The Thing: Terror Takes Shape [92171] Released: 1998-09-08 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 83 mins Popularity: 0.6313 Vote Average: 7.5 Vote Count: 27 Overview: 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. Cast [16] John CarpenterSelf David FosterSelf Bill LancasterSelf John J. LloydSelf Dean CundeySelf Rob BottinSelf Kurt RussellSelf Richard MasurSelf Charles HallahanSelf Peter KuranSelf Susan TurnerSelf Albert WhitlockSelf Todd C. RamsaySelf Stan WinstonSelf Joel PolisSelf David ClennonSelf Trailers