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The Fog (1980)

R 89 min  -  Horror  -   8 February 1980 (USA)
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A Northern California fishing town, built 100 years ago over an old leper colony, is the target for revenge by a killer fog containing zombie-like ghosts seeking revenge for their deaths.

Director:

John Carpenter
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrienne Barbeau ...
Jamie Lee Curtis ...
Janet Leigh ...
John Houseman John Houseman ...
Tom Atkins Tom Atkins ...
James Canning James Canning ...
Charles Cyphers Charles Cyphers ...
Nancy Kyes Nancy Kyes ...
Sandy Fadel (as Nancy Loomis)
Ty Mitchell Ty Mitchell ...
Hal Holbrook ...
John F. Goff John F. Goff ...
Al Williams (as John Goff)
George 'Buck' Flower ...
Regina Waldon Regina Waldon ...
Jim Haynie ...
Darrow Igus Darrow Igus ...
Mel
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Storyline

The Centenary of the small sea town, Antonio Bay, is approaching. While the townsfolk prepare to celebrate, the victims of the crime that founded the town rise from the sea to claim retribution. Under cover of the fog, they carry out their vicious attacks, searching for what is rightly theirs. Written by Mark Harding <mah@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fog | Leper | Bay | Ghost | Revenge  | See more »

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JOHN CARPENTER, who startled the world with "Halloween," now brings you the ultimate experience in terror. See more »

Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

John Carpenter's The Fog See more »

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,378,361 (USA) (1980)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

As Stevie calls out the progress of the fog through town over the radio, she mentions Russelville road and Smallhouse road. These are two prominent streets in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where John Carpenter spent time growing up. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Andy Wayne finds the piece of wood in the surf on the rocks it is soaking wet but when he picks it up and takes it away it is bone dry. See more »

Quotes

Father Malone: [reading from Patrick Malone's journal] "December 9: Met with Blake this evening for the first time. He stood in the shadows to prevent me from getting a clear look at his face. What a vile disease this is. He is a rich man with a cursed condition, but this does not prevent him from trying to better his situation and that of his comrades at the colony...
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Connections

Referenced in "Backstory: Halloween" (2002) See more »