
Type
Film
Approx. Running minutes
103m
Release date
02/12/2011
Genre(s)
Thriller, Horror, Thriller
The Thing
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
Type
Film
Approx. Running minutes
103m
Release date
02/12/2011
Genre(s)
Thriller, Horror, Thriller
THE THING, a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, is a horror drama in which group of scientists in the Antarctic are terrorised by an alien that can replicate the appearance of the people it kills.
- Injury detail
When humans are 'absorbed' by the alien, there is some sight of gore as their bodies are taken over and 'transformed' by the alien. This includes sight of a man's face splitting open and tentacles erupting from his body.
- Violence
The majority of the violence and gore occurs when the alien creature is attacking humans or 'absorbing' their bodies. The creature attacks its victims with spikes, claws and tentacles and these are seen to enter and exit people with some bloody detail.
- Language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch' and 'shit'.
Classified date
25/08/2011
Director(s)
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Cast
Kim Bubbs, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Chistian Olsen, Joel Egerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
BBFC reference
AFF281896