Director: John Carpenter

Writer: Bill Lancaster

From short story: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr.

Music by: Ennio Morricone

Producers: David Foster; Lawrence Turman

Keywords: Sci-Fi/Horror, Alien Invasion, Antarctica, Explosions

Under the guise of a escaped dog, a shape-shifting alien enters an American research base in Antarctica, killing its inhabitants one by one and assuming their identities. An atmosphere of tense paranoia congeals. One of John Carpenter's best. Short story previously adapted as The Thing From Another World (1951), different enough that one would not consider this a remake.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wilford Brimley	Actor	27-Sep-1934		Grandfatherly actor, shill for Oatmeal Industry
David Clennon	Actor	10-May-1943		Joshua Nankin on The Agency
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Richard Dysart	Actor	30-Mar-1929	5-Apr-2015	Leland McKenzie on L.A. Law
Richard Masur	Actor	20-Nov-1948		Who'll Stop the Rain
Donald Moffat	Actor	26-Dec-1930	20-Dec-2018	British-American character actor
Kurt Russell	Actor	17-Mar-1951		Call him Snake
Norbert Weisser	Actor	9-Jul-1946		Midnight Express

CAST

Starring
Kurt Russell	...   MacReady
Also Starring
Wilford Brimley	...   Blair
T. K. Carter	...   Nauls
David Clennon	...   Palmer
Keith David	...   Childs
Richard Dysart	...   Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan	...   Norris
Peter Maloney	...   Bennings
Richard Masur	...   Clark
Donald Moffat	...   Garry
Joel Polis	...   Fuchs
Thomas Waites	...   Windows
Norbert Weisser	...   Norwegian
Larry Franco	...   Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin	...   Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman	...   Pilot

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