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!
00:13:10 If you don't wanna fly, we don't fly.
00:22:01 Help me find a shovel, Doc.
00:30:26 Childs! Mac wants the flamethrower!
00:35:22 I don't know.
00:39:39 - And those Norwegians blew it up. - Yeah.
00:43:41 Be there in a minute, Doc.
00:46:52 Holy shit.
00:52:17 Don't come in here! I got a gun! I got an ax!
00:54:28 Okay. Okay.
00:56:57 We could mix it with uncontaminated blood.
00:58:39 - When was the last time you used it? - A day or so ago.
01:01:21 I know I'm human.
01:03:47 They could be anybody's.
01:06:51 Any of them move, you fry 'em. You hear anything at all, you cut loose on the sirens.
01:09:24 We'll be in as soon as we can.
01:11:54 Guys! It's MacReady.
01:14:03 He's not breathin'!
01:17:54 Let's rush him! He's not gonna blow us all up!
01:21:34 I guess you're okay.
01:25:51 Get me outta here! Cut me loose!
01:30:28 He got back inside and blew the generator.
01:40:18 I went out after him...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed637
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:05:17
Final line01:40:18
Production Record
DirectorJohn Carpenter
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15,000,000
Revenue$19,629,760
IMDb votes492,783