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Financials
Revenue: $19,629,760
Budget: $15,000,000
Profit: + $4,629,760
Movie Details
Tag Line: Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 8
Release Date: Jun 25, 1982
Rating: 1982-06-25
Run Time: 1h 49m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: United States of America , Canada
Production Companies: Universal Pictures , The Turman-Foster Company , Province of BC, Ministry of Tourism, Film Promotion Office
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Synopsis
A twelve-man 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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Art | Production Design |
John J. Lloyd
|
| Art Direction |
Henry Larrecq
|
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| Set Decoration |
John M. Dwyer
Graeme Murray
|
|
| Leadman |
Barton M. Susman
|
|
| Property Master |
John Zemansky
|
|
| Swing |
Richard A. Gonzales
Milton Wilson
Joseph R. Savko
|
|
| Assistant Property Master |
Michael R. Gannon
|
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| Production Illustrator |
Michael Ploog
Gary Meyer
Mentor Huebner
|
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| Painter |
James Callan
|
|
| Art Designer |
Drew Struzan
|
|
| Directing | Director |
John Carpenter
|
| Script Supervisor |
Candy Artmont
Christine Wilson
|
|
| First Assistant Director |
Larry Franco
|
|
| Second Assistant Director |
Michael Steele
Jeffrey Chernov
|
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| Production | Producer |
David Foster
Lawrence Turman
|
| Executive Producer |
Wilbur Stark
|
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| Casting |
Anita Dann
|
|
| Co-Producer |
Stuart Cohen
|
|
| Associate Producer |
Larry Franco
|
|
| Production Manager |
Robert Latham Brown
|
|
| Production Secretary |
Karen Kalton
Debbie Collier
|
|
| Unit Production Manager |
Fitch Cady
|
|
| Production Assistant |
Ron MacInnes
|
|
| Editing | Editor |
Todd C. Ramsay
|
| Camera | Director of Photography |
Dean Cundey
|
| Camera Operator |
Raymond Stella
Cyrus Block
|
|
| Key Grip |
Dillard Brinson
Ronald Woodward
|
|
| Dolly Grip |
Dave Gordon
Kris Krosskove
|
|
| Second Assistant Camera |
Steve Tate
Douglas Pruss
David Geddes
|
|
| Best Boy Grip |
James L. Hurford
|
|
| First Assistant Camera |
Clyde E. Bryan
Paul R. Prince
|
|
| Grip |
Ray Kinzer
|
|
| Still Photographer |
Chris Helcermanas-Benge
|
|
| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Ennio Morricone
John Carpenter
Alan Howarth
|
| Sound Effects Editor |
Warren Hamilton Jr.
|
|
| Supervising Sound Editor |
David Lewis Yewdall
Colin C. Mouat
|
|
| Music Editor |
Cliff Kohlweck
|
|
| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Steve Maslow
|
|
| Foley Supervisor |
John K. Adams
|
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| Sound Editor |
Kendrick Sweet
|
|
| Assistant Sound Editor |
Ernesto Mas
|
|
| Writing | Screenplay |
Bill Lancaster
|
| Novel |
John W. Campbell Jr.
|
|
| Visual Effects | Visual Effects |
Albert Whitlock
Henry Schoessler
|
| Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer |
Rob Bottin
|
| Costume Supervisor |
Gilbert Loe
Ronald I. Caplan
Trish Keating
|
|
| Makeup Artist |
Phyllis Newman
Ken Chase
|
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| Lighting | Gaffer |
David R. Anderson
Mark Walthour
Thomas Marshall
|
| Best Boy Electric |
Charles E. Nippell
Len Wolfe
|
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| Crew | Makeup Effects |
Ken Diaz
Rob Bottin
|
| Pilot |
Lawrence Perry
Ken Strain
Nate Irwin
|
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| Transportation Captain |
Dan Anglin
Alois Stranan
Bob Cornell
|
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| Stunts |
Rock A. Walker
Larry Holt
Anthony Cecere
Eric Mansker
Melvin Jones
Denver Mattson
Kent Hays
Ken Strain
Clint Rowe
Jerry Wills
|
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| Technical Advisor |
Robin Mounsey
|
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| Special Effects Assistant |
Hans Metz
John K. Stirber
|
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| Special Effects |
Roy Arbogast
Lee Routly
Michael A. Clifford
|
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| Stunt Coordinator |
Dick Warlock
|
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| Craft Service |
Rocky Corsini
Spencer Hyde
Yervant Babasin
|
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| Driver |
George Lawson
|
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| Generator Operator |
Barrett J. Reid
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