The Thing
1982 · 109 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · 492,783 VOTES · DIR. John Carpenter
Overview
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
Dialogue Timeline — 637 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:05:17 Your move: Bishop to knight four.
00:11:05 Look, I haven't been able to reach shit in two weeks!
00:13:14 - You really wanna save those crazy Swedes, huh? - Norwegians.
00:22:59 - We found this. - Jesus Christ!
00:30:30 - Now, move! - Damn it!
00:35:33 - Right. - How long were you alone with that dog?
00:40:17 gets thrown out or crawls out and it ends up freezing in the ice.
00:44:14 Doc says we gotta stash 'em in here and lock 'em up.
00:47:40 - Windows, get back! Keep away from him! - Don't touch him!
00:52:33 Childs, go see if he got to the tractor.
00:55:22 How you doin', old boy?
00:57:19 Mac, we need Blair's help. He's the only one...
00:59:02 - That clears him? Bullshit! - Why would he take...
01:01:48 then it has no more enemies
01:04:43 One or two ideas.
01:07:51 It ain't Fuchs.
01:11:07 - I cut him loose of the line up by his shack. - Cut him loose?
01:12:30 Damn it! He's got the keys!
01:14:51 Windows, wheel that defibrillator over here!
01:19:02 You tie up Palmer over here.
01:23:00 Get away from me! MacReady, burn it!
01:28:25 Blair?
01:34:17 It's gone, MacReady.
100:00:00 at least.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed637
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:05:17
Final line100:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$19,629,760
IMDb votes492,783