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The Fog

Release Date: February 08, 1980
Director: John Carpenter
Writer: John Carpenter, Deborah Hill
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau Janet Leigh Jamie Lee Curtis
Studio: MGM
Rating: R
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Posted By: Eddie Weinbauer at 9:22pm, November 20, 2009

John Carpenter, 1980's. Now go see it.


Posted By: LuJr81 at 11:10pm, October 27, 2009

I loved this film, I've never seen that teeny bopper PG-13 bullshit of a remake and don't plan on it either. The pirates in this movie are so fuckin freaky to me. Those eyes are just haunting. One of my favorite Carpenter films by far. There was absolutely no reason to remake this, but then again over half the remakes that are made don't need to be made either.


Posted By: YoungHorror at 1:07am, August 7, 2009

It had a couple suspensful parts, but overall a very slow movie. I know all of you are going to say "Oh it's a classic you have to love you have no appreciation for good horror". And yes, I do, I just don't care for this movie too much.


Posted By: The Shoe at 1:26am, June 10, 2009

Watch it for the theme song, haunting stuff.


Posted By: jel at 6:54pm, November 16, 2008

Why was it, all the best classic horror movies were made in the early 80"s. I rest my case.


Posted By: TheDeadMayTasteBad at 9:16pm, August 2, 2008

"While celebrating its centenary birthday, a small Californian coastal town is visited by a ghostly fog containing an army of murderous spirits who take revenge for a terrible injustice.

Released on a wave of expectation following the worldwide success of John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN (1978), THE FOG surprised everyone by generating only moderate returns at the US box-office, though it's arguably the better of the two films. Beautifully photographed by Carpenter stalwart Dean Cundey (BACK TO THE FUTURE, JURASSIC PARK, etc.), this unassuming 'ghost story' opens on a lonely clifftop at midnight, where crusty old sea dog John Houseman tells an audience of wide-eyed children how their home town was built on the foundations of tragedy. As with HALLOWEEN, the pace is slow but steady, punctuated by a series of well-judged scares, and there's a relentless accumulation of details which belies the script's modest ambitions.

Jamie Lee Curtis headlines the movie opposite her real life mother Janet Leigh, though Hal Holbrook takes the acting honors as a frightened priest who realizes the town was founded on deception and murder. As the fog rolls in, the narrative reaches an apocalyptic crescendo, as the film's principal cast are besieged by zombie-like phantoms inside an antiquated church, in scenes reminiscent of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). Scary stuff, to be sure, though Carpenter was forced to add new material during post-production in an effort to 'beef up' the movie's horror quotient, including a memorable late-night encounter between a fishing boat and the occupants of a ghostly schooner which looms out of the swirling fog (similar scenes would be added to HALLOWEEN II in 1981 for the same reasons, though under less agreeable circumstances). Production values are solid, and Carpenter cranks up the tension throughout, resulting in a small masterpiece of American Gothic. Highly recommended." --Libretio, imdb.com



Posted By: downward_spiral at 4:32pm, July 1, 2008

A very creepy and cool movie. I saw this movie when I was a kid and it freaked me out. Very inventive and cool idea. The remake sucks ass though.


Posted By: stew5150 at 12:12pm, July 1, 2008

For starters this is a very underrated film. And Carpenter is probably the best at using a camera for different shots in a film that actually make the hair on your neck stand up! This is a great atmospheric film that IMO is so well done and is right there with most of his films. Carpenter took a ghost story and made it creepy and fun at the same time. Loved this film!


Posted By: QueenOfHalloween at 11:39am, March 20, 2008

This is one of my all time favorites. It's EXTREMELY underrated!!! This is definitely one of the best John Carpenter movies. An absolute MUST for horror fans!



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