Over 40 years later, it still wows people when they watch it for the very first time.

Or even the 10th.

As proof, look no further thanJaws.

A silhouette of a man with a light shining from his head in a poster for The Thing.

Image via Universal Pictures

You don’t even need to see the shark to be scared.

Never does the alien in this version ofThe Thingfeel real.

Carpenter’s movie will make you squirm though, because you might almost reach out and touch the monstrosity.

Every-Performance-in-The-Thing-Ranked

Image via Universal Pictures

An infection had spread, and no one knew who had it without a test to confirm it.

We have learned to live with that distress, but our deeply divided political climate has highlighted another.

We couldn’t even trust our very own hero, R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell).

Childs (Keith David) starting to freeze outside at the end of ‘The Thing’

Image via Universal Pictures

Without giving it away, only a few men remain alive in the last scene ofThe Thing.

If you’ve yet to watch it, rectify this as soon as possible.

Your Rating

Your comment has not been saved

Cast

the-thing-movie-poster.jpg

Cast Placeholder Image