Directed by John Carpenter Written by Bill Lancaster John W. Campbell Jr. Cast Kurt Russell ... MacReady Wilford Brimley ... Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley) T.K. Carter ... Nauls David Clennon ... Palmer Keith David ... Childs Richard Dysart ... Dr. Copper Charles Hallahan ... Vance Norris Peter Maloney ... George Bennings Richard Masur ... Clark Donald Moffat ... Garry Joel Polis ... Fuchs Thomas G. Waites ... Windows (as Thomas Waites) Norbert Weisser ... Norwegian Larry Franco ... Norwegian Passenger with Rifle Nate Irwin ... Helicopter Pilot William Zeman ... Pilot Uncredited Cast Adrienne Barbeau ... Computer (voice) John Carpenter ... Norwegian (video footage) Jed ... Dog Thing Produced by Stuart Cohen David Foster Larry Franco Wilbur Stark Lawrence Turman Original Music by Ennio Morricone

Additional Info Premiere: June 25, 1982 DVD Release: September 09, 1998 Blu-ray Release: September 30, 2008 Country: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures Turman-Foster Company Distributors Universal Pictures   (1982) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1986) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (1997) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (Collector's Edition) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Universal Studios Home Video   (2009) (USA) (DVD) (4 film collection) Scream Factory   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (collector's edition) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1983) (USA) (TV) MCA Videocassette   (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.4 / 10 Our Rating 8.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.5 / 10 Female Users 7.0 / 10 Site Ranking #364 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 26 total ratings Almost Perfect 10 total ratings Average 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #360 The Devil Wears Prada (2006) #361 Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018) #362 The Princess Bride (1987) #363 The Last Of Us: Season 1 (2023) #364 The Thing (1982) #365 The Cabin In The Woods (2012) #366 In Time (2011) #367 The Exorcist (1973) #368 American Gangster (2007)