The Thing is a movie directed by John Carpenter in 1982 and based on the book Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr., first published in 1938. The movie features Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, and others.
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Book by Alan Dean Foster
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Storyline
In Antarctica, a Norwegian helicopter pursues a sled dog to an American research station. The Norwegian pilot fires a rifle and shouts at the Americans, but they cannot understand him and he is shot dead in self-defense by station commander Garry. Blair grows paranoid that the creature could assimilate all life on Earth in a matter of years.
Movie vs Book
Year
1982
Minutes
109
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1938
Pages
161
Book Rate
7.72
S: Goodreads
Book
Who Goes There?
Author: John W. Campbell Jr.
Country: USA
First published in: 1938
Length: 161 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks
Movie by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
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