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The Thing
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The Thing is a 2011 horror, mystery, and science fiction film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. The screenplay was written by Eric Heisserer, based on the work of John W. Campbell. Produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, the film was created by Strike Entertainment and Morgan Creek Entertainment. It follows the narrative of extraterrestrial life and alien invasion set in Antarctica.
The movie has a runtime of 103 minutes and was released on October 12, 2011. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. The production involved filming in Toronto, with cinematography by Michel Abramowicz and editing by Peter Boyle and Julian Clarke. The score was composed by Marco Beltrami. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 and a Metascore of 49. It received six nominations total.
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6.2When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
Cast
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Lloyd
- Joel Edgerton as Carter
- Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- Eric Christian Olsen as Adam Finch
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Jameson
- Paul Braunstein as Griggs
Themes
- based on novel or book
- paranoia
- research station
- alien life-form
- prequel
- survival
- antarctica
- survival horror
- blizzard
- duringcreditsstinger
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
153,684 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
34%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
- Written by
- Eric Heisserer
- Based on
- Who Goes There? , by John W. Campbell
- Produced by
- Marc Abraham Eric Newman
- Starring
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Ulrich Thomsen Eric Christian Olsen Trond Espen Seim
- Cinematography
- Michel Abramowicz
- Edited by
- Julian Clarke Peter Boyle
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- Morgan Creek Productions Strike Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- October 10, 2011 ( 2011-10-10 ) ( Universal City ) October 14, 2011 ( 2011-10-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Countries
- United States Canada
- Languages
- English Norwegian
- Budget
- $38 million
- Box office
- $31.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- slasher film
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Follows
- The Thing
- Based on
- Who Goes There?
- Main subject
- flying saucer
- Director
- Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
- Screenwriter
- Eric Heisserer
- Cast member
- Carsten Bjørnlund
- Composer
- Marco Beltrami
- Producer
- Eric Newman
- Production company
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Michel Abramowicz
- Narrative location
- Antarctica
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 892276
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- film editor
- Julian Clarke
- title
- The Thing
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- John W. Campbell
- box office
- 27428670
- capital cost
- 38000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 34%
- publication date
- 2011-11-17
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Encyclopedic overview
The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer, it stars an ensemble cast led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. It tells the story of the Norwegian team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive.
The Thing premiered on October 10, 2011, and was released on October 14, 2011. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $31.5 million worldwide on a budget of $38 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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