1982 • R • 1h 49m
8.1/10
( users) 
Overview
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers a In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
8.1/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
Kurt Russell MacReady 
Keith David Childs 
Wilford Brimley Blair 
T.K. Carter Nauls 
David Clennon Palmer 
Richard Dysart Dr. Copper 
Charles Hallahan Norris 
Peter Maloney Bennings 
Richard Masur Clark 
Donald Moffat Garry 
Joel Polis Fuchs 
Thomas G. Waites Windows 
Norbert Weisser Norwegian 
Larry Franco Norwegian Passenger with Rifle 
Nate Irwin Helicopter Pilot 
John J. Lloyd Production Design Henry Larrecq Art Direction 
John Carpenter Director 
David Foster Producer Wilbur Stark Executive Producer John M. Dwyer Set Decoration 
Todd C. Ramsay Editor Anita Dann Casting 
Dean Cundey Director of Photography 
Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer 
Bill Lancaster Screenplay Albert Whitlock Visual Effects Henry Schoessler Visual Effects Rob Bottin Makeup Effects Designer Gilbert Loe Costume Supervisor
Kurt Russell MacReady Keith David Childs Wilford Brimley Blair T.K. Carter Nauls David Clennon Palmer Richard Dysart Dr. Copper Charles Hallahan Norris Peter Maloney Bennings Richard Masur Clark Donald Moffat Garry Joel Polis Fuchs Thomas G. Waites Windows Norbert Weisser Norwegian Larry Franco Norwegian Passenger with Rifle Nate Irwin Helicopter Pilot John J. Lloyd Production Design Henry Larrecq Art Direction John Carpenter Director David Foster Producer Wilbur Stark Executive Producer John M. Dwyer Set Decoration Todd C. Ramsay Editor Anita Dann Casting Dean Cundey Director of Photography Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Bill Lancaster Screenplay Albert Whitlock Visual Effects Henry Schoessler Visual Effects Rob Bottin Makeup Effects Designer Gilbert Loe Costume Supervisor 
Keywords
spacecraft space marine based on novel or book isolation mutation paranoia snowstorm research station alien life-form alien remake creature helicopter pilot antarctica shape shifting alien alien infection sled dogs alien monster alien parasites isolated place uncertainty body horror ambiguity suspenseful
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