The Thing
2011 film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
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Summary
The Thing is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,616 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.[3]
- Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer[4]
- Composer: Marco Beltrami[5]
- Genre: horror film[6], science fiction film[7], monster film[8], slasher film[9]
- Based on: Who Goes There?[10]
- Follows: The Thing[11]
- Cast member: Mary Elizabeth Winstead[12], Joel Edgerton[13], Ulrich Thomsen[14], Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje[15], Eric Christian Olsen[16], Stig Henrik Hoff[17], Kristofer Hivju[18], Paul Braunstein[19], Trond Espen Seim[20], Carsten Bjørnlund[21]
- Producer: Marc Abraham[22], Eric Newman[23]
- Production company: Strike Entertainment[24], Morgan Creek Entertainment[25]
- Director of photography: Michel Abramowicz[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: Norwegian[27], English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 5/10[30], 49/100[31], 34%[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34], Canada[35]
- Publication date: October 10, 2011[36], October 14, 2011[37], November 17, 2011[38]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[39], Netflix[40]
- Narrative location: Antarctica[41]
- Filming location: Toronto[42]
- Main subject: extraterrestrial life[43], alien invasion[44], flying saucer[45]
- Film editor: Peter Boyle[46], Julian Clarke[47]
- Title: The Thing[48]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[49]
- After a work by: John W. Campbell[50]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[51]
Why It Matters
The Thing has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]