The Fog

Not to be confused with The Mist (film).

The Fog
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Carpenter
Written by
  • John Carpenter
  • Debra Hill
Produced byDebra Hill
Starring
CinematographyDean Cundey
Edited by
  • Charles Bornstein
  • Tommy Lee Wallace
Music byJohn Carpenter
Production
company
Debra Hill Productions
Distributed byAVCO Embassy Pictures
Release date
  • February 1, 1980 (1980-02-01)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.1 million[2]
Box office$21.3 million[3]

The Fog is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. 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 Northern California.

Filmed in the spring of 1979, The Fog was scheduled to be released at Christmas that year by AVCO Embassy Pictures, but its release date was delayed to February 1, 1980. The film divided critics upon release, receiving praise for its visuals and acting, and criticism for its structure and screenplay. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $21.3 million domestically.

The Fog contains themes of revenge and repressed corrupt historical events resurfacing in contemporary small-town America. In the years since its original release, it has established a cult following. A remake was released in 2005.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AFI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Boulenger 2003, p. 115.
  3. ^ "The Fog (1980)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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