The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)

★ 7.4 1h 23m 28 votes IMDb
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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.

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

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John Carpenter
John Carpenter as Self Age 78 · Carthage, New York, USA An American film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, composer, and occasional actor. Although Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres in his four-decade career, his name is most commonly a...
David Foster
David Foster as Self Died 2019 · The Bronx, New York, U.S. David Foster (1929 – December 23, 2019) was an American film producer..
Bill Lancaster
Bill Lancaster as Self Los Angeles, California, USA William Henry Lancaster (November 17, 1947 – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter and actor. He was born November 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) a...
John J. Lloyd
John J. Lloyd as Self Died 2014 · Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Dean Cundey
Dean Cundey as Self Age 80 · Alhambra, California, USA Dean Raymond Cundey (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his ex...
Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin as Self Age 67 · El Monte, California, USA Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The F...
Director Michael Matessino
Cast John Carpenter, David Foster, Bill Lancaster, John J. Lloyd, Dean Cundey, Rob Bottin, Kurt Russell, Richard Masur, Charles Hallahan, Peter Kuran

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