The Thing

1982 · directed by John Carpenter

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

NFR

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Kurt Russell
• Wilford Brimley
• T.K. Carter
• David Clennon
• Keith David
• Richard Dysart
• Charles Hallahan
• Peter Maloney
• Richard Masur
• Donald Moffat

Crew

• Dean Cundey — Director of Photography
• Todd C. Ramsay — Editor
• Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer
• Bill Lancaster — Screenplay

More from John Carpenter

1. Halloween (1978) — 84/100 · hit
2. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) — 80/100 · hit
3. Escape from New York (1981) — 75/100
4. Someone's Watching Me! (1978) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Cigarette Burns (2005) — 74/100 · TV film, not counted
6. They Live (1988) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology