The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 87% of the 579 1980s horror movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic55/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
1,806 audience votes
Key crew
- John CarpenterDirector
- Debra HillScreenplay
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer
- John CarpenterScreenplay
Cast
- Adrienne BarbeauStevie Wayne
- Tom AtkinsNick Castle
- Jamie Lee CurtisElizabeth Solley
- Hal HolbrookFather Malone
- Janet LeighKathy Williams
- Nancy KyesSandy Fadel
- Ty MitchellAndy
- John HousemanMr. Machen
- James CanningDick Baxter
- Charles CyphersDan O'Bannon
- John F. GoffAl Williams
- George Buck FlowerTommy Wallace
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1980
The Fog is #44 of 60
