The Fog
1980 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 6.7 · 65% critics
As a small California coastal town prepares for its 100-year celebration, eerie disturbances spread—objects move on their own, unsettling discoveries surface, and a mysterious glowing fog rolls in from the sea. With fear rising and the town’s past casting a long shadow, residents scramble to understand what’s happening before the night turns deadly.
Also known as John Carpenter's The Fog
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-02-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (1,754 votes)
- Box office
- $21,448,782
- Budget
- $1,100,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an old-school ghost story with creeping dread, a seaside setting, and more mood than gore; Not for you if you need constant action or clear answers like Halloween.
Pros: eerie coastal atmosphere; steady suspense build; memorable spooky premise | Cons: thin character development; uneven pacing; some plot questions
Themes
- sea
- small town
- ship
- gold
- beach
- prophecy
- sword
- narration
- beheading
- fog
- leprosy
- lighthouse
- +2 more
Cast & crew
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
- TM
Ty Mitchell
as Andy
John Houseman
as Mr. Machen
- JC
James Canning
as Dick Baxter
Charles Cyphers
as Dan O'Bannon
Directed by John Carpenter