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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Fog |
| Directed by: | John Carpenter |
| Written by: | John Carpenter; Debra Hill |
| Produced by: | Debra Hill; Barry Bernardi; Charles B. Bloch; |
| Music by: | John Carpenter |
| Cinematography: | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by: | Charles Bornstein; Tommy Lee Wallace |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
| Released: | February 8th, 1980 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 89 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $1,000,000 |
| Gross: | $21,378,000 |
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The Fog is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter. Written by Carpenter and Halloween collaborator Debra Hill, it was released theatrically in the United States on February 8th, 1980. A remake of the film was released in 2005 directed by Rupert Wainwright. The plot of the film revolves around the Pacific fishing hamlet of Antonio Bay, which is plagued by a series of strange inexplicable phenomena that haunts the town's elders on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Antonio Bay.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Adrienne Barbeau | Stevie Wayne |
| Jamie Lee Curtis | Elizabeth Solley |
| Janet Leigh | Kathy Williams |
| John Houseman | Mister Machlan |
| Tom Atkins | Nicholas Castle |
| James Canning | Dick Baxter |
| Charles Cyphers | Dan O'Bannon |
| Nancy Loomis | Sandy Fadel |
| Ty Mitchell | Andy |
| Hal Holbrook | Father Malone |
| John Goff | Al Williams |
| George Flower | Tommy Wallace |
| Regina Walden | Mrs. Kobritz |
| Jim Haynie | Dockmaster |
| Darrow Igus | Mel |
| John Vic | Sheriff Simms |
| Jay Jacobs | Mayor |
| Fred Franklyn | Ashcroft |
| Ric Moreno | Ghost |
| Lee Socks | Ghost |
| Tommy Lee Wallace | Ghost |
| Bill Taylor | Bartender |
| Rob Bottin | Blake |
| Darwin Joston | Doctor Phibes |
| Laurie Arent | Child |
| Lindsey Arent | Child |
| Shari Jacoby | Child |
| Christopher Cundey | Child |
| John Strobel | Grocery clerk |
| John Carpenter | Bennett |
| Debra Hill | Extra |
Plot[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- Alternatively known as John Carpenter's The Fog.
- The tagline for this film is, "When the fog rolls in... the terror begins!"
- The Fog was released to DVD on August 27th, 2002 by MGM.
- John Carpenter and Debra Hill both make cameo appearances in the film.
- This is the final film work for executive producer Charles B. Bloch.
- This movie reunites several cast members from John Carpenter's seminal classic Halloween including Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, Charles Cyphers and Ty Mitchell.
- George Flower's character, Tommy Wallace, is named after Tommy Lee Wallace, who plays the role of one of the ghosts in this film. Tommy Lee Wallace will later go on to direct the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
- The character of Nick Castle is named for actor Nick Castle who played the antagonist in two of John Carpenter's previous films. He played the alien in Dark Star and he played Michael Myers in Halloween.
- A clip from this movie can be seen on a TV screen in the 1986 film Trick or Treat.
External Links[]
- The Fog at AMG
- The Fog at IMDB
- The Fog at Wikipedia
- The Fog at the Flesh Farm
- The Fog at Rotten Tomatoes