An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who encounter a parasitic extra-terrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates other organisms.

• Universal Studios Home Video
• John Carpenter
• David Foster
• Bill Lancaster
• John J. Lloyd
• Dean Cundey
• Rob Bottin
• Kurt Russell
• Richard Masur