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The Thing

1982, Movie, R, 108 mins

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"You gotta be f----n' kidding me," remarks a suprised scientist as a severed human head sprouts legs and scuttles off into the darkness. And we couldn't agree more. John Carpenter's terrifying remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic about a group of scientists stranded in an Antarctic station with a deadly, shape-shifting alien will leave you screaming, and the jaw-dropping special effects have yet to be outdone. Read the complete review for The Thing
Year: 1982
Rated R

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Cast
Kurt Russell: MacReady
Wilford Brimley: Blair
T.K. Carter: Nauls
David Clennon: Palmer
Keith David: Childs
Richard Dysart: Dr. Copper

 

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