The Thing (1982 film)

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film science fiction horror film

The Thing (1982 film) is a 1982 science fiction horror movie about a shape-shifting alien terrorizing an Antarctic research station, renowned for its practical effects, paranoia-driven plot, and status as a cult classic.

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Label Occurrences
The Thing (1982 film) canonical 9
The Thing 6
The Thing (2011 film) 4

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf film ⓘ
film ⓘ
film ⓘ
science fiction horror film ⓘ
author John W. Campbell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Who Goes There? (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterPortrayed R. J. MacReady NERFINISHED ⓘ
cinematographyBy Dean Cundey NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Todd C. Ramsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
followedBy The Thing (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre body horror film ⓘ
horror film ⓘ
monster film ⓘ
psychological horror film ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
laterRecognizedAs classic of the horror genre ⓘ
cult classic ⓘ
mainSubject shape-shifting alien ⓘ
musicBy Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFocus isolation ⓘ
mistrust ⓘ
survival ⓘ
notableFor paranoia-driven plot ⓘ
practical effects ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyReceived mixed reviews ⓘ
partOf The Thing franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy The Thing from Another World NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer David Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lawrence Turman NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 1982-06-25 ⓘ
runtime 109 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Bill Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ
research station ⓘ
specialEffectsBy Rob Bottin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stan Winston NERFINISHED ⓘ
starring Charles Hallahan NERFINISHED ⓘ
David Clennon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Donald Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joel Polis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keith David NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kurt Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Maloney NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Dysart NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Masur NERFINISHED ⓘ
T. K. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas G. Waites NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wilford Brimley NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Carpenter films → hasWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Eric Newman → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing (2011 film)
Dream Baby Dream → notableCoverArtist → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
Larry Franco → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Larry Franco → workedOn → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
At the Mountains of Madness → hasInfluenced → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Keith David → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
Marc Abraham → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing (2011 film)
Marc Abraham → producerOf → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing (2011 film)
Strike Entertainment → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing (2011 film)
Who Goes There? → notableAdaptation → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
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Who Goes There? → notableAdaptation → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Who Goes There? → inspiredWorks → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing video game adaptations
Dr. Blair → appearsIn → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Dr. Blair → fictionalUniverse → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing franchise
Dr. Blair → characterIn → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Dr. Blair → enemy → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Thing (alien organism)
Anthony Wilford Brimley → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
John Carpenter → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
John Carpenter → directed → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
Richard Masur → notableWork → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
Richard Masur → notableRole → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clark in The Thing (1982 film)
R.J. MacReady → appearsIn → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing
R.J. MacReady → appearsInFilm → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
R.J. MacReady → fightsAgainst → The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Thing (creature)