The Thing
1982
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Synopsis
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The Thing (1982) is a 1h 49min horror feature film by John Carpenter. A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. Selected for Fright Night Film Fest (2021).
Key facts
Original language
English
First release
June 25, 1982
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Home video distributors
MCA Videocassette (United States), MCA Home Video (United States), MCA Universal Home Video (United States), Universal Home Entertainment (United Kingdom)
Based on
Who Goes There?
Setting
Antarctica
Filming locations
British Columbia
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2025
- Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival 2022
- Ravenheart International Film Festival 2022 - Feature
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2022
- Fright Night Film Fest 2021
- Octopus Film Festival 2019 - Postapokalipsa
Titles
| Original title | The Thing | |
| Alternate title | La Chose |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | MCA Videocassette (cat. no. VHS77009) | 1982, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | MCA Home Video (cat. no. 77009) | 1987, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | MCA Universal Home Video (cat. no. 77009) | 1996, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | Universal Home Entertainment (cat. no. 044 9113) | 1996, United Kingdom, clamshell |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | The Thing (Music From The Motion Picture) - Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter (1982) | 21 releases, 1982-2025: MCA Records, Waxwork Records |
| Vinyl LP | John Carpenter's The Thing / Lost Cues: The Thing - Ennio Morricone (2020) | 2 releases, 2020: Waxwork Records |
| Vinyl LP | The Thing: Lost Cues - John Carpenter (2020) | 2 releases, 2020: Waxwork Records |
| CD | The Thing (Music From The Motion Picture) - Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter (1982) | 10 releases, 1991-2021: Cimmerian Records, LScores, MCA Universal Home Video, PROTUB (+4 more) |
| Cassette | The Thing (Music From The Motion Picture) - Ennio Morricone, John Carpenter (1982) | 5 releases, 1982-2007: Chronica Cubica, Euro Star, MCA Records, Varèse Sarabande |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1982 VHS77009 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1987 77009 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1996 77009 |
| Home video VHS | United Kingdom | 1996 044 9113 |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
