Directors(s)
John Carpenter
Production Year
1982
Release date
11/09/2009
Genre(s)
Science Fiction, Horror, Horror
Approx. running minutes
109m
Cast
Kurt Russell, Nate Irwin, Larry Franco, John Carpenter, William Zeman, Joel Polis, Donald Moffat, Norbert Weisser, Thomas Waites, Charles Hallahan, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur, Peter Maloney, T. K. Carter, A. Wilford Brimley, Keith David, David Clennon
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Film
The Thing
Contains strong violence and gory horror
Directors(s)
John Carpenter
Production Year
1982
Release date
11/09/2009
Genre(s)
Science Fiction, Horror, Horror
Approx. running minutes
109m
Cast
Kurt Russell, Nate Irwin, Larry Franco, John Carpenter, William Zeman, Joel Polis, Donald Moffat, Norbert Weisser, Thomas Waites, Charles Hallahan, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur, Peter Maloney, T. K. Carter, A. Wilford Brimley, Keith David, David Clennon
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THE THING is a 1982 science fiction horror film in which an alien force that threatens a group scientists.
- Violence
There are scenes featuring deformed and mutating dogs and human characters.
The shape-shifting nature of the alien in the film is depicted through shots of bleeding heads, an alien head exploding out of a stomach, a head turning into a spider and similar horror images.
The film also contains infrequent strong language ('f**k').
| Use | Runtime | Distributor | Classification Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 108m 42s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 06/08/2008 | |
| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 104m 4s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 14/03/2007 | |
| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 104m 2s | Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video | 05/04/2000 | |
| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 103m 19s | CIC Video | 19/03/1987 | |
| Use | Runtime | Distributor | Classification Date | ||
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| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 1m 49s | Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video | 30/09/1999 | |
| The Thing | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 1m 34s | CIC Video | 13/08/1987 | |
| Use | Runtime | Distributor | Classification Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| The Thing - Bonus: Picture In Picture (Advice Viewing) | Physical media + VOD/Streaming | 108m 24s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 23/07/2008 | |
Classified date
26/05/2009
BBFC reference
BFF031288
Language
English