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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
Director: Michael Matessino
Cast: John Carpenter, David Foster, Bill Lancaster, John J. Lloyd
Runtime83 min
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An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.
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Fans of in-depth documentary filmmaking and John Carpenter's iconic sci-fi horror classic The Thing will appreciate this 1998 behind-the-scenes exploration directed by Michael Matessino. It provides a comprehensive look at the making of the film, offering insights from key collaborators like screenwriter Bill Lancaster and actors that bring Carpenter's chilling vision to life.
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The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?, it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", an extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other and that any of them could be the Thing. The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter pilot R. J. MacReady, with A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites in supporting roles.
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