The Thing

Summary

The Thing is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Thing's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Thing's director is recorded as Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.^[4].
• The Thing's screenwriter is recorded as Eric Heisserer^[5].
• The Thing's composer is recorded as Marco Beltrami^[6].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as horror film^[7].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[8].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as monster film^[9].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as film based on literature^[10].
• The Thing's genre is recorded as slasher film^[11].
• The Thing's based on is recorded as Who Goes There?^[12].
• The Thing's follows is recorded as The Thing^[13].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Mary Elizabeth Winstead^[14].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Joel Edgerton^[15].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Ulrich Thomsen^[16].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje^[17].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Eric Christian Olsen^[18].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Stig Henrik Hoff^[19].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Kristofer Hivju^[20].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Paul Braunstein^[21].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Trond Espen Seim^[22].
• The Thing's cast member is recorded as Carsten Bjørnlund^[23].
• The Thing's producer is recorded as Marc Abraham^[24].
• The Thing's producer is recorded as Eric Newman^[25].
• The Thing's performer is recorded as Marco Beltrami^[26].
• The Thing's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2013128746^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thing's performer is recorded as Marco Beltrami^[26]. Producers include Marc Abraham^[24] and Eric Newman^[25]. Its director is recorded as Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Eric Heisserer^[5]. Cast members include Mary Elizabeth Winstead^[14], Joel Edgerton^[15], Ulrich Thomsen^[16], Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje^[17], Eric Christian Olsen^[18], and Stig Henrik Hoff^[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +2011-10-11T00:00:00Z^[28], +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z^[29], and +2011-11-17T00:00:00Z^[30]. Original languages include Norwegian^[31] and English^[32]. Genres include horror film^[7], science fiction film^[8], monster film^[9], film based on literature^[10], and slasher film^[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include extraterrestrial life^[33], alien invasion^[34], and flying saucer^[35].

Reception

Reviews include 5/10^[36], 49/100^[37], and 34%^[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Thing's after a work by is recorded as John W. Campbell^[39]. Its follows is recorded as it^[13].

Why It Matters

The Thing ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]