The Thing

Summary

The Thing is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• The Thing's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Thing was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.^[4].
• Eric Heisserer wrote the screenplay for The Thing^[5].
• The Thing's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami^[6].
• The Thing's genre is horror film^[7].
• The Thing's genre is science fiction film^[8].
• The Thing's genre is monster film^[9].
• The Thing's genre is film based on literature^[10].
• The Thing's genre is slasher film^[11].
• The Thing's based on is recorded as Who Goes There?^[12].
• The Thing followed The Thing^[13].
• A cast member of The Thing was Mary Elizabeth Winstead^[14].
• A cast member of The Thing was Joel Edgerton^[15].
• A cast member of The Thing was Ulrich Thomsen^[16].
• A cast member of The Thing was Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje^[17].
• A cast member of The Thing was Eric Christian Olsen^[18].
• A cast member of The Thing was Stig Henrik Hoff^[19].
• A cast member of The Thing was Kristofer Hivju^[20].
• A cast member of The Thing was Paul Braunstein^[21].
• A cast member of The Thing was Trond Espen Seim^[22].
• A cast member of The Thing was Carsten Bjørnlund^[23].
• The Thing was produced by Marc Abraham^[24].
• The Thing was produced by Eric Newman^[25].
• The Thing was performed by Marco Beltrami^[26].
• The Thing's record label is recorded as guillemet^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thing was performed by Marco Beltrami^[26]. Producers include Marc Abraham^[24] and Eric Newman^[25]. It was directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.^[4]. Eric Heisserer wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Mary Elizabeth Winstead^[14], Joel Edgerton^[15], Ulrich Thomsen^[16], Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje^[17], Eric Christian Olsen^[18], and Stig Henrik Hoff^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include October 11, 2011^[28], January 1, 2011^[29], and November 17, 2011^[30]. Original languages include Norwegian^[31] and English^[32]. Genres include horror film^[7], science fiction film^[8], monster film^[9], film based on literature^[10], and slasher film^[11]. The Thing was distributed by video on demand^[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include extraterrestrial life^[34], alien invasion^[35], and flying saucer^[36].

Reception

Reviews include 5/10^[37], 49/100^[38], and 34%^[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Thing's after a work by is recorded as John W. Campbell^[40]. It followed it^[13].

Why It Matters

The Thing has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]