How well do you know "The Thing"?

The Thing: A Cult Classic Science Fiction Horror Film

• The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster.
• It is based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella Who Goes There?
• The film tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates and imitates other organisms.
• 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.
• Production began in the mid-1970s and filming lasted roughly twelve weeks, beginning in August 1981, and took place on refrigerated sets in Los Angeles as well as in Juneau, Alaska, and Stewart, British Columbia.
• The film's $15 million budget included $1.5 million spent on Rob Bottin's creature effects, a mixture of chemicals, food products, rubber, and mechanical parts.
• The Thing was released in 1982 to negative reviews but has since been reappraised as one of the best science fiction and horror films ever made and has gained a cult following.
• The film grossed $19.6 million during its theatrical run.
• The film's failure to impress audiences has been attributed to competition from films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, a summer filled with successful science fiction and fantasy films, and an audience living through a recession, diametrically opposed to The Thing's nihilistic and bleak tone.
• The Thing has spawned a variety of merchandise and sequels in comic books, a video game of the same name, and a 2011 prequel film of the same name.
• The film has been referred to in other media such as television and video games.
• The Thing has influenced other filmmakers' work and has been reappraised as a cult classic science fiction horror film.

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