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Rating: 6.5 stars

All movies seen on 10/19/2011

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The Fog (1980)

Directed by John Carpenter

Horror

Most recently watched by eduardovictory, tylermager, seanCduregger, schofizzy, scottfinn, sleestakk

Overview

Strange things begin to occurs 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.

Rated R | Length 90 minutes

Actors

Adrienne Barbeau | Hal Holbrook | Janet Leigh | Tom Atkins | Jamie Lee Curtis | Nancy Kyes | Ty Mitchell | John Houseman | James Canning | Charles Cyphers | John F. Goff | George Buck Flower | Regina Waldon | Jim Haynie | Darrow Igus | John Carpenter | Darwin Joston | Fred Franklyn | John Strobel | Tommy Lee Wallace | Lee Socks | Ric Moreno | Rob Bottin | Charles Nicklin | Debra Hill

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This was a rewatch, but it’s been so long since I saw the original, it felt new. I noticed a few things I totally missed as a kid, including the nod to Halloween with the Michael Myers dummy/Jamie Lee Curtis jump scare; and the Dr. Phibes character, an obvious nod to Vincent Price’s character in The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

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