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Cast

Adrienne Barbeau
as Stevie Wayne

Hal Holbrook
as Father Malone

Janet Leigh
as Kathy Williams

Jamie Lee Curtis
as Elizabeth Solley

John Houseman
as Machen

Tom Atkins
as Nick Castle

Nancy Kyes
as Sandy Fadel

Charles Cyphers
as Dan O'Bannon

Ty Mitchell
as Andy Wayne

George 'Buck' Flower
as Tommy Wallace

John Allen Vick
as Sheriff Simms

Jim Jacobus
as Mayor

James Canning
as Dick Baxter

Regina Walden
as Mrs. Kobritz

Darrow Igus
as Mel Sloane

Charles Nicklin
as Blake

Bill Taylor
as Bartender

Jim Canning
as Dick Baxter

Jim Haynie
as Hank Jones

Frederic Franklyn
as Ashcroft

John F. Goff
as Al Williams

Darwin Joston
as Dr. Phibes

Rob Bottin
as Blake

John Strobel
as Grocery Clerk

Lee Sacks
as Ghost

Richard Rimo Moreno
as Ghost

John Carpenter
as Bennett (assistant at the church) (uncredited)

Tommy Lee Wallace
as Ghost

Laurie Arent
as Child

Lindsey Arent
as Child

Shari Jacoby
as Child

Christopher Cunday
as Child

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Audience Reviews for The Fog

• Oct 22, 2019

  The story is simple-mined and the 3rd act doesn't deliver any frights, but John Carpenter's second feature is atmospheric and a fun family pic for Halloween season
  

  Aldo G Super Reviewer
• Aug 26, 2016

  A highly underrated horror gem by the great John Carpenter. So many great scenes and the score is one of Carpenter's best. Delivers relentless unpretentious thrills from beginning to end.
  Christopher H Super Reviewer
• Aug 22, 2015

  The Fog is John Carpenter's first offering immediately following the tremendous, well-deserved success of Halloween. Call it the sophomore jinx or the pressure of generating the same kind of success that he did on Halloween, The Fog was reportedly fraught with production problems, didn't make sense when first edited and viewed by Carpenter, so much so that he re-shot or added a full 30 minutes of new footage, including the opening campfire story scene, to help tell the story and eliminate confusion. He also added some violence, feeling The Fog lacked scares. In the end, Carpenter has said this is his least favorite film he made, due to the production problems and disappointment following Halloween. But let's face it, Halloween is a masterpiece which defined and created the benchmark for a genre, and you simply cannot do that twice, let alone back-to-back and with only 3 theatrically released films to his credit at age 32. And Assault on Precinct 13 is pretty primitive and simplistic. By comparison, Halloween was a quantum leap in terms of story and direction. The Fog is actually a good movie with a decent, if a bit odd, mystery backstory to explain the curse on the folks at Antonio Bay. Carpenter again, wisely, avoids graphic violence or gore, and sticks to slow, atmoshperic build up with some decent spooky set pieces including the Elizabeth Dane ghost ship and the coastal town and lighthouse. This is a respectable, simple ghost story which was made on yet another tiny budget - 1 million, and earned more than 20 million, setting up Carpenter for his first big-budget horror movie 2 years later, The Thing. The Fog is a good entry-level horror movie for those who are easily frightened, and probably should have been rated PG. Surely it would have fit the PG-13 mold a few years later. Overall, a worthy ghost story and one of Carpenter's best. (Sorry, John!).
  Mark H Super Reviewer
• Oct 20, 2013

  A very simplistic story executed in an engaging way. The great music elevates the film.
  

  Anoop K Super Reviewer

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