The Thing

In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.

Discover

Kurt Russell

MacReady

Keith David

Childs

Richard Dysart

Dr. Copper

Peter Maloney

Bennings

Norbert Weisser

Norwegian

Larry Franco

Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Nate Irwin

Helicopter Pilot

Adrienne Barbeau

Computer (voice) (uncredited)

John Carpenter

Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)

Art

John J. Lloyd

Production Design

Henry Larrecq

Art Direction

John M. Dwyer

Set Decoration

John Zemansky

Property Master

Michael R. Gannon

Assistant Property Master

James Callan

Painter

Michael Ploog

Production Illustrator

Mentor Huebner

Production Illustrator

Gary Meyer

Production Illustrator

Graeme Murray

Set Decoration

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Camera

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Raymond Stella

Camera Operator

Cyrus Block

Camera Operator

Dave Gordon

Dolly Grip

Kris Krosskove

Dolly Grip

Clyde E. Bryan

First Assistant Camera

Steve Tate

Second Assistant Camera

Paul R. Prince

First Assistant Camera

David Geddes

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas Pruss

Second Assistant Camera

Chris Helcermanas-Benge

Still Photographer

James L. Hurford

Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects Designer

Ronald I. Caplan

Costume Supervisor

Gilbert Loe

Costume Supervisor

Trish Keating

Costume Supervisor

Phyllis Newman

Makeup Artist

Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ken Diaz

Makeup Effects

Kent Hays

Stunts

Larry Holt

Stunts

Clint Rowe

Stunts

Ken Strain

Stunts

Jerry Wills

Stunts

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects

Dick Warlock

Stunt Coordinator

Dan Anglin

Transportation Captain

Bob Cornell

Transportation Captain

Hans Metz

Special Effects Assistant

John K. Stirber

Special Effects Assistant

Rocky Corsini

Craft Service

Yervant Babasin

Craft Service

Robin Mounsey

Technical Advisor

Lee Routly

Special Effects

Michael A. Clifford

Special Effects

Alois Stranan

Transportation Captain

Spencer Hyde

Craft Service

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects

Barrett J. Reid

Generator Operator

Directing

John Carpenter

Director

Candy Artmont

Script Supervisor

Christine Wilson

Script Supervisor

Larry Franco

First Assistant Director

Jeffrey Chernov

Second Assistant Director

Michael Steele

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Charles E. Nippell

Best Boy Electric

Len Wolfe

Best Boy Electric

Production

David Foster

Producer

Wilbur Stark

Executive Producer

Anita Dann

Casting

Stuart Cohen

Co-Producer

Larry Franco

Associate Producer

Robert Latham Brown

Production Manager

Ron MacInnes

Production Assistant

Debbie Collier

Production Secretary

Fitch Cady

Unit Production Manager

Karen Kalton

Production Secretary

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

David Lewis Yewdall

Supervising Sound Editor

Colin C. Mouat

Supervising Sound Editor

Warren Hamilton Jr.

Sound Effects Editor

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Cliff Kohlweck

Music Editor

John Carpenter

Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth

Original Music Composer

Kendrick Sweet

Sound Editor

Ernesto Mas

Assistant Sound Editor

John K. Adams

Foley Supervisor

Writing

Bill Lancaster

Screenplay

Art

John J. Lloyd

Production Design

Henry Larrecq

Art Direction

John M. Dwyer

Set Decoration

John Zemansky

Property Master

Michael R. Gannon

Assistant Property Master

James Callan

Painter

Michael Ploog

Production Illustrator

Mentor Huebner

Production Illustrator

Gary Meyer

Production Illustrator

Graeme Murray

Set Decoration

Drew Struzan

Art Designer

Camera

Dean Cundey

Director of Photography

Raymond Stella

Camera Operator

Cyrus Block

Camera Operator

Dave Gordon

Dolly Grip

Kris Krosskove

Dolly Grip

Clyde E. Bryan

First Assistant Camera

Steve Tate

Second Assistant Camera

Paul R. Prince

First Assistant Camera

David Geddes

Second Assistant Camera

Douglas Pruss

Second Assistant Camera

Chris Helcermanas-Benge

Still Photographer

James L. Hurford

Best Boy Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects Designer

Ronald I. Caplan

Costume Supervisor

Gilbert Loe

Costume Supervisor

Trish Keating

Costume Supervisor

Phyllis Newman

Makeup Artist

Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Crew

Ken Diaz

Makeup Effects

Kent Hays

Stunts

Larry Holt

Stunts

Clint Rowe

Stunts

Ken Strain

Stunts

Jerry Wills

Stunts

Roy Arbogast

Special Effects

Dick Warlock

Stunt Coordinator

Dan Anglin

Transportation Captain

Bob Cornell

Transportation Captain

Hans Metz

Special Effects Assistant

John K. Stirber

Special Effects Assistant

Rocky Corsini

Craft Service

Yervant Babasin

Craft Service

Robin Mounsey

Technical Advisor

Lee Routly

Special Effects

Michael A. Clifford

Special Effects

Alois Stranan

Transportation Captain

Spencer Hyde

Craft Service

Rob Bottin

Makeup Effects

Barrett J. Reid

Generator Operator

Directing

John Carpenter

Director

Candy Artmont

Script Supervisor

Christine Wilson

Script Supervisor

Larry Franco

First Assistant Director

Jeffrey Chernov

Second Assistant Director

Michael Steele

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Lighting

Charles E. Nippell

Best Boy Electric

Len Wolfe

Best Boy Electric

Production

David Foster

Producer

Wilbur Stark

Executive Producer

Anita Dann

Casting

Stuart Cohen

Co-Producer

Larry Franco

Associate Producer

Robert Latham Brown

Production Manager

Ron MacInnes

Production Assistant

Debbie Collier

Production Secretary

Fitch Cady

Unit Production Manager

Karen Kalton

Production Secretary

Sound

Ennio Morricone

Original Music Composer

David Lewis Yewdall

Supervising Sound Editor

Colin C. Mouat

Supervising Sound Editor

Warren Hamilton Jr.

Sound Effects Editor

Steve Maslow

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Cliff Kohlweck

Music Editor

John Carpenter

Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth

Original Music Composer

Kendrick Sweet

Sound Editor

Ernesto Mas

Assistant Sound Editor

John K. Adams

Foley Supervisor

Writing

Bill Lancaster

Screenplay