A sci-fi horror descent into icy paranoia, where the chilling Antarctic isolation mirrors the terrifying loss of identity within a group of men hunted by a shapeshifting alien.
The Thing
"Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone."
Director:
John Carpenter
Cast:
Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon
Mystery
Science Fiction
Horror
Budget:
$15,000,000
Box Office:
$19,629,760
The Thing - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Director John Carpenter's then-wife, Adrienne Barbeau, provides the voice of the chess computer.
In an early scene, a frustrated MacReady pours his drink onto a chess computer after losing a game. The calm, female voice of the computer that checkmates him belongs to Adrienne Barbeau, who starred in two of Carpenter's previous films, "The Fog" and "Escape from New York." It's a fun, uncredited cameo for fans of Carpenter's work.