Cinematic background from The Thing 1982 - A team of American scientists investigate the empty, destroyed base of their Norwegian counterparts in Antarctica, only to discover a terrifying life force that can take the form of its prey.

The Thing

1982

Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Directors:
John Carpenter
Writers:
Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.
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Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person walking in the snow with skis on; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a goatee stares into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – An oven is on fire in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting at a table in front of a pool table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing in a room holding guns; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing goggles in the snow; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in front of a burning building at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a remote control in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a long beard holding a candle in front of a fire; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing around a white dog; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a goatee looking upward; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard is sitting in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – An airplane is seen through a window in a cave; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A bearded man holding a purple light in his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two people are standing on the edge of a frozen lake; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing around a building holding a lantern; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing around a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing around a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a long beard smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two people standing on top of a snow covered slope; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a leather jacket leaning against a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a winter hat and goggles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – An older man wearing a winter coat and a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing a winter coat and a hat with a light on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two people standing in the middle of an ice field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard and green eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting on the ground in an alley; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard holding a fork in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person sitting on a couch in a living room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men looking at their cell phones in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people wearing winter coats and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person is skiing on a snowy slope; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A young man wearing a headband in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with headphones on holding a lit cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing a winter coat and goggles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men are sitting at a table and one is cutting a cake; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a parka and scarf standing in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a hat and goggles in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing in the snow near a ski lodge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard stares ahead; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing in the snow wearing winter clothing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man standing in front of a pile of wood in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing goggles and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men in a living room one of whom is wearing a head band; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing around in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard is wearing a hooded jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard and a face tattoo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two men standing next to each other in the snow; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing a green hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing next to each other in the snow; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a parka is standing next to another man in a parka; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard holding a video camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with long hair and a beard holding a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a lantern in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man with a beard wearing a hat sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – Two people are standing in a dimly - lit room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a backpack in a room with other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing on top of a snow covered slope; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a winter coat and hat holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man wearing a winter coat and a fur hat and goggles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man kneeling down next to a husky dog; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man is using an old fashioned machine to make alcohol; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man in a jacket and jacket standing next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A blue barrel sitting on top of a snow covered field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man taking a picture of two men with a gun; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man working with a flashlight in an industrial setting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man sitting at a table in front of a trashcan; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a pipe in front of a bunch of plastic bags; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Thing” (1982), directed by John Carpenter – A man holding a saw in front of a waterfall; Medium shot, Low angle