio
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Russell, Kurt
- Carpenter, John, 1948-
- Lancaster, Bill, 1947-1997
- Clennon, David
- Campbell, John W., Jr., John Wood, 1910-1971
- Genre5
- Subject12
- Scientists -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Horror films
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Investigaciones -- Antarctica -- Teatro
- Laboratories -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Científicos -- Antarctica -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Helicopters + Accidents -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Human-alien encounters -- Antarctica -- Drama
- Research -- Antarctica -- Drama
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- Actor7
- Composer1
- Director1
- Is Based On1
- Producer2
- resource.screenwriter1
- Mapped to1