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The Fog

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The Fog (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 31

Fresh: 21

Rotten:10

Average Rating: 6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Director John Carpenter creates an old-fashioned campfire ghost story with THE FOG. Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, mysterious fog rolls through the... Director John Carpenter creates an old-fashioned campfire ghost story with THE FOG. Antonio Bay, a quaint, small seaside town is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. That night a heavy, mysterious fog rolls through the town and people begin to die in savage ways. Rumors of a secret as old as the town begin to surface and the people of Antonio Bay realize they are victims of long dead sailors who have come to revenge their own murders at the hands of the town's founding fathers. The townspeople can only wait for the fog to roll in and pray that they are not the next to die... Carpenter creates a chilling film with THE FOG and gets fine performances out of Adrienne Barbeau, Hal Holbrook, and the fog itself, which creeps and crawls around as if it were alive. The film elicits its scares out of what is not seen rather than what is, and Carpenter exploits that style perfectly. Vague shapes move within the fog, while strange noises heard in the distance grow louder, and no one can say exactly what they are up against. THE FOG is one of Carpenter's earlier films and helped to establish his reputation as a master filmmaker. [More]

Starring: Hal Holbrook, Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh

Starring: Hal Holbrook, Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Tom Atkins, James Canning

Director: John Carpenter

Director: John Carpenter
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Debra Hill
Producer: Debra Hill
Composer: John Carpenter

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Apr 1, 2008

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DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic - 2.35

Audio:

  • Mono - English, French
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - John Carpenter - Director, Debra Hill - Screenwriter
  • Documentary - 1. Original 1980 Documentary
  • 2. New Documentary
  • Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
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...a good, old-fashioned ghost story.

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07/07/07
John J. Puccio
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07/01/06
Sydney Morning Herald
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The Fog still holds up.

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01/30/06
Staci Layne Wilson
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Crucial factors are missing in yet another horror flick serving up a dull collection of stock types whose illogical and frequently stupid actions are necessary to advance plot and generate what passes for suspense.

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01/27/06
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01/26/06
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O roteiro é de uma tolice pavorosa, mas Carpenter consegue gerar tensão e bons sustos até mesmo com o recurso absurdo de fazer seus vilões baterem na porta antes de entrar.

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01/22/06
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Fairly dull ghost story occasionally given a boost by the cast and by Carpenter's proficiency with the genre. Occasionally.

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11/10/05
Dan Fienberg
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Ten remakes wouldn't even surpass this creepy classic's greatness. The definitive horror film.

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10/22/05
Clint Morris
Film Threat
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Creates a sense of near-apocalyptic gloom.

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10/21/05
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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10/20/05
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Not up to Carpenter's Halloween or The Thing, but a solid, atmospheric suspense film nevertheless.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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09/24/05
Vincent Canby
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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
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The movie's made with style and energy, but it needs a better villain.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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10/19/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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10/08/04
Robin Clifford
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03/24/04
Frank Swietek
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02/10/04
Spence D.
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02/09/04
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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The Fog is a ghost story with just the right balance of special effects artistry, menacing music and visual poetry.

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01/29/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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