A commercial disappointment upon its release, John Carpenter's adaptation of John W. Campbell Jr's Who Goes There has since become one of cinema's most influential films, referenced in Sinners, Together, Stranger Things, The Hateful Eight and more. Featuring groundbreaking visual effects by Rob Bottin, THE THING was named as one of the best films of all time by Quentin Tarantino. 

In remote Antarctica, a group of American research scientists are disturbed at their base camp by a helicopter shooting at a sled dog. When they rescue the dog, it attacks both human beings and canines in the camp before revealing itself to be something very different from man's best friend. Travelling to remote site to discover more, the happen upon a crash site that raises questions about who can be trusted. Starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, Richard Dysart and Donald Moffat.