
Film
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998 · 1h 23m · Documentary
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Overview
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.
Cast

John Carpenter
Self

David Foster
Self

Bill Lancaster
Self

John J. Lloyd
Self

Dean Cundey
Self

Rob Bottin
Self

Kurt Russell
Self

Richard Masur
Self

Charles Hallahan
Self

Peter Kuran
Self
Susan Turner
Self
Albert Whitlock
Self

Todd C. Ramsay
Self

Stan Winston
Self

Joel Polis
Self

David Clennon
Self
Crew
- Michael MatessinoDirector · Producer · Writer
- Vince StancaroneEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 8, 1998
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
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