The Thing (1982)
| Release Date | 25 June 1982 |
| Budget | $15,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $14,000,000 |
| Tagline | Man is The Warmest Place to Hide. |
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada |
| Language | English, Norwegian |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, 70 mm 6-Track |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Creature Film, Alien Film |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Mutants, Evil Aliens |
| Tones | Claustrophobic, Ominous, Paranoid, Tense, Creepy |
| Tags | Alien [not Human], Alienation, Confinement, Creature, Distrust, Dog, Helicopter, Ice, Isolation, Killing Spree, Monster, Outpost, Pilot, Quarantine, Scientist, Seclusion, Snow, Snowbound, Spacecraft |
The Thing (aka John Carpenter's The Thing) is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Kurt Russell. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a parasitic extraterrestrial lifeform that assimilates other organisms and in turn imitates them. It infiltrates an Antarctic research station, taking the appearance of the researchers that it kills, and paranoia occurs within the group.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charles Hallahan
Vance Norris
Peter Maloney
George Bennings
Joel Polis
Fuchs
Larry J. Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
Pilot
Jed
Dog Thing
Director
Writer
John W. Campbell Jr.
Producer
Stuart Cohen
co-producer
David Foster
producer
Larry J. Franco
associate producer
Wilbur Stark
executive producer
Lawrence Turman
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dean Cundey
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Editor
Todd C. Ramsay
Casting Director
Anita Dann
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Production Designer
John J. Lloyd
Art Director
Henry Larrecq
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Set Decorator
John M. Dwyer
Makeup Department
Lance Anderson
special makeup effects
Rob Bottin
special makeup effects
Dale Brady
special makeup effects
Rob Burman
special makeup effects
David Robert Cellitti
special makeup effects
Don Chandler
special makeup effects
Ken Chase
makeup artist
Robert Cole
special makeup effects
Jan Cook
special makeup effects
James Cummins
special makeup effects
Richard Davison
special makeup effects
Ken Diaz
special makeup effects coordinator
Gunnar Ferdinandsen
special technician: special makeup effects unit
Frank Foster
special makeup effects
Danny Gill
special makeup effects
Archie L. Gillet
special makeup effects
Tim Gillet
special makeup effects
John Goodwin
special makeup effects
Mentor Huebner
production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
Erik Jensen
line producer: special makeup effects unit
James Kagel
special makeup effects
David P. Kelsey
mechanical animation coordinator: special makeup effects unit
Jeff Kennemore
special makeup effects
Gary Meyer
production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
Phyllis Newman
makeup artist: British Columbia
Derek O'Reilly
special makeup effects
Art Pimentel
special makeup effects
Michael G. Ploog
production illustrator: special makeup effects unit
Margaret Prentice
special technician: special makeup effects unit
Vincent Prentice
special makeup effects
William Snyder
special makeup effects
Michiko Tagawa
special makeup effects
Josephine Turner
special wigs
Brian Wade
special makeup effects
Vivienne Walker
special wigs
Willy Whitten
special makeup effects
Robert E. Worthington
special makeup effects artist
Bill Sturgeon
creature effects crew
Production Manager
Fitch Cady
unit production manager: British Columbia
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeffrey Chernov
second assistant director
Larry J. Franco
first assistant director
Bruce Humphrey
dga trainee
Michael E. Steele
second assistant director: British Columbia
Art Department
Henry Alvarez
sculptor
Jim Callan
painter
Michael R. Gannon
assistant property master
Richard A. Gonzales
swing gang
Graeme Murray
set decorator: British Columbia
Bob Nohles
propmaker foreman
Frank Parker
property master: British Columbia
Joseph R. Savko
swing gang
Barton M. Susman
lead man
Milton Wilson
swing gang
John Zemansky
property master
Robert Misetich
painter
Sound Department
John K. Adams
foley supervisor
Joseph F. Brennan
boom operator
Thomas Causey
production sound
Jack Gosden
dialogue loop editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound effects editor
Duane Hensel
sound effects assistant
David Katz
sound recordist
Gregg Landaker
sound re-recordist
Ernesto Mas
assistant sound editor
Steve Maslow
sound re-recordist
Colin C. Mouat
supervising sound editor
John Post
sound effects assistant
Kendrick Sweet
sound editor
Bill Varney
sound re-recordist
David Lewis Yewdall
supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Roy Arbogast
special effects
Hal Bigger
special effects foreman
Michael Clifford
special effects: British Columbia
William Lee
special effects assistant
Hans Metz
special effects assistant, special effects technician
Lee Routly
special effects: British Columbia
John K. Stirber
special effects assistant
Andrew Miller
special effects, special mechanical effects
Visual Effects
James Belohovek
animator: animation effects sequence
James Hagedorn
opticals: main title sequence
Peter Kuran
visual effects designer: main title sequence
George Lockwood
opticals: main title sequence
Bill Taylor
matte photographer
Susan Turner
miniature supervisor: main title sequence
Jim Danforth
matte artist
Henry Schoessler
visual effects
Stunts
Tony Cecere
stunts
Kent Hays
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Melvin Jones
stunts
Eric Mansker
stunts
Denver Mattson
stunts
Clint Rowe
stunts
Ken Strain
stunts
Rock A. Walker
stunts
Dick Warlock
stunt coordinator, stunt double: Kurt Russell
Jerry Wills
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
David R. Anderson
gaffer: British Columbia
Jon Antunovich
lamp operator
Cyrus Block
camera operator: British Columbia
Dillard Brinson
key grip: British Columbia
Clyde E. Bryan
first assistant camera
David Geddes
second assistant camera: British Columbia
Dave Gordon
dolly grip: British Columbia
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
still photographer: British Columbia
Laszlo Horvath
best boy grip
James L. Hurford
best boy grip: British Columbia
Ray Kinzer
grip
Kris Krosskove
dolly grip
Terry Marshall
lamp operator
Thomas Marshall
gaffer
Charles E. Nippell
best boy electric
Michael Orefice
lamp operator: British Columbia
Paul Prince
first assistant camera: British Columbia
Douglas Pruss
second assistant camera: British Columbia
Barrett J. Reid
generator operator: British Columbia
Raymond Stella
camera operator
Steve Tate
second assistant camera
Mark Walthour
gaffer
Len Wolfe
best boy electric: British Columbia
Ronald Woodward
key grip
Michael Hofstein
additional camera operator
Douglas Olivares
assistant camera
Animation Department
Jim Aupperle
animator: animation effects sequence
Randall William Cook
dimensional animation effects creator: animation effects sequence
Ernest D. Farino
animator: animation effects sequence
Katherine Kean
animator: main title sequence
Carl Surges
animator: animation effects sequence
Keith Tucker
animator: main title sequence
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ronald I. Caplan
costume supervisor
Trish Keating
costume supervisor: British Columbia
Gilbert Loe
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Kimberly Ray
assistant editor
Jan Wesley
assistant editor
Music Department
Craig Harris
musician: synthesizer
Cliff Kohlweck
music editor
Transportation Department
Dan Anglin
transportation captain
Bob Cornell
transportation captain
George Lawson
driver
Alois Stranan
transportation captain: British Columbia
Other Crew
Candy Artmont
script supervisor
Yervant Babasin
craft service
Ellen Benjamin
assistant: John Carpenter
Debbie Collier
production secretary
James T. Colovin
assistant dog trainer
Rocky Corsini
craft service
Gunnar Ferdinandsen
technician
Shelby Hetherington
cook: British Columbia
Spencer Hyde
craft service: British Columbia
Nate Irwin
helicopter pilot: British Columbia
Karen Kalton
production secretary: British Columbia
Susan King
assistant auditor: British Columbia
Robert Knoechel
auditor: British Columbia
Ron Macinnes
production assistant
Karen Miller
production accountant
Maynard M. Miller
technical advisor: Juneau
Robin Mounsey
technical advisor: British Columbia
Lawrence Perry
helicopter pilot: British Columbia
Clint Rowe
dog trainer , owner: Norweigan dog
Peter J. Silbermann
publicity coordinator
Ken Strain
helicopter pilot: British Columbia
Tana Tocher
cook: British Columbia
Linda Von
assistant: Stuart Cohen
Robert Weatherwax
animal trainer
Christine Wilson
script supervisor: British Columbia
Craig Miller
marketing consultant
Raymond Stella
body double for hypodermics
Thanks
Production Company
David Foster Productions
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Turman-Foster Company
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures (UIP)
Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)
CIC Video GmbH
CBS Television
Universal Pictures (Spain)
Universal Pictures Benelux
,
Universal Home Entertainment
AXN
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
Columbia TriStar
MCA/Universal Pictures
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United International Pictures (UIP)
Special Effects
Dreamstate Effects
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Motion Graphics
Stan Winston Studio
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Universal Title
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
MCA Records
soundtrack
PickwickMaslanskyKoenigsberg Inc.
special publicity
RGB Optical
opticals
Universal Title
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