The Thing

John Carpenter’s synthesis of horror and sci-fi set in an Antarctica research unit pitted against a shapeshifting alien.

  • Director

    John Carpenter

  • With

    Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Donald Moffat

  • USA 1982. 115min

  • Digital 4K

  • Certificate

    18

Perhaps the finest of numerous collaborations between actor Russell and director Carpenter, this synthesis of horror and sci-fi is set in a research unit in Antarctica, whose occupants find themselves pitted against a shapeshifting alien. Bearing only a little resemblance to its 1951 source, The Thing from Another World, Carpenter’s film features stunning special effects and a scintillating synth score.

Contains scenes that some may find disturbing.