Directed by
| John Carpenter | ... | (directed by) |
Writing Credits
| Bill Lancaster | ... | (screenplay by) |
| John W. Campbell Jr. | ... | (based on the story "Who Goes There" by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
| Kurt Russell | ... | MacReady | |
| Wilford Brimley | ... | Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley) | |
| T.K. Carter | ... | Nauls | |
| David Clennon | ... | Palmer | |
| Keith David | ... | Childs | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Dr. Copper | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Norris | |
| Peter Maloney | ... | Bennings | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Clark | |
| Donald Moffat | ... | Garry | |
| Joel Polis | ... | Fuchs | |
| Thomas G. Waites | ... | Windows (as Thomas Waites) | |
| Norbert Weisser | ... | Norwegian | |
| Larry Franco | ... | Norwegian Passenger with Rifle | |
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Nate Irwin | ... | Helicopter Pilot |
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William Zeman | ... | Pilot |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Adrienne Barbeau | ... | Computer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| John Carpenter | ... | Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jed | ... | Dog Thing (uncredited) | |
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Bill Lancaster | ... | Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) |
| Dick Warlock | ... | Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Stuart Cohen | ... | co-producer |
| David Foster | ... | producer |
| Larry Franco | ... | associate producer |
| Wilbur Stark | ... | executive producer |
| Lawrence Turman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ennio Morricone | ||
Cinematography by
| Dean Cundey | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Todd C. Ramsay | ... | (as Todd Ramsay) |
Casting By
| Anita Dann | ||
Production Design by
| John J. Lloyd | ... | (as John L. Lloyd) |
Art Direction by
| Henry Larrecq | ||
Set Decoration by
| John M. Dwyer | ... | (as John Dwyer) |
Makeup Department
| Lance Anderson | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Rob Bottin | ... | special makeup effects creator and designer |
| Dale Brady | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Dale R. Brady) |
| Rob Burman | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| David Robert Cellitti | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Don Chandler | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Ken Chase | ... | makeup artist (as Kenneth Chase) |
| Robert Cole | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Bob M. Cole) |
| Jan Cook | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| James Cummins | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Richard Davison | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Ken Diaz | ... | special makeup effects coordinator |
| Gunnar Ferdinandsen | ... | special technician: special makeup effects unit (as Gunnar Ferdinansen) |
| Frank Foster | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Danny Gill | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Archie L. Gillet | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Tim Gillet | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| John Goodwin | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Erik Jensen | ... | line producer: special makeup effects unit |
| James Kagel | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Jim Kagel) |
| Jeff Kennemore | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Phyllis Newman | ... | makeup artist: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Derek O'Reilly | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Art Pimentel | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Margaret Prentice | ... | special technician: special makeup effects unit (as Margaret Beserra) |
| Vincent Prentice | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| William Snyder | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Michiko Tagawa | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit |
| Josephine Turner | ... | special wigs: special makeup effects unit |
| Brian Wade | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Brian G. Wade) |
| Vivienne Walker | ... | special wigs: special makeup effects unit |
| Willie Whitten | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Willy Whitten) |
| Robert K. Worthington | ... | crew: special makeup effects unit (as Bob E. Worthington) |
| Lynn F. Reynolds | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Bill Sturgeon | ... | creature effects crew (uncredited) |
| Stan Winston | ... | additional makeup effects (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Robert Latham Brown | ... | production manager |
| Fitch Cady | ... | unit production manager: Stewart, British Columbia |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jeffrey Chernov | ... | second assistant director |
| Larry Franco | ... | first assistant director |
| Bruce Humphrey | ... | dga trainee |
| Michael E. Steele | ... | second assistant director: Stewart, British Columbia (as Michael Steele) |
Art Department
| Jim Callan | ... | painter (as James Callan) |
| Michael R. Gannon | ... | assistant property master |
| Richard A. Gonzales | ... | swing gang |
| Bill Holmquist | ... | carpenter |
| Mentor Huebner | ... | production illustrator: special makeup effects unit |
| Gary Meyer | ... | production illustrator: special makeup effects unit |
| Graeme Murray | ... | set decorator: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Bob Nohles | ... | propmaker foreman |
| Frank Parker | ... | property master: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Michael G. Ploog | ... | production illustrator: special makeup effects unit (as Michael Ploog) |
| Joseph R. Savko | ... | swing gang |
| Barton M. Susman | ... | leadman (as Bart Susman) |
| Milton Wilson | ... | swing gang |
| John Zemansky | ... | property master |
| Henry Alvarez | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Robert Misetich | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Drew Struzan | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John K. Adams | ... | foley supervisor |
| Joseph F. Brennan | ... | boom man (as Joe Brennan) |
| Thomas Causey | ... | production sound |
| Jack Gosden | ... | loop dialogue editor |
| Warren Hamilton Jr. | ... | sound effects editor |
| Duane Hensel | ... | sound effects assistant |
| David Katz | ... | sound recordist |
| Gregg Landaker | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Ernesto Mas | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Steve Maslow | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Colin C. Mouat | ... | supervising sound editor |
| John Post | ... | sound effects assistant |
| Kendrick Sweet | ... | sound editor (as Kendrick P. Sweet) |
| Bill Varney | ... | sound re-recordist |
| David Lewis Yewdall | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Alan Howarth | ... | special sound effects (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Roy Arbogast | ... | special effects |
| Hal Bigger | ... | special effects foreman |
| Michael Clifford | ... | special effects: Stewart, British Columbia (as Michael A. Clifford) |
| David P. Kelsey | ... | mechanical animation coordinator: special makeup effects unit (as Dave Kelsey) |
| William Lee | ... | special effects assistant (as William D. Lee) |
| Hans Metz | ... | special effects assistant |
| Lee Routly | ... | special effects: Stewart, British Columbia (as Leroy Routly) |
| John K. Stirber | ... | special effects assistant (as John Stirber) |
| Andrew Miller | ... | special effects (uncredited) / special mechanical effects (uncredited) |
| Bruno Van Zeebroeck | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
| Gary Zink | ... | welder (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Jim Aupperle | ... | crew: animation effects sequence (as James Aupperle) |
| James Belohovek | ... | crew: animation effects sequence |
| Randall William Cook | ... | dimensional animation effects creator: animation effects sequence |
| Ernest Farino | ... | crew: animation effects sequence (as Ernest D. Farino) |
| James Hagedorn | ... | opticals: main title sequence, RGB Optical |
| Katherine Kean | ... | animator: main title sequence, VCE |
| Peter Kuran | ... | visual effects designer: main title sequence, VCE |
| George Lockwood | ... | opticals: main title sequence, RGB Optical |
| Carl Surges | ... | crew: animation effects sequence |
| Bill Taylor | ... | matte photography |
| Keith Tucker | ... | animator: main title sequence, VCE |
| Susan Turner | ... | miniature supervisor: main title sequence, VCE (as Susan K. Turner) |
| Albert Whitlock | ... | special visual effects |
| Jim Danforth | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
| Henry Schoessler | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Anthony Cecere | ... | stunts |
| Kent Hays | ... | stunts |
| Larry Holt | ... | stunts |
| Melvin Jones | ... | stunts |
| Eric Mansker | ... | stunts |
| Denver Mattson | ... | stunts |
| Clint Rowe | ... | stunts |
| Ken Strain | ... | stunts |
| Rock A. Walker | ... | stunts (as Rock Walker) |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Jerry Wills | ... | stunts |
| Dick Warlock | ... | stunt double: Kurt Russell (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| David R. Anderson | ... | gaffer: Stewart, British Columbia (as Dave Anderson) |
| Jon Antunovich | ... | lamp operator |
| Cyrus Block | ... | camera operator: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Dillard Brinson | ... | key grip: Stewart, British Columbia (as John [Dillard] Brinson) |
| Clyde E. Bryan | ... | first assistant cameraman (as Clyde Bryan) |
| David Geddes | ... | second assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Dave Gordon | ... | dolly grip: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Chris Helcermanas-Benge | ... | stills: Stewart, British Columbia |
| László Horváth | ... | best boy grip |
| James L. Hurford | ... | best boy grip: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Ray Kinzer | ... | grip |
| Kris Krosskove | ... | "a" camera dolly grip |
| Terry Marshall | ... | lamp operator (as Terry Marshall Jr.) |
| Thomas Marshall | ... | gaffer (as Tom Marshall) |
| Charles E. Nippell | ... | electric best boy |
| Michael Orefice | ... | lamp operator: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Paul Prince | ... | first assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia (as Paul R. Prince) |
| Douglas Pruss | ... | second assistant cameraman: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Barrett J. Reid | ... | generator operator: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Raymond Stella | ... | camera operator |
| Steve Tate | ... | second assistant cameraman |
| Mark Walthour | ... | gaffer |
| Len Wolfe | ... | electric best boy: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Ronald Woodward | ... | key grip (as Ronald T. Woodward) |
| Frank Detone Jr. | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| Michael Hofstein | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
| Douglas Olivares | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ronald I. Caplan | ... | costume supervisor |
| Trish Keating | ... | costume supervisor: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Gilbert Loe | ... | costume supervisor |
Editorial Department
| Kimberly Ray | ... | assistant film editor (as Kim Ray) |
| Jan Wesley | ... | assistant film editor |
Music Department
| Craig Harris | ... | synthesizer sound |
| Cliff Kohlweck | ... | music editor (as Clif Kohlweck) |
| John Carpenter | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Alan Howarth | ... | additional music (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited) / musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Haim Shtrum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Candy Artmont | ... | script supervisor (as Candy Marcellino) |
| Joyce Heftel | ... | additional script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Dan Anglin | ... | transportation captain |
| Bob Cornell | ... | transportation captain |
| George Lawson | ... | driver: special makeup effects unit |
| Alois Stranan | ... | transportation captain: Stewart, British Columbia |
Additional Crew
| Yervant Babasin | ... | craft service: special makeup effects unit |
| Ellen Benjamin | ... | assistant: John Carpenter |
| Debbie Collier | ... | production secretary: special makeup effects unit |
| James T. Colovin | ... | assistant trainer (as James Colovin) |
| Rocky Corsini | ... | craft service / craft service: special makeup effects unit |
| Shelby Hetherington | ... | cook: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Spencer Hyde | ... | craft service: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Nate Irwin | ... | helicopter pilot: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Karen Kalton | ... | production secretary: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Debbie Kennard | ... | production assistant |
| Susan King | ... | assistant auditor: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Robert Knoechel | ... | auditor: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Ron MacInnes | ... | production assistant: special makeup effects unit |
| Karen Miller | ... | production accountant: special makeup effects unit |
| Maynard M. Miller | ... | technical advisor: Juneau (as Dr. Maynard M. Miller) |
| Robin Mounsey | ... | technical advisor: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Lawrence Perry | ... | helicopter pilot: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Clint Rowe | ... | owner: Norwegian dog (as Clint E. Rowe) / trainer: Norwegian dog (as Clint E. Rowe) |
| Peter J. Silbermann | ... | publicity coordinator (as Peter Silbermann) |
| Ken Strain | ... | helicopter pilot: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Tana Tocher | ... | cook: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Linda Von | ... | assistant: Stuart Cohen |
| Robert Weatherwax | ... | animal trainer (as Bob Weatherwax) |
| Christine Wilson | ... | script supervisor: Stewart, British Columbia |
| Robert Latham Brown | ... | photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
| David Foster | ... | photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
| Larry Franco | ... | photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
| Bill Lancaster | ... | photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
| Craig Miller | ... | marketing consultant (uncredited) |
| Raymond Stella | ... | body double for hypodermics (uncredited) / photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
| Dick Warlock | ... | photographic model: Norwegian crew (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Stan Winston | ... | special thanks: special makeup effects unit |
