The Fog (2005)

The Fog is a 2005 teen horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright. It is a remake of the original 1980 John Carpenter film The Fog. While the original film is generally considered favorable amongst fans, Wainwright's remake was universally reviled by both audiences and critics. The film review aggragate website Rotten Tomatoes gave The Fog a 5% "rotten" review rating from a total of sixty-five reviews. The plot of the film revolves around the wrestless spirits of a 19th century clipper ship called the Elizabeth Dane, who have risen from the grave to torment those responsible for their deaths. Youths Nick Castle and Elizabeth Williams are swept up in a wave of strange phenomena as they learn more about their home town's grisly origins.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Fog was released on DVD on January 24th, 2006 in both fullscreen and widescreen (unrated) editions.


 * The Fog grossed $11,752,917 over its opening weekend on a total of 2,972 screens.


 * The setting for the film is the fictional town of Antonio Bay, located in Oregon. In the original movie, Antonio Bay was located in California.


 * Final horror film credit of producer/writer Debra Hill. Hill passed away from cancer on March 7th, 2005 at the age of 54.


 * Lead actor Tom Welling is better known for playing the role of Clark Kent on the CW Network television series Smallville.


 * The character of Nick Castle is named for actor Nick Castle who played the antagonist in two John Carpenter films. He played the alien in Dark Star and he played Michael Myers in Halloween.