Director: John Carpenter Cast: Kurt Russell ... R.J. MacReady Wilford Brimley ... Dr. Blair (as A. Wilford Brimley) T.K. Carter ... Nauls David Clennon ... Palmer Keith David ... Childs Richard Dysart ... Dr. Copper Charles Hallahan ... Vance Norris Peter Maloney ... George Bennings Richard Masur ... Clark Donald Moffat ... Garry Joel Polis ... Fuchs Thomas G. Waites ... Windows (as Thomas Waites) Norbert Weisser ... Norwegian Larry J. Franco ... Norwegian Passenger with Rifle (as Larry Franco) Nate Irwin ... Helicopter Pilot
Plot: Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.