The Fog (1980)
What you can't see won't hurt you...it'll kill you!
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The Fog rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.8/10· 91K votes
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic55%
TMDb6.742/10· 2K votesWith 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Fog
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.
Cast of The Fog
Adrienne Barbeau
as Stevie Wayne
Tom Atkins
as Nick Castle
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Elizabeth Solley
Hal Holbrook
as Father Malone
Janet Leigh
as Kathy Williams
Nancy Kyes
as Sandy Fadel
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Ty Mitchell
as Andy
John Houseman
as Mr. Machen
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James Canning
as Dick Baxter
Charles Cyphers
as Dan O'Bannon
John F. Goff
as Al Williams
George Buck Flower
as Tommy Wallace
The Fog facts
- Budget
- $1M
- Box office
- $21.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Carpenter crafts atmospheric horror with vintage period authenticity
- •Haunting tone builds mysterious dread across Gothic setting
- •Strong mystery elements maintain viewer engagement and intrigue
What the audience disliked
- •Book adaptation loses some narrative depth in translation to film
- •Period horror conventions feel somewhat constrained in execution
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