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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781404996601
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404996605
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 04, 2005
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 5778
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: February 08, 1980
Editorial Review:
Description:
The FOG brings with it the souls of the dammed. Fog is nothing new to the quaint seaside village of Antonio Bay. But on the night of its 100th anniversary, a fogbank rolls in unlike any other. Eerie lights, dark figures, and the masts of an ancient schooner appear in the swirling mists, and soon the specters of long-murdered sailors descend upon the town. Using knife, hook and sword, they exact revenge for sins committed by the town's founding fathers, leaving horrified survivors struggling to solve a hundred-year crime. And they must solve it - or die. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook. John Carpenter's THE FOG is classic horror at its terrifying best.
Amazon.com:
Horror master John Carpenter offers up a triple treat with The Fog: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, and Janet Leigh all in the same movie. As if that weren't enough, both John Houseman and Hal Holbrook make appearances, each clearly enjoying the novelty of being in a horror flick. The Fog opens just before the centennial celebration of the seaside town of Antonio Bay. Then the witching hour strikes, glowing fog rolls in, and all hell breaks loose. Carpenter wrote the script with producer Debra Hill, his collaborator on Halloween, and the two know their craft. It's a creepy story and a tight script, and, as in their previous effort, the audience gets to know the main characters a bit before they're put in danger. The movie also has a sly sense of humor: 'Things seem to happen to me,' says slasher vet Jamie Lee. 'I'm bad luck.' Barbeau is also obviously having a great time, sinking her teeth into her role as a frightened disc jockey watching the fog roll in from a lighthouse. The Fog offers a few shocks and plenty of good old-fashioned clammy chills. You'll never look at weather systems the same way again. --Ali Davis
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - I had a foggin good time!
This movie was great. The music was eerie and spooky. The atmosphere was moody. The story was entertaining. Need I say more? John Carpenter is a genius at creating unique films full of suspense and mood. THE FOG is a fine example. In the 80's Carpenter could do no wrong. He directed and shot brilliantly(panavision, widescreen, POV, wide angle shots from eye level) and he scored his films brilliantly. Check out the rest of his 80's cinema Fantastique! ( ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THE THING, CHRISTINE,STARMAN,BIG ... Read More
Rating:  - Polite zombies always knock first
I've never seen The Fog except in snippets on television. My wife, on the other hand, saw it at a Girl Scout movie night, which is either a cruel trick or a hilarious joke, depending on you perspective. Certainly, the movie scared the heck out of the poor girls watching it and my wife remembers it vividly.
Anyway, this gave the movie something of a reputation at our house that made it required viewing. With the release of the awful remake, I decided it was time for me to bone up on a little ... Read More
Rating: - John Carpenter's Sophomore movie - THE FOG
For me they could have done more with this movie.
Coming off the success of "HALLOWEEN" this movie
lacked a good storyline.
It's kinda like the fog came from no where and then
returned to no where.
Until the end of the movie do you understand why
dead people were coming out of the fog & killing
people.
If your just getting into watching some of John Carpenter's
movies check out some of his other movies this one isn't recommended.
I rate this ... Read More
Rating: - An underrated classic!!
When this movie was released in theaters in 1979/1980, it was considered to be "John Carpenter's worst mistake", but today, it is considered as a total horror classic !
I don't know what people where thinking back in the 80's when they said this movie was terrible, I mean, from the first moment I saw it, I totally liked it and it scared the hell out of me !
I was something about 7 or 8 years old when I first saw it, it scared me a lot, but let me tell you right now I'm 19, almost 20, ... Read More
Rating: - Stands the test of time...
John Carpenter's "The Fog" is one of those movies that traumatized me in my youth. Legit scares, great atmosphere, and frightening protagonists, "The Fog" is a must have for horror fans.
With the ususal cast of Carpenter dependables, the story is masterfully woven during the celebration of a town's founders. But a local priest, played by Hal Holbrook, discover the sinister origins of the town, and the reason for the peculiar fog bank and paranormal activity in the city.
To this day, ... Read More
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