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In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1982-06-25
- video_camera_front Companies Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company
- timer Runtime: 109 Mins
- star Rating: 8.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 7138 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0084787
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smart_display Cast

Kurt Russell
MacReady

Keith David
Childs

Wilford Brimley
Blair

T.K. Carter
Nauls

David Clennon
Palmer

Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan
Norris

Peter Maloney
Bennings

Richard Masur
Clark

Donald Moffat
Garry

Joel Polis
Fuchs

Thomas G. Waites
Windows

Norbert Weisser
Norwegian

Larry Franco
Norwegian Passenger with Rifle

Nate Irwin
Helicopter Pilot

William Zeman
Pilot

Adrienne Barbeau
Computer (voice) (uncredited)

John Carpenter
Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
groups Crew

Bill Lancaster
Screenplay

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration

Dean Cundey
Director of Photography

Anita Dann
Casting

John Carpenter
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
Visual Effects

Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects Designer

Gilbert Loe
Costume Supervisor

Trish Keating
Costume Supervisor

Ronald I. Caplan
Costume Supervisor

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
Supervising Sound Editor

Raymond Stella
Camera Operator

Barton M. Susman
Leadman

Warren Hamilton Jr.
Sound Effects Editor

Steve Maslow
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Larry Franco
Associate Producer

Ken Diaz
Makeup Effects

Stuart Cohen
Co-Producer

Lawrence Turman
Producer

John Zemansky
Property Master

Christine Wilson
Script Supervisor

Lawrence Perry
Pilot

Kris Krosskove
Dolly Grip

Dillard Brinson
Key Grip

Ken Strain
Pilot

Cyrus Block
Camera Operator

Dave Gordon
Dolly Grip

Ronald Woodward
Key Grip

John Carpenter
Original Music Composer

Alan Howarth
Original Music Composer

Ken Chase
Makeup Artist

Phyllis Newman
Makeup Artist

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
Special Effects

Clint Rowe
Stunts

Dan Anglin
Transportation Captain

Kent Hays
Stunts

Denver Mattson
Stunts

Joseph R. Savko
Swing

Gary Meyer
Production Illustrator

Yervant Babasin
Craft Service

George Lawson
Driver

Nate Irwin
Pilot

Ken Strain
Stunts

Roy Arbogast
Special Effects

James L. Hurford
Best Boy Grip

Jerry Wills
Stunts

Larry Franco
First Assistant Director

Paul R. Prince
First Assistant Camera

Chris Helcermanas-Benge
Still Photographer

Jeffrey Chernov
Second Assistant Director

Mark Walthour
Gaffer

Michael Ploog
Production Illustrator

John K. Adams
Foley Supervisor

Ray Kinzer
Grip

Bob Cornell
Transportation Captain

Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera

Mentor Huebner
Production Illustrator

Fitch Cady
Unit Production Manager

Anthony Cecere
Stunts

Larry Holt
Stunts

Rock A. Walker
Stunts

Milton Wilson
Swing

Hans Metz
Special Effects Assistant

Graeme Murray
Set Decoration

Michael Steele
Second Assistant Director

Douglas Pruss
Second Assistant Camera

Karen Kalton
Production Secretary

Steve Tate
Second Assistant Camera

Debbie Collier
Production Secretary

David Geddes
Second Assistant Camera

Len Wolfe
Best Boy Electric

Ernesto Mas
Assistant Sound Editor

John K. Stirber
Special Effects Assistant

Rocky Corsini
Craft Service

James Callan
Painter

Ron MacInnes
Production Assistant

Alois Stranan
Transportation Captain

Robin Mounsey
Technical Advisor

Melvin Jones
Stunts

Robert Latham Brown
Production Manager

Kendrick Sweet
Sound Editor

Spencer Hyde
Craft Service

Rob Bottin
Makeup Effects

Barrett J. Reid
Generator Operator

Thomas Marshall
Gaffer
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