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Saturday Movie Matinee

"The Thing"
2026-10-31 13:00:00 2026-10-31 15:00:00 America/New_York Saturday Movie Matinee Join us for a matinee movie showing every Saturday at the library. North Plainfield branch - Main Floor

Saturday, October 31
1:00pm - 3:00pm

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Join us for a matinee movie showing every Saturday at the library.

Film title: "The Thing"

Year: 1982

Summary: "Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them." Rated: R.

Directed by: John Carpenter

Written by: Bill Lancaster

Starring: Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Film |

TAGS: | #movie | #Film |

North Plainfield branch
northplainfield@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8435
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Mon, Sep 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Sep 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Sep 30 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Oct 01 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Oct 02 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Oct 03 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Oct 04 Closed
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