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The Fog

Horror

The Fog

What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!

6.7(1,777) 2/1/1980 1h 30m
Horror

Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

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Top Cast

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Stevie Wayne

Tom Atkins

Tom Atkins

Nick Castle

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Elizabeth Solley

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Father Malone

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh

Kathy Williams

Nancy Kyes

Nancy Kyes

Sandy Fadel

TM

Ty Mitchell

Andy

John Houseman

John Houseman

Mr. Machen

Directed by

John Carpenter

Production

Reviews

John Chard

9/10

5/28/2019

00:00: 21st April, 1980. The Fog is directed by John Carpenter who also co-writes the screenplay with Debra Hill. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook, Jamie Lee Curtis and Nancy Loomis. Carpenter also scores the music and cinematography is by Dean Cundey. The Californian fishing town of Antonio Bay is preparing to celebrate its 100 year anniversary. As the clock ticks past midnight strange events start to occur around the town, it seems that the town has a secret and that secret is back to make a point... Not as praised as Halloween and The Thing from John Carpenter's early horror output, The Fog sees the director tackle the ghost story premise. For many who lapped it up back when the 80s began, it still enthrals and holds in its eerie vice like grip,

CinemaSerf

7/10

11/4/2022

A century after a ship sank losing all hands, an eery fog makes it's way along the coast towards the small town of Antonio Bay in California. The residents think nothing of this until a series of para-normal incidents start to occur and folks start to disappear. Could the mysterious fog have anything to do with these mishaps? A bit of investigation into the history of the town discovers that it was founded after an heinous crime committed by their predecessors on a passing ship, wrecked deliberately, that was carrying lepers - and gold. Could the fog be part of the retribution? Well it's soon down to Jamie Lee Curtis ("Solley"); Adrianne Barbeau ("Stevie") and Janet Leigh ("Kathy") to try to get to the bottom of things before the looming mist deposits it's own menacing cargo. The instantly

horrorfreakgeek

11/3/2024

A Classic Forever This is a very intense and scary horror film one that I remember from when I was a child that scared me to death. Now, watching it all these years later, it still has the same impact as it originally did. There are some very nailbiting moments, and some exceptional acting

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