The Thing (1982)

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Kurt RussellMacReadyWilford BrimleyBlairT.K. CarterNaulsDavid ClennonPalmerKeith DavidChildsRichard DysartDr. CopperCharles HallahanNorrisPeter MaloneyBennings

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