Sep 08, 1998
83 min
Full-HD

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Universal Studios Home Video

John Carpenter

Self

David Foster

Self

Bill Lancaster

Self

John J. Lloyd

Self

Dean Cundey

Self

Rob Bottin

Self

Kurt Russell

Self

Richard Masur

Self

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