In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they take in the dog, it brutally attacks both human beings and canines in the camp and they discover that the beast can assume the shape of its victims. A resourceful helicopter pilot (Kurt Russell) and the camp doctor (Richard Dysart) lead the camp crew in a desperate, gory battle against the vicious creature before it picks them all off, one by one.

Critic Reviews:

• " Whether it scares you with its paranoia, claustrophobic setting, Ennio Morricone's bro­oding score or Rob Bottin's bar-raising practical creature effects, The Thing's sole purpose is to get under your skin… " – Howard Gorman (NME)

• " Few filmmakers understand how to use practical effects as well as the master of cult horror, John Carpenter. " – Leigh Monson (Substream Magazine)

• " Far surpassing most of the CG work of the time, the practical creature and makeup effects continue to amaze even today. " – Mike Massie (Gone With The Twins)