"A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims."
Kurt Russell
as MacReady
Keith David
as Childs
Wilford Brimley
as Blair
T.K. Carter
as Nauls
David Clennon
as Palmer
Richard Dysart
as Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan
as Norris
Peter Maloney
as Bennings
Richard Masur
as Clark
Donald Moffat
as Garry
Joel Polis
as Fuchs
Thomas G. Waites
as Windows
Norbert Weisser
as Norwegian
Larry Franco
as Norwegian Passenger with Rifle
Nate Irwin
as Helicopter Pilot
William Zeman
as Pilot
Jed
as The Thing (uncredited)
John Carpenter
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
Adrienne Barbeau
as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Lancaster
Screenplay
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Dean Cundey
Director of Photography
Anita Dann
Casting
Director
Henry Larrecq
Art Direction
David Foster
Producer
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
John J. Lloyd
Production Design
Todd C. Ramsay
Editor
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Henry Schoessler
Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer
Gilbert Loe
Costume Supervisor
Trish Keating
Ronald I. Caplan
David R. Anderson
Gaffer
David Lewis Yewdall
Supervising Sound Editor
Charles E. Nippell
Best Boy Electric
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Candy Artmont
Script Supervisor
Colin C. Mouat
Raymond Stella
Camera Operator
Barton M. Susman
Leadman
Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor
Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Associate Producer
Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects
Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer
Lawrence Turman
John Zemansky
Property Master
Christine Wilson
Lawrence Perry
Pilot
Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip
Dillard Brinson
Key Grip
Ken Strain
Cyrus Block
Dave Gordon
Ronald Woodward
Alan Howarth
Ken Chase
Makeup Artist
Phyllis Newman
John W. Campbell Jr.
Novel
Dick Warlock
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Mansker
Stunts
Richard A. Gonzales
Swing
Michael R. Gannon
Assistant Property Master
Lee Routly
Special Effects
Michael A. Clifford
Clint Rowe
Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain
Kent Hays
Denver Mattson
Joseph R. Savko
Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator
Yervant Babasin
Craft Service
George Lawson
Driver
Roy Arbogast
James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip
Jerry Wills
First Assistant Director
Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer
Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director
Mark Walthour
Michael Ploog
John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor
Ray Kinzer
Grip
Bob Cornell
Clyde E. Bryan
Mentor Huebner
Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager
Anthony Cecere
Larry Holt
Rock A. Walker
Milton Wilson
Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant
Graeme Murray
Michael Steele
Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera
Karen Kalton
Production Secretary
Steve Tate
Debbie Collier
David Geddes
Len Wolfe
Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor
John K. Stirber
Rocky Corsini
James Callan
Painter
Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant
Alois Stranan
Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor
Melvin Jones
Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager
Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor
Spencer Hyde
Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator
Thomas Marshall
Drew Struzan
Art Designer
Debbie Kennard
