The Mist (2007)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Frank Darabont

Writers (WGA):

Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Stephen King (novel)

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear Changes Everything

Plot:

A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.

Plot Keywords:

The Black Guy Dies | Torch | Comical | Preacher | Alternate Dimension

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden	...	Amanda Dumfries
Andre Braugher	...	Brent Norton
Toby Jones	...	Ollie Weeks
William Sadler	...	Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen	...	Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble	...	Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos	...	Sally
Chris Owen	...	Norm
Sam Witwer	...	Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen	...	Myron
Melissa Suzanne McBride	...	Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's The Mist (USA) (complete title)
Niebla, La (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Öldüren sis (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Nebel, Der (Germany) [de]
Nevoeiro, O (Brazil) [pt]
Omihli, I (Greece) [el]
Sobre-Natural (Mexico) [es]
Sobrenatural (Venezuela) [es]
The Mist - usva (Finland) [fi]
Udu (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (alternate DVD version) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MA | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R-15 | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Darkwoods Productions

Trivia:

Frank Darabont agreed to make the film with Dimension only under the condition that no matter what, they wouldn't change the scripted ending. They agreed.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The fire engine that drives past the grocery store says "Caddo Parish" on the door. Caddo Parish is not in Maine, where the movie takes place, but in Louisiana (Shreveport) where the movie was filmed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Billy Drayton: Whoa!

Movie Connections:

References Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Vicious Blues

Hugely underrated Film

I've read through a lot of these comments regarding the Mist and I am baffled as to what people actually want from a movie. The movie bombed in the US and, it seems, most of the negative reviews on here are from US or Canadian viewers. But why? Is it because you have all been spoon fed Hollywood happy ending movies for so long? Is it because you want all your movies explained to you and every detail spoon fed to you?! Do you have no imagination? Its a Monster movie. What are you doing watching this kind of movie if you have no imagination?!

Yes, the movie doesn't show you where the creatures come from. But it does tell you. So use your imagination. No, the film doesn't have a 'happy ending'. Why does it have to? Most good films don't - its the provocative shocking endings that stick in mind the most after the credits have finished rolling. And yes, while the people in the store might not be acting as you think they would if the events in the movie really happened, it wouldn't make an enjoyable movie if the 70 odd people trapped in the store spent the two hours of the movie running around screaming in terror, would it?

If you read the trivia part on this web site, you see the director actually shot a scene of the Scientist opening a rift between our world and the creatures to start the movie off but decided to take it out. And by god Im glad he did. I hate being spoon fed every last detail of a story! It adds to the mystery of the events of the film. They didn't show you where the Giant shark in 'Jaws' came from either, but that hasn't stopped it being a classic, has it?!

If you haven't gathered, I loved this film. And everyone i've shown it to has too. OK the CGI isn't quite top notch, but it doesn't matter when the story and the Characters are so strong. And yes, I said characters. Im not sure why people are saying they didn't get to know the characters - You'd rather spend 2 hours getting to know your characters or being entertained with a story. The fact that the film is 2 hours long means you get to know about the characters as the film progresses through their actions. For me, a 10/10 film. If you don't want you films spoon fed to you give this 'monster movie' a try. If you do want your movies spoon fed to you, stick with a Disney movie.