The Thing

Summary

The Thing is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.27% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,277 views/month, #257 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Thing's image is recorded as The Thing 1982 publicity still.jpg^[3].
• The Thing's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Thing's director is recorded as John Carpenter^[5].
• The Thing's screenwriter is recorded as Bill Lancaster^[6].
• The Thing's screenwriter is recorded as John W. Campbell^[7].
• The Thing's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone^[8].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as horror film^[9].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[10].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as mystery film^[11].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[12].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as body horror film^[13].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film^[14].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as monster film^[15].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as drama film^[16].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as splatter film^[17].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as thriller film^[18].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as survival film^[19].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as action film^[20].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as suspense film^[21].
• The Thing's based on is recorded as Who Goes There?^[22].
• The Thing's logo image is recorded as John Carpenter's The Thing (closing credits Logo).png^[23].
• The Thing's followed by is recorded as The Thing^[24].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Kurt Russell^[25].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Wilford Brimley^[26].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Keith David^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Foster^[28] and Lawrence Turman^[29]. The Thing's director is recorded as John Carpenter^[5]. Screenwriters include Bill Lancaster^[6] and John W. Campbell^[7]. Cast members include Kurt Russell^[25], Wilford Brimley^[26], Keith David^[27], Donald Moffat^[30], Charles Hallahan^[31], and T. K. Carter^[32].

Publication

Publication dates include +1982-10-22T00:00:00Z^[33], +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z^[34], and +1982-06-25T00:00:00Z^[35]. Original languages include Norwegian^[36] and English^[37]. Genres include horror film^[9], science fiction film^[10], mystery film^[11], film based on literature^[12], body horror film^[13], and science fiction horror film^[14]. The Thing's part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[38]. Its part of the series is recorded as Apocalypse Trilogy^[39].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include extraterrestrial life^[40], alien invasion^[41], and flying saucer^[42]. The Thing's part of the series is recorded as Apocalypse Trilogy^[39].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10^[43], 85%^[44], 57/100^[45], and 8.2/10^[46].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Thing's followed by is recorded as it^[24].

Why It Matters

The Thing ranks in the top 0.27% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,277 views/month, #257 of 94,065).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]