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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

1998
Directed byMichael Matessino
1h 23m

An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

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John CarpenterSelfDavid FosterSelfBill Lancaster
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
7.4

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