The Fog is a 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. It tells the story of a strange, glowing fog that sweeps over a small coastal town in California, bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners who were killed in a shipwreck there 100 years before. The Fog was not well received by critics upon release but was a hit at the box office, making over $21 million domestically on a $1.1 million budget. Since release, it has received more positive retrospective reviews and has become a cult classic. A remake of the film was made in 2005 to very negative reviews.
| Director | John Carpenter |
| Produced by | Debra Hill |
| Writer(s) | John Carpenter, Debra Hill |
| Starring | Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook |
| Music | John Carpenter |
| Cinematography | Dean Cundey |
| Edited by | Charles Bornstein, Tommy Lee Wallace |
| Production, company | Debra Hill Productions |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
| Released | February 01, 1980 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.1 million |
| Box office | $21.3 million (domestic) |
| Netflix ID | 60023678 |
About The Fog
Supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter. It tells the story of a strange fog that sweeps over a small coastal town, bringing vengeful ghosts from a 100-year-old shipwreck.
Achievement of The Fog
Filming took place at Point Reyes, Bolinas and Inverness, California and the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre, California.
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