The Fog (1980)

Directed by

John Carpenter

Genre

drama film, independent film, horror film, mystery film, slasher film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,772 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A glowing fog rolls into a small coastal town in Northern California and brings something deadly with it. The story follows several townspeople as they try to survive the night.

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What happens

The Fog is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in Northern California. Filmed in the spring of 1979, The Fog was scheduled to be released at Christmas that year by AVCO Embassy Pictures, but its release date was delayed to February 1, 1980. The film divided critics upon release, receiving praise for its visuals and acting, and criticism for its structure and screenplay. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $21.3 million domestically. The Fog contains themes of revenge and repressed corrupt historical events resurfacing in contemporary small-town America. In the years since its original release, it has established a cult following. A remake was released in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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